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Octopus Tree, High Park's 225-year-old oak tree was being cut down today, the victim of old age and many lightning strikes
Octopus Tree, High Park's 225-year-old oak tree was being cut down today, the victim of old age and many lightning strikes

Octopus Tree, High Park's 225-year-old oak tree was being cut down today, the victim of old age and many lightning strikes

Date11/16/1983
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Original Toronto Star caption: Octopus Tree; High Park's 225-year-old oak tree was being cut down today; the victim of old age and many lightning strikes.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0018241F
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They saw a tree: Bob Murcott of Rolling Meadows Farm near Brooklin shows children how to cut down a Christmas tree
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A day's outing can be lots of fun if family members go out to cut down their won Christmas tree
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Out on a limb, Rafique Texiwala, a forestry worker with Toronto's parks and recreation department, descends after pruning a large oak in High Park
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