美国国家公共电台 NPR--A dying oak tree, older than Chicago's founding, was recently cut down by the city

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A dying oak tree, older than Chicago's founding, was recently cut down by the city

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The Bur Oak, a landmark² at the Lincoln Park Zoo, was about 300 years old. Before it was chopped down, people lined up to say goodbye. Cuttings from the tree are being nurtured³ into saplings.

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

Good morning. I'm Leila Fadel. A dying oak tree older than Chicago's founding was recently cut down by the city. The bur oak was about 300 years old. It was a familiar landmark at the Lincoln Park Zoo. Before it was chopped down, people lined up to say goodbye. They delivered notes, drawings and took farewell selfies. But cheer up, Chicagoans; 36 cuttings from the tree are, as we speak, being nurtured into saplings. In 300 years, things will be as they were, times 36. It's MORNING EDITION.