At Arlington National Cemetery, Va., a newly planted post oak sapling is dwarfed by its towering elders in the background. In celebration of Arbor Day, five saplings and descendants of the 220-year old "Grand Arlington Oak" were donated to the cemetery by non-profit American Forests April 27, 2012. The "mother" tree was felled by Hurricane Irene last August.

Fallen centuries-old 'mother' oak lives on through saplings at Arlington

On a brilliant, windy spring day, the last of five post oak saplings was planted at Arlington National Cemetery to celebrate Arbor Day and honor the fallen 220-year-old giant oak from whose acorns the saplings descended....READ MORE

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