<p>The director of the Bayard Cutting Arboretum in Great River says the recent storm caused considerable damage to its trees.</p> 
<p><object height="288" width="512"> <param value="http://www.newsday.com/swf/newsday/newsdayVP.v.2.08.swf?videoId=14909" name="movie"> <param value="true" name="allowFullScreen"> <embed height="288" width="500" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.newsday.com/swf/newsday/newsdayVP.v.2.08.swf?videoId=14909"> </object> Videojournalist: Ed Betz</p>

The director of the Bayard Cutting Arboretum in Great River says the recent storm caused considerable damage to its trees. Videojournalist: Ed Betz

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