06/20/2026
Thursday’s wind, devastating to parts of Woodstock, left its mark on three trees in the 1920’s Block.
One Black Oxford was sheared at the base. Its neighbor, a twin-trunk Grimes, broke its west stem, now resting on the ground … still clinging to life. A smaller Black Oxford, its feet wet from the recent rains was no match for the wind.
We’ll try saving the bigger Black Oxford stump with a late season graft, the broken Grimes trunk will serve as a bench while we contemplate its future and we’ll keep our fingers crossed for the younger Black Oxford, now propped upright.
