250-year old tree moved to new spot at university
Tue., Nov. 4, 2014
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – A tree that predates the University of Michigan and the city of Ann Arbor – and the American Revolution, for that matter – was settling into its new home on Monday.
Workers moved the tree 500 feet down a pedestrian walkway Oct. 25-26, but the transfer was postponed for a week after an inflatable air bladder helping to hold up the tree burst.
Crews returned to work in Ann Arbor on Monday, spending hours positioning the 250-year-old tree into its new digs near the front entrance to the Stephen M. Ross School of Business.
The tree is being relocated to make way for a $135 million donor-funded expansion of the Ross School. The cost of moving the tree, which could reach $400,000, is being covered by the donor.
The bur oak dates to at least 1764.
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