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Today is Arbor Day

  • Cedar Street looking East is filled with trees in the road on either side of Highway 77.
    Cedar Street looking East is filled with trees in the road on either side of Highway 77.
  • Milam Street between College and Lester Streets has two large oaks next to each other.
    Milam Street between College and Lester Streets has two large oaks next to each other.
  • Walnut Street near Jackson St.
    Walnut Street near Jackson St.
  • Live Oak near Jefferson Street. Photos by Jeff Wick
    Live Oak near Jefferson Street. Photos by Jeff Wick
You don’t have to go far in La Grange to pass by areas where live oak trees are in the middle of the streets – a nice reminder that the trees were here long before the pavement. And a nice reminder of the respect city leaders have shown these trees for centuries.

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