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MtnDon
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# Posted: 14 Feb 2013 02:44pm - Edited by: MtnDon
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League City, TX
http://www.treehugger.com/culture/community-rallies-relocate-100-year-old-oak-tree.ht ml
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MtnDon
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# Posted: 14 Feb 2013 02:47pm
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Video in this link
http://leaguecity.com/index.aspx?nid=1806
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CabinBuilder
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# Posted: 14 Feb 2013 04:03pm
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They cut too much root, IMO.
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Dillio187
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# Posted: 14 Feb 2013 04:14pm
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that's a pretty awesome story
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hattie
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# Posted: 14 Feb 2013 05:35pm
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That is one beautiful tree. I guess time will tell if it makes it or not. I hope so. Nothing more beautiful than an oak!!!
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razmichael
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# Posted: 14 Feb 2013 06:17pm
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I hope it survives but regardless, I have to give credit to the city for making the decision (and spending the money) to try. Most places would just cut it down if in the way of a new road.
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sugarriver73
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# Posted: 14 Feb 2013 07:19pm
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Wow great little story I had never heard about..thanks for sharing
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TheCabinCalls
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# Posted: 15 Feb 2013 08:05am
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I had to bookmark that story. Thanks for sharing. We have a 300 year old white oak on our property and we just pray it stays healthy.
A tree that size might take years to show signs of stress so I hope their tree and ours does okay (we didn't move our tree, but we had to drive around it and cut 20ft away for utilities).
This reminds me of a tree we saw being moved in Switzerland. It was an old growth magnolia and we said in the States that would have been bulldozed...but now this story gives hope!!
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