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Capron tree named land institute’s June Tree of the Month · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Capron tree named Land Institute's June Tree of the Month.
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  Written by Kate Santilon, This article is being read by
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  an automated voice brought to you by Everlett. The Natural
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  Land Institute's Legacy Tree program named its June Tree of
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  the Month an American elm located at Capron United Methodist Church,
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  two fifty West North Street, Capron. The tree is one
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  of the American elms to survive the Dutch elm disease
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  in the nineteen sixties. The American elm tree is seventy
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  six feet tall, has an average crown spread of ninety
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  six point five feet and a circumference of one ninety
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  six inches. We are so happy to be part of this.
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  As a lifelong resident of the village of Capron sixty
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  nine years, that tree has always been part of the
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  church as far back as I can remember. The church
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  itself is one fifty eight years old. No one can
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  remember just when it was planted, but my sister Nancy,
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  seventy three years old, can remember using the out houses
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  by the tree when she attended vacation Bible School. A
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  few years back. A bad ice storm in February caused
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  some branches to fall and do minor damage to our neighbors.
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  They wanted us to cut down the tree. Thankfully it
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  didn't come to that, but we did have some of
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  the branches trimmed. People going through town have stopped to
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  admire and comment on it. Capron United Methodist Church member
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  Anita Kraut said in a news release, we love our
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  tree and are grateful for the recognition you wish to
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  bestow on it. American elms were commonplace in the eastern
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  United States. The trees also were called liberty trees in
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  colonial towns where patriots discuss as freedom and organize resistance.
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  During the Revolutionary War, the American elms were almost eliminated
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  by the Dutch elm disease. The nominated tree will be
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  studied for its potential disease resistance. Any remaining large American
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  elms should be protected, and we ask that if you
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  know of an American elm of four feet in diameter
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  or larger, please nominate it as a legacy tree. Natural
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  Institute Executive Director Alan bron Hagen also said in the
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  news release, we will certainly share locations with researchers studying
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  deed resistance in American elm and These trees can be
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  used for breeding more disease resistant trees. Mature American elm
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  trees in Deer Run Forest Preserve, Dhlquist Park, and the
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  Community Foundation of Northern Illinois currently are included in the program.
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  For more information, visit naturaland dot org or naturland dot org.
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