Hurricane Helene took down a historic live oak tree at UF, saddening its admirers

Hurricane Helene took down a historic live oak tree at UF, saddening its admirers

The fall of a massive live oak tree on the University of Florida campus during Hurricane Helene brought to Mindy Nissenberg’s mind another tragic end in a children’s book.“In many ways, the tree reminded me of The Giving Tree,” said Nissenberg, the communication director for UF's Literacy Institute. “It just didn’t have any more to give.”Nissenberg is among the many saddened after the Sept.26 collapse of the Norman Hall courtyard tree.The Catego…