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6 South County Times April 8 - 14, 2016
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SUMMER CAMP Education & Program Guide
Pear Tree Villains
by LeslieGibson
McCarthy
email: [email protected]
Bradford Pears are the junk food
of the neighborhood tree world: They
seem like a good idea at rst, but
there’s little substance – and you
always regret the indulgence.
They seem to be everywhere,
these white owering trees – and
we all like the look. But despite
one week of glory each spring, the
Callery or Bradford Pear doesn’t
smell nice and its soft wood is prone
to breaking apart – all because its
major branches diverge from a singlepoint on the trunk.
And that’s not the worst part.
Bradford Pears have evolved to the
point where they’re no longer sterile
and are now ofcially an invasive
species. The Missouri Department of
Conservation has Pyrus calleryana
on its list of invasive, non-native
plants that consume wildlife habitat
and compete with crops. Like junk
food, they’re bad for us.
“If you really wanted to get a feel of
how many Bradford Pears are in the
St. Louis neighborhoods, see if you
remember how many were blooming
along the side of the highways
or in areas where they weren’tpurposefully planted,” said Colleen
Baum, an ISA certied arborist,
president of Droege Tree Care and a
South County home owner.
I met Baum this week on an Arbor
Tour of the Washington University
campus where I work, a place that
takes its trees very seriously. It’s
quite simply a stunning place this
time of year — and I didn’t see one
Bradford Pear.
How’d they get here? Native to
China, they became popular in the
1950s as an ornamental tree because
they’re fast growers and they bloom
every year. But now arborists like
Baum recommend that for anyone
who has a pear tree that’s damaged,it be replaced with something
sustainable.
She suggests Disease-
Resistant Crabapples, Multi-
Stem Serviceberries or Japanese
Snowbells, all trees that would do
well in this climate.
“And no topping out of trees –
ever,” she said.
Topping out is that crazy pruning
thing you see at times, making the
trees look like they received a very
bad haircut. It’s another of those
landscaping crazes that someone
once thought was a good idea, but
does more harm than good.
“Nature does a pretty good job by
itself,” Baum said. “I think people
top out trees because they’re afraid
of how big they’re getting. A little
pruning isn’t a bad thing, but trees
naturally shape themselves and
they grow as proper as they need to
withstand winds.
“For anybody who has any trees
that have suffered damage, it makes
more sense for something sustainable
to be put it it’s place,” she continued.
“Ten years from now they’ll be happy
they did. Time ies in the world of
nature.”
And what does an arborist have in
her yard? “I have two very mature
dogwoods that I adore,” Baum said.
World War II Hero HonoredSunset Hills Mayor Mark Furrer declares March 22 Lyle Bouck Day by Joe Leicht
Mark Furrer, whose term as Sunset
Hills mayor had its tumult, chose the
recognition of a hometown hero as oneof his last ofcial acts.
On March 24,
the mayor visited
Lyle Bouck at his
home in Sunset
Hills and presented
him with a plaque
declaring March 22
Lyle Bouck Day in
Sunset Hills.
A recipient of
the Distinguished
Service Cross,
Bronze Star, Silver
Star and Purple Heart, Bouck as a
20-year-old lieutenant led what turned
out to be America’s most decoratedplatoon of World War II.
Furrer had made the proclamation
at a March 22 meeting.
Bouck, 92, is reticent to talk about
his war experiences, yet authors and
reporters have over the years managed
to get his story out by promising not
to glorify him, but to tell of the valor
of the men who served under his
command on Dec. 15, 1944 – day one
of the Battle of the Bulge.
“I’ve known the story about what
Mr. Bouck did most of my life,” Furrer
said. “My parents and the Boucks were
friends. It was a thrill and an honor to
be able to give him the recognition he
so deserves.”On that day, Bouck’s 394th Regi-
ment of the 99th Infantry Division’s
intelligence and reconnaissance pla-
toon of 18 men fortied and defended
a position overlooking the road to Lan-
zerath against 500 German attackers
and their armored support.
While Bouck’s platoon was even-
tually surrounded and captured, they
had delayed the German advance a
critical 24 hours. Several military his-
torians say this action likely prevent-
ed Germany from winning the Battle
of the Bulge and turning the tide of the
war.
The platoon was rst formally
recognized by President Ronald
Reagan in 1981.
Bouck practiced chiropractics in
South County for more than 40 years,
retiring in 1997.
From left: Rick Randall and George Despotis look a display of old photos of Lyle Bouck (foreground), which Despotis created. Randall, a member of the America’s Heartland Remembers charitable organization, placed American fags in Bouck’s
front yard to honor the World War II veteran.photo by Ursula Ruhl
George Bouck’smilitary photo
circa 1942.
Sunset Hills Mayor
Mark Furrer presents
World War II veteran
Lyle Bouckwith a
plaque inrecognition
of his combat service.
photo by
Ursula
Ruhl
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