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“We have a few oaks of 48” diameter in our yard. One in particular has over a 100 foot spread. It is in great shape and provides excellent shade.” Certified arborist Shannon Westphal assessed the property. Her comments: “Several beautiful oak trees on the property. We looked at all the oaks, but […]
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As reported by the owner: “While this tree may not be at its healthiest right now, I love the look of the gnarly branches on this massive Oak. Out of the 10+ Oak trees on our property, this one is my favorite. The branches spread both wide and tall. I can always […]
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The owners report that they drive by this tree every time they leave or return home, admiring it for its size. AOF Director and Certified Arborist Shannon Westphal report that it is one of the largest bur oaks that they have seen in the area in a while. “It’s a real beauty”.
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“Our property was like much of Lake Zurich part of a larger farming plot back in the 1800’s with one of the original settlers. Our kids got a kick out of learning more at the Era Historical Society Museum. The kids also were excited to learn the glacial history and relationship the […]
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“When we began to look for homes in Lake Zurich, I knew that I wanted to live in a wooded subdivision. I gasped when I saw our future property and the number of different bur oak. When I started to research oak trees, I found out just how important they are to […]
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This young bur oak is now a Future Heritage Oak. The owner’s mother, age 93, has nurtured this oak since it was a volunteer ( sprouted spontaneously) on her property. She has a great love for trees and it shows in the health of the oaks on her property.
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The owner of this pin oak writes, “I’m not sure my Oak is all that significant. But, it looks nice and I love to watch it grow! It was planted as a large tree 14 years ago and has grown into a full, beautiful tree and now shades our backyard” We couldn’t […]
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This red oak is a beautiful tree. The owner reports that “one of our ancient oaks was used by Indians to mark a trade route. They bent it when it was a sapling so that it would grow at a sharp angle”. Lake County curator Diane Dretske has a blog post about […]
The magnificent oak trees on the Heritage Oak property at 21707 Old Barn Road were first noted on the 1840 Federal Township Plats which can be found on the Lake County GIS Maps Online The AOF has counted rings on local oaks that have numbered in the 250s- back to the mid-1700’s. It is reasonable […]
This oak tree is on the property which was once owned by a George Fasse. There are two grave sites at St. Matthew Lutheran Church on Old McHenry Rd that bear the name Fasse. One is for George W. Fasse- (1820-1889- and his wife Wilhemina) and the other is George A.Fasse ( 1867-1922- and wife- […]
