A bur oak tree, which has potentially been at its site at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo since around 1800, is seen on Nov. 22, 2022. The centuries old bur oak is set to come down this spring due to ...

A family strolls past the bur oak tree in Lincoln Park Zoo. At 250 to 300 years old, it is one of the oldest living things in the city. But it’s dying and is due to to be cut down Monday.

But alas, a historic bur oak tree at the Lincoln Park Zoo reached the end of its natural life – and it was cut down on Tuesday. CBS 2's Noel Brennan was there as a small crowd gathered to watch ...

Oak trees are cut down near Illinois Route 38 in Geneva Township, Sept. 12, 2023. While Geneva and Kane County officials say they had no legal authority to intervene, activists hope their efforts ...

And the tree did decline and is now no longer living," Quint said. Quint explained that although bur oak trees can live up to 400 years old, the urban setting was inhospitable to the tree.

The Bur Oak tree, believed to date back to the 1800s, pictured in April before its removal. | Anthony Vazquez. 7 of 7. Arts & Culture. Crews cut down a legendary 300-year-old tree at Lincoln Park Zoo.

The Seward neighborhood bur oak, determined to be more than 300 years old, was declared dead and cut down in 2010.

Q: I have a bur oak tree in our backyard that’s 9 years old. Last summer, I started noticing ridges on the tree trunk and branches. Is this normal? If not, is there anything I can do about it? — ...

For the next few months, Katrina Quint has one request for visitors to the Lincoln Park Zoo: Look up. Across from the white-cheeked gibbon enclosure sits a great, sprawling bur oak tree, about 45 ...

Chainsaws revved Tuesday morning and removed a nearly 300-year-old tree at Lincoln Park Zoo. What stood for centuries was cut down in hours. The 70-foot-tall bur oak, next to the primate house, is ...