For almost three hours, crews hacked away at one of Chicago’s oldest trees, a centuries-old, sprawling bur oak that had reached the end of its life span.
The final tree stump is lifted away as one of Chicago's oldest trees is removed at Lincoln Park Zoo, May 2, 2023. The bur oak tree is estimated to be between 250-300 years old, predating the city’s 1837 founding. The old tree was removed because it is naturally dying.
Quint said the beloved tree had “deeply-furrowed bark.” She said it was remarkable how long the tree lasted, considering its placement in such an urban setting with so much foot traffic.‘That tree has just witnessed so much history’: Lincoln Park Zoo’s massive bur oak, which is dying, slated for removal in springJeff Carter, 61, of Humboldt Park, was a tree-trimmer for about 30 years. He was born and raised in Chicago, and said his friends texted him about the fall of the Lincoln Park Zoo oak.
In an effort to save it, she tried root invigoration, a process that involves pushing air into the ground and blowing out the soil near the root zone, using a tool that looks like a power washer. When people stand and walk on the ground, there’s no space left for oxygen and water, which is necessary for the plant to be able to pull up nutrients to feed itself.The top of the tree was completely dead in August the following year.
Lincoln Park Zoo workers watch as a bur oak tree — estimated at 250 to 300 years old — is cut down May 2, 2023. The Chicago Region Trees Initiative is a collection of communities, individuals, governments and green industry partners who work to protect and improve forest spaces in Chicago.
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