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SUMMER CAMP Education & Program Guide

Pear Tree Villains

by LeslieGibson

McCarthy 

email: leslie.g.mccarthy@gmail.com

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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