The renewal tree, now brightened with autumn color, shows how vigor and beauty can rise from sharpe decline. Its renewal is a sign of hope, fresh life arising from near death.
By David Stone
The Roosevelt Island Daily News
The Renewal Tree
At the extreme south end of the Cornell Tech campus, near the Southpoint Park entrance, the Roosevelt Renewal Tree thrives from near demise.
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