Mac Walcott recently wrote an article for Mobile Bay magazine about the sentimentality behind losing a heritage tree at his home. The fateful event occurred on March 9th, when lightning struck the estimated 175-year-old tree, causing significant damage and resulting in its removal.

I have often wondered how this lonely tree survived the chance

adjacency to the new Fairhope Avenue, its sidewalks, growth

and utilities.

Download the PDF and learn more about the tree’s life and a chronology of what events it’s seen and survived through.