More on the Fate of the White Pine

This morning, I published a communication from Lloyd Koedding regarding his rescue of the white pine that was ceremoniously planted on Promenade Hill and unceremoniously uprooted by vandals. I reproduce that missive again here:

Since publishing that post, I received from a reader this picture of Koedding, taken on Tuesday morning, May 12, when he was on his way to rescue the tree.

Photo: Peter Spear

I also received from DPW Superintendent Rob Perry, who located the tree after it was discovered that it had been uprooted, this picture, which was taken at the time the tree was found. Its location on the steep slope below Promenade Hill is circled in blue.

It has been reported that last night Koedding had the tree with him when he attended the Planning Board meeting, although he left it outside, on the sidewalk across the street from City Hall.

This morning, the tree was spotted on the street in front of Supernatural Coffee.

At this point, the survival of the white pine seems iffy at best.

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