The Tree They Pulled From the Rubble

In October 2001, recovery workers at Ground Zero discovered a Callery pear tree buried beneath smoldering debris. Eight feet of trunk remained — split, burned, roots severed. By every measure, it was dead. The New York City Parks Department hauled it to a Bronx nursery, where caretaker Richie Cabo placed it in a quiet corner and waited. Nobody expected anything.…