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A dying 300-year-old oak reborn as ‘Praise Lady’

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Jan 06, 2022
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Duane Sellers talks about the transformation of a 300-year-old bur oak in the front of his and Jane Sellers’ home on Brady Court into a sculpture of a woman giving praise. (Photo: Dave Bangert)

Signs that the 300-year-old bur oak in front of Jane and Duane Sellers’ home wasn’t doing well had been coming for several years.

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