HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

Landmark oak survives another storm

Written February 24th, 2021 by Hasso Hering

Unlike some other big old trees, Albany’s so-called “messenger oak” at Heritage Mall seems to have survived the ice storm this month without visible damage.


The tree that wouldn’t, didn’t die

Written June 26th, 2016 by Hasso Hering

When I came out of Target in Albany the other day, I stopped to take a shot of the big white oak that has become a symbol of Heritage Mall. It reminded me once again to be skeptical of predictions of doom, for many turn out to be as unwarranted as the fears about this tree a decade […]


 
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