Sven Svenson, left, and Corey Jones plant a black gum tree, Nyssa sylvatica "Wildfire," on Friday at the top of "Cardiac Hill," the intersection of North Pacific Street, Alta Vista Drive and Cheney Drive, at Southeast Missouri State University. ...
Sven Svenson, left, and Corey Jones plant a black gum tree, <i>Nyssa sylvatica</i> "Wildfire," on Friday at the top of "Cardiac Hill," the intersection of North Pacific Street, Alta Vista Drive and Cheney Drive, at Southeast Missouri State University. The tree replaces a red bud tree, the iconic "gum tree" that had collected wads of used chewing gum left by students over the years. That tree, a replacement for another red bud "gum tree" dating back to the 1960s, was destroyed by strong winds in May.Fred Lynch
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