I wasn't able to get in touch with the property owners, and no doubt they, like their neighbors, have moved or been run off, so do any Racine County activists know about the fate of these important bur oaks?
The Creuziger family has one bur oak tree estimated to be 300 years old, along with several other trees estimated to be more than 150 years old. But the property won’t be in the hands of the Creuziger family much longer as the Foxconn Technology Group plans to build a massive manufacturing campus and their land is included in that project.
However, it appears the Village of Mount Pleasant is going to try to prevent the trees from being taken down.Here's some bur oak acorns in a Milwaukee tree perhaps 15 years ago, ready to help maintain the species in this part of the state where long ago they dominated.
