The mature oak tree that was uprooted and strewn across a road in a Nicholtown neighborhood was just a sapling when Bishop Samuel Zimmerman’s parents built their home in 1967.
He’ll miss it, he said. “It’s like a missing tooth: your tongue will always go to it.”
Zimmerman described hearing wood cracking in the early hours of Friday morning. A large oak tree toppled into his yard, taking out one powerline. Across the street, a tree fell, taking out another. He’s remained without power since then and will probably not have power until Friday afternoon…