Why it matters: But it wasn’t always a walk in the park to protect the towering tree. Here's how we got to the latest chapter in the oak’s life. The backstory: More than 20 years ago ...

When Norman Hall opened in 1932 as P.K. Young Laboratory School, the grand oak already stood tall ... the 1980s and had class underneath the towering tree. Looking ahead to plans for the tree's ...

with its manicured lawns and towering trees. It reminded him of his childhood growing up in a family that has run a lumber ...

Charles Dean loved living in his South Carolina neighborhood, with its manicured lawns and towering ... a red oak that crashed into his apartment. But rather than discarding the tree, his ...

The mighty oak tree has carried the weight of history in ... tribes and the Republic of Texas were signed underneath its towering branches so long ago. But not so long ago, the tree nearly died.

Charles Dean loved living in his South Carolina neighborhood, with its manicured lawns and towering trees. It reminded him ... last week and uprooted a red oak that crashed into his apartment.

A Charlotte Fire Department photo captured him giving a “thumb up” as he was rescued after some two hours with a towering oak tree lying on his chest. CFD was one of several local agencies ...