Volunteer Todd Witcher removes an oak leaf hydrangea from downtown's Krutch Park, which is undergoing a major redevelopment that will ultimately require replacement of the plants there. Existing plants were uprooted and headed for new homes. Read the story in the Knoxville News-Sentinel that this picture illustrated.

Krutch work progressing - contractor graciously allows area plant-lovers to conduct salvage operation 

As shown in the picture to the right, various trees in Krutch Park have been carefully removed (not chopped down!) and their roots wrapped in burlap.  These trees will be reused in the new landscaping scheme forthcoming in the park.

On April 21, Ed White of the University of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service helped to organize a cadre of tree- and plant-lovers to save the remaining oak hydrangeas, azaleas, mahonia, daylilies and miscellaneous bulbs from the oncoming bulldozers, which will flatten what is left of Krutch Park.  Ed's personal mission was to salvage the plants for non-profit organizations that he is affiliated with.  Jason DeBord of Cardinal Enterprises (a  subcontractor to Kinsey-Probasco) deserves a hand for allowing Ed and his cohorts into the park to conduct the plant rescue mission.