In 1946, 153 "Moses Cleaveland Trees" were chosen as landmark trees to represent the City of Cleveland's 150-yr anniversary. Not only did they harken back to the pre-settlement forest - they were in fact part of it. The existence of each one became hazy over time, until a group organized by the City and the Early Settlers Association set out to find them again. Do they still survive? GuestsDr. Roy LarickRetired ArchaeologistOwner of Bluestone ConservationVice Chair of the Euclid Shade Tree CommissionMember of the Early Settlers Association of the Western Reserve https://www.earlysettlers.org/Margeaux AppleCollections CoordinatorCambridge University Botanic Gardenhttps://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Dr. Michael MelampyProfessor EmeritusBaldwin Wallace Universityhttps://www.bw.edu/Consulting EditorDavid Still IITheme MusicDiccon Lee, www.deeleetree.comArtworkDahn Hiuni, www.dahnhiuni.com/homeWebsitethisoldtree.showTranscripts available.Follow onFacebook or Instagram This Old Tree podcast is a sponsored project of New England ISA. To support This Old Tree and New England ISA, click here. We want to hear about the favorite tree in your life! To submit a ~4 or 5 minute audio story for consideration for an upcoming episode of "Tree Story Shorts" on This Old Tree, record the story on your phone’s voice memo app and email to:[email protected] episode was written in part at LitArts RI, a community organization and co-working space that supports Rhode Island's creators. litartsri.org

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