Disbelief Still as Florida Reacts to Burning of 3,500-Year-Old Tree

The Senator, a huge 3,500-year-old bald cypress, burned and collapsed in a Florida swamp after a suspected lightning strike — although arson remains a possibility.

The Senator, a huge 3,500-year-old bald cypress, burned and collapsed in a Florida swamp after a suspected lightning strike — although arson remains a possibility.