Lander University observed Arbor Day last week with a dedication ceremony for a very special tree. The tree, planted last month near the pedestrian bridge behind Centennial Hall, sprouted from an acorn dropped by the Treaty Oak, a 500-year-old live oak in Austin, Texas. The Treaty Oak is the last surviving member of the Council Oaks, a grove of 14 trees revered by the Comanche and Tonkawa Indians as a sacred gathering site. It was donated by Greenwood horticulturalist John Elsley and his wife, Billie, a native of Texas.
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