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Shade trees under assault in St. Louis County
The iconic 145-foot Sugarberry Tree in Kirkwood Park has weathered a lighting strike, rotor wash from a Marine helicopter and more than 150 years of unpredictable St. Louis weather, but the recent heat wave was the last straw in its battle to survive.
Just as the sun was rising above the Missouri State Champion tree on July 6, a large portion of the tree gave way.
"It broke around 6:20 in the morning with no wind," said Curt Carron, Kirkwood Parks superintendent. "It was paper dry to the core."
http://www.stltoday.com/suburban-journals/metro/news/d1da04e4-f57e-5e4d-9011-984e4c178f9a.html
Just as the sun was rising above the Missouri State Champion tree on July 6, a large portion of the tree gave way.
"It broke around 6:20 in the morning with no wind," said Curt Carron, Kirkwood Parks superintendent. "It was paper dry to the core."
http://www.stltoday.com/suburban-journals/metro/news/d1da04e4-f57e-5e4d-9011-984e4c178f9a.html
