Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: Our Hearts Are Heavy, 1 by liveoaklady

liveoaklady wrote:
The trees have all been cut and 3 to 4 feet "stumps" have been left. Just enough for someone to now impale himself on one. I do not think any of the trees were larger than perhaps 2 to 4 feet in girth, so you can imagine what it looks like--a bunch of sticks dotting the Park as reminders of what was.
The Corps has moved on to New Orleans where they plan to demolish about 24 very large live oaks. They are not on a levee or on the berm. People have been calling me because I am chairman of the Live Oak Society and I feel so awful when I have to say "there is nothing that can be done to save them."
Perhaps tomorrow I will have the heart to take a photo. This is one I took recently. Can you imagine the size of the roots of these trees?