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Campus Champion Oak Removed Over Winterim

On Jan. 9, the university lost a part of living history when they cut down a champion pin oak after the tree was diagnosed with oak wilt. The oldest known photo of the tree was taken in 1905. According to Dr. Richard Hauer, forestry professor, the tree appears to be 15 to 20 years old in the photo. This makes ... Read More »