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\n Crews taking down one of the European copper beech trees Tuesday morning.\n<\/div>\n
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Standing strong and proud for more than a century, the three European copper beech trees in Clark University’s Kresge Quadrangle in front of the Arthur M. Sackler Sciences Center now number only two. Crews braved a driving rain Tuesday to remove the diseased tree before it became a hazard.<\/p>\n

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A look at the stump of the tree that was removed from the quad Tuesday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Biology Professor David Hibbett, PhD, chronicled both the demise of the tree and the unusual mushrooms<\/a> that grew on its trunk in blog posts published in October 2014 and May\/June 2015. The most recent post<\/a> showed images of the tree standing with bare limbs next to its counterparts featuring branches filled with leaves. According to Hibbett’s October post<\/a>, several other similar trees near the campus have died or are dying.<\/p>\n

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The Clark community shared memories of the tree after this photo was posted on the University’s Facebook page<\/a> with several users saying they spent time learning or just watching the world go by while sitting beneath the tree.\"photo<\/p>\n

Others expressed their dismay over the tree’s death.<\/p>\n

“Oh no, I always liked that tree,” Sarah Bilotta said.<\/p>\n

Hibbett, who wasn’t on campus this week to see the removal, said there’s a plan to polish a slice of the tree and make it into a university timeline using its annual rings. Hibbett said the piece likely would be displayed in the atrium of Lasry Bioscience.<\/p>\n

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