Oak tree seen in ‘Shawshank Redemption’ is knocked down

Published 12:27 pm Monday, July 25, 2016

<span class="ABriefbody">MANSFIELD, Ohio — A tree that became a popular attraction for its role in the movie "The Shawshank Redemption" has fallen.</span>

<span class="ABriefbody">Jodie Snavely, of the Mansfield and Richland County Convention and Visitors Bureau in Ohio, says high winds last week apparently downed the tree, which had split during a storm in 2011. The bureau was informed Friday about the downed tree.</span>

<span class="ABriefbody">The tree is featured in one of the final scenes of the 1994 film. The movie, based on a Stephen King novella, stars Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. It’s underneath the tree that Freeman’s character finds an important letter buried by Robbins’ character.</span>

<span class="ABriefbody">The tree sits on private property, but fans could view it as part of a series places in north-central Ohio related to the film.</span>