HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

Red oak spared, for now, in Takena Park

Written May 31st, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Two months ago a big red oak in Albany’s Takena Park was surrounded by caution tape and in danger of being cut down because of root rot. Now the tape is gone and the tree has been spared, at least for a while.


About that ailing park tree: An update

Written April 1st, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Caution tape around a big old tree is always an alarming sight. And this one caught my eye over the last few days as the bike took me past Albany’s Takena Park.


 
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