PHOTO GALLERY: Images of the Tappan Oak’s removal
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Grounds Services workers removed a large oak tree, known as the Tappan Oak, from the west side of Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library for safety reasons after it was found to have a completely decayed trunk. Workers took down the tree Nov. 23 and 24.
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Grounds Services tree timmers remove the Tappan Oak limb by limb. 
Tree trimmer Lloyd Brown works from an elevated bucket. 
The Tappan Oak was removed for safety concerns after its trunk was found to be decayed. 
Tree trimmer Jeff Corwin handles a rope to remove a tree limb. 
Tree trimmers Charles Merkel and Jeff Corwin chip limbs from the Tappan Oak. 
Limbs from the Tappan Oak. 
Tree trimmer Charles Merkel hauls limbs that were trimmed during the Tappan Oak’s removal.
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