Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2024/03/28/an-afterlife-for-beloved-dc-cherry-tree-stumpy.html
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In 2019 the Tidal Basin was listed as one of the nation’s “most endangered historic places” by the National Trust For Historic Preservation.
Stumpy survived the swamp as best it could but can’t survive the rising tides.
Going to see about getting a Stumpy clone myself.
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To fund the cloning project, they could probably auction off slices of the trunk to fans.
Mulch? It is a disrespect.
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They should sell slivers of it like holy relics to raise money for the Park Service.
Pictured above, Slivers from St. Stumpy.
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So it’s a happy Hollywood ending for Stumpy — a belov
It seems as if this article, like Stumpy, ended prematurely.
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