NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Cheekwood, the 55-acre botanical garden and art museum in Nashville, announced Monday that one of its ancient oak trees will have to be removed after it was left devastated by the ice storm.
“Despite initially appearing intact after the ice storm, a significant crack was discovered in one of the 100-year-old oaks flanking the Mansion at Cheekwood,” the 1930s estate said on Facebook. “Arborists from The Davey Tree Expert Company have determined that the oak cannot be saved and will have to be removed.”
On January 30, the estate had said that this oak, as well as another in front of the mansion, remained intact after the storm, serving as “symbols of strength as our community recovers together.”…