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    Olmsted witness tree may get new life

    Historic Olmsted elm may have new life through cloning, work by art students

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    • Jack Alexander holding one of the potted Olmsted Elm cuttings at the Arnold Arboretum's greenhouses. Photo redit: Matt Griffing, courtesy of NPS/Olmsted NHS. 02weolmsted
      Matt Griffing/National Park Service
      Jack Alexander, the Arnold Arboretum’s plant propagator, took cuttings of a clone derived from the Olmsted elm for repotting.
    • Brookline, MA -- 09/26/11 -- Daniel Cavicchi, RISD professor, shows the "Witness Tree Project" students the stump of the ancient oak tree that was cut down at the Olmsted National Historic Site last year. Students from the Rhode Island School of Design visited the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site in Brookline, MA on September 26, 2011. They will be using wood from an ancient oak tree that was cut down last year on the property to create works of art in a course they are taking called "Witness Tree Project". (Kayana Szymczak for the Boston Globe)
      Kayana Szymczak for the Boston Globe
      Rhose Island School of Design Professor Daniel Cavicchi showed students the stump of the ancient oak tree that was cut down last year.
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      The Olmsted elm, in a view from before 2010.
    • Brookline, MA -- 09/26/11 -- Samantha Anderson examines and takes notes at the stump of the ancient oak tree that was cut down at the Olmsted National Historic Site last year. The rest of the class can be seen in the background. Students from the Rhode Island School of Design visited the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site in Brookline, MA on September 26, 2011. They will be using wood from an ancient oak tree that was cut down last year on the property to create works of art in a course they are taking called "The Witness Tree Project". (Kayana Szymczak for the Boston Globe)
      Kayana Szymczak for the Boston Globe
      Samantha Anderson examined and took notes at the stump of the ancient oak tree.
    • Brookline, MA -- 09/26/11 -- left to right: Andrea Parikh, Tina Xu, Adam Lowe, Samantha Anderson, Jonah Willcox-Healey, and Mikyung Park examine the stump of the ancient oak tree that was cut down at the Olmsted National Historic Site last year. Students from the Rhode Island School of Design visited the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site in Brookline, MA on September 26, 2011. They will be using wood from an ancient oak tree that was cut down last year on the property to create works of art in a course they are taking called "The Witness Tree Project". (Kayana Szymczak for the Boston Globe)
      Kayana Szymczak for the Boston Globe
      Andrea Parikh, Tina Xu, Adam Lowe, Samantha Anderson, Jonah Willcox-Healey, and Mikyung Park examined the stump.
    • Jack Alexander, the Arnold Arboretum's Plant Propagator, taking cuttings from existing clone derived from Olmsted Elm, June 2011. Photo credit: Matt Griffing, courtesy of NPS/Olmsted NHS. 02weolmsted
      Matt Griffing/National Park Service
      Jack Alexander took cuttings from a clone derived from the Olmsted Elm.
    • Brookline, MA -- 09/26/11 -- left to right: Hilary Wang, Samantha Anderson, Jonah Willcox-Healey, and Mikyung Park, students from the Rhode Island School of Design, visited the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site in Brookline, MA on September 26, 2011. They will be using wood from an ancient oak tree that was cut down last year on the property to create works of art in a course they are taking called "The Witness Tree Project". (Kayana Szymczak for the Boston Globe)
      Kayana Szymczak for the Boston Globe
      Hilary Wang, Samantha Anderson, Jonah Willcox-Healey, and Mikyung Park visited the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site.
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