Word: tree
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...When people drove by the tree they would tip their hats," Vellucci says. "It's the tree that refused...
...most recent incident in the ongoing saga of the seven square feet of brick and dirt occured two days ago, when vandals poured calcium chloride--which hampers the growth of foliage--into the hole where the new tree is to be planted. As in the past, the vegicidal culprits were not caught...
Whether by intent or ignorance, though, the attempt to poison the soil remained only symbolic. Harvard Professor of Forestry John G. Torrey says that calcium chloride washes away quickly and could not pose a serious threat to a tree...
...There's a serious problem of getting trees in cities," says Torrey. "Individual trees cost hundreds of dollars. It's always a shame to see a tree go down...
City Arborist Jack. R. Kelley says the vandal's identity is unimportant, adding that the vandalization occurred six weeks after the Lampoon requested the tree be removed...