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TT: Preservation Ordinances
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Dear TreeTown:
I am not sure who it was, but there have been some questions about
preservation ordinances. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources as
a general guide on this topic that was written by the Community Tree Task
Force of the Minnesota Shade Tree Advisory Committee. This information can
be found at the following site:
http://willow.ncfes.umn.edu/mnstac/treepres.htm
Also on the special and famous tree topic. There is a tree near the small
town of Exira, Iowa that is called "The Plow in The Oak Tree". The story
behind the plow is that an unidentified Iowa Iowa Farmer was plowing in his
field, when marching Union soldiers from Iowa passed by on their way to do
battle in the Civil War in the early 1860's. The farmer unhitched his
mules, leaned his plow against a small bur oak in a grove near his field
and joined the union forces. He never returned to hitch up his plow again.
Over time, the bur oak gradually grew around the plow that was waiting for
the return of its owner. Today, the tree is still alive with only the
handles and part of the plow blade still visible.
Mark Vitosh
Ames, IA
Zone 4
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