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 […]
Landmark oak survives another storm
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.
Tags: "messenger oak", ice storm damage. white oak