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Submitted by Charlotte Addison on Mon , 10/15/2018 - 08:34 PM

I’ve been so curious about the history of these regal poplars. Thank you for sharing the photo archive, these majestic trees have enriched the landscape. I feel lucky to have enjoyed them.

Submitted by Judy Brook on Thu , 10/18/2018 - 08:39 AM

On a very early spring evening after my very first tour guide meeting 10 or 11 years ago, I took a walk down Poplar Drive. Thinking I heard a squirrel scrabbling around, I went to explore. There instead of a squirrel was a flow of sap from high in one of the poplars splashing down the side of the tree as if from a garden hose. I left after watching it for about 10 minutes. Amazing!

Submitted by Deborah Lee on Thu , 10/18/2018 - 09:53 AM

Ahh...It is inevitable. It is a shame that ALL of these trees will be removed.
Why not save a few of these grand elders, say every third or so, in the allee?
That way, visitors can appreciate their grandeur while watching the renewal of life.

Submitted by Lando Storrs on Thu , 10/18/2018 - 10:30 AM

Thanks for thinking to post these historical photos. It is sad to these precious trees go, but I look forward to watching their successors grow and populate future memories and photos.

Submitted by Alice Barbera on Thu , 10/18/2018 - 04:52 PM

Every fall and early spring I come to "Poplar Drive" and take in the overwhelming beauty and t grandeur of the cottonwood trees. It so saddens me to read that they are all coming down. Can you save a few of them, and plant the new ones in between the ones that may be able to be saved? None of us will be alive when the new ones reach their full height, so it would be so wonderful if some of them can be spared. A deep loss for sure!

Submitted by Margaret S Warner on Thu , 10/18/2018 - 07:39 PM

I agree with the two wise ladies who suggest that you save some of them in the allee. Not all seem to have the same decay and damage you suggest.

Submitted by Frances L Fleming on Thu , 11/15/2018 - 10:37 AM

It would seem that there are a few of those cotton woods you could spare while new ones grow. I stopped and had looked at each tree on my walk last Sunday. I and many will not be around to see the new ones grow to any height.

Submitted by Vern Baker on Thu , 11/15/2018 - 11:15 PM

When my daughter, Abi and son, Sam where small my wife and I would pushed them in a carriage thru, what we have always referred to as, the tree tunnel. And over many years the tree tunnel, the rock beach, and many other places at the Farm have become anchors of some of our fondest memories...thank you to the staff and workers of SBF who continue to make this miracle possible!

Submitted by Andrews Nicholas on Fri , 11/16/2018 - 01:17 PM

You folks are so respectful of the wonderful estate you’ been given to manage sustain, and preserve. The use of the wood from those magestic, but dying trees is a tribute to mission of the property.

Submitted by Frances L Fleming on Sun , 11/18/2018 - 08:03 AM

Why not create a second path in the field next to the trees and leave the original closed but view able. . We so less and less of these old trees in Vermont now....

Submitted by Karen Medsker on Thu , 01/17/2019 - 10:37 AM

I have one of the tables and benches in my backyard, made from previously storm-damaged trees from Shelburne Farms. It's a lovely idea to use the wood in this way.

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