Comments on: The Tree Who Owns Itself https://maureendunphy.com/the-tree-that-owns-itself/ Maureen Dunphy is an author, speaker, writing coach, and workshop leader. Wed, 26 Apr 2023 01:01:39 +0000 hourly 1 By: Maureen Dunphy https://maureendunphy.com/the-tree-that-owns-itself/#comment-350 Wed, 26 Apr 2023 01:01:39 +0000 https://maureendunphy.com/?p=12531#comment-350 In reply to Maureen Shaughnessy.

I know that tree, Maureen, and I agree. I thought it was a burr oak. I just looked up “Bebb oak.” Bebb’s Hybrid Oak is a naturally occuring cross between a White Oak and a Burr Oak. I’ll bet you knew that. The hybrid was named for Michael Schuck Bebb (1833–1895), an Illinois botanist who specialized in willows. According to Morse Nursery, “This hybrid becomes a very large tree and starts producing the sweet acorns at a young age.” Here’s a link to an article about that particular Bebb oak on an Arbor Day 12 years ago: https://patch.com/michigan/rochester/whats-more-lovely-than-the-bebb-oak-tree This Friday is Arbor Day. Do you have any tree plans?

]]> By: Maureen Shaughnessy https://maureendunphy.com/the-tree-that-owns-itself/#comment-349 Tue, 25 Apr 2023 19:23:55 +0000 https://maureendunphy.com/?p=12531#comment-349 The Bebb Oak on Livernois Rd. in Rochester Hills gets my vote for being a tree truly deserving to “Belong to Itself.” You can Google it for photos–or better, drive there with a load of kids. It’s amazing to see how many it takes to encircle the trunk and the branches can hold a whole classful of children without dipping down. I drove by this tree every morning on my way to teach school nearby. I’ve long wanted to remove the ugly signs around the tree. And if I could, I’d move the road over as well. I bet the tree was there first!

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