As a soft rain fell yesterday morning, a crew from Forestry and Horiculture of the Parks' Department, planted a small Red Oak in the only empty tree pit around the monument in Carroll Park. This would not be such an unusual event, except for the fact that this is a special little tree.
You see, dear Reader, in 1993, when the park was renovated, another tree was planted in that same spot, amidst the old giant elms. But it was mutilated just a few years later and died.
Others were planted to replace it over the years, but they, too, died, their bark stripped or their branches broken off.
But I have hope for this tree. Maybe I am too optimistic, but maybe we can all keep an eye on it.
What say you, fellow Carroll Gardeners. Can we keep this one alive long enough for it to grow into a mature tree?
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3 comments:
It's funny, but I walk past this tree at least once a day, each weekday, on my way to or from the "F" on Smith.
I'm sorry to say that as of this past Friday morning the leaves at the top third of the tree seemed to be dried & dying.
Maybe it was too rainy for too many days after it was planted, but it doesn't look like the tree is going to make it.
Perhaps something can be done - I don't know.
Oh, no! That would be too sad.
I will take a look at it when I get back. Maybe it did not get enough water?
Sorry to say, but as I passed the tree this morning it has become even worse. I don't think it will make it. There was A LOT of rain while you were away - perhaps the newly planted tree got TOO much water.
Note: The newly planted trees along Smith in front of the P.S. seem to have a blight and/or a bug chewing on them. I hope these, at least, make it.
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