A favorite tree of mine in the Arboretum is the giant white oak (Quercus alba A) on the Northern slope of Peter’s Hill. It is an ancient tree with two massive leads reaching up into the sky and a canopy that is as wide as it is tall. Surrounded by Malus species, it is easily the most prominent tree in this landscape. This tree is a veteran of many natural disturbances such as snow and wind events and has lost several limbs and leads. A large crack has formed between the two main leads threatening the tree’s livelihood. As an attempt of preservation the arborist crew myself included pruned this tree to reduce endweight and installed a large Extra High Strength steel cable between the two leads. This was a massive project that spanned across several work days during a cold stretch last February. The views of the city skyline from the canopy of were spectacular. Every day we worked aloft a large cayote napped lazily in patch of sunshine nearby. The cayote was hidden to all the visitors walking on the road below but not to us, we had the bird’s eye view.