article_snippet.sent: The sapling was planted in January-Wabash Park in FergusonFerguson, Missouri on Saturday as a dedication to the teenager, who was gunned down in the street by a police officer last August.
article_snippet.sent: It was called 'a symbol of peace, comfort and hope for all who gather around It branches' at a small ceremony led by the Black Caucus of the American Library Association, which donated A tree dedicated to the memory of Michael Brown.
article_snippet.sent: But by Sunday morning, its branches had been stripped, leaving behind just a shard of the trunk.
article_snippet.sent: Before: the Black Caucus of the American Library Association donated the tree and memorial plaque and the tree and memorial plaque was planted in January-Wabash Park in Ferguson,
article_snippet.sent: But by Sunday morning, A tree dedicated to the memory of Michael Brown had been ripped down, leaving just a shard of the trunk the trunk .
article_snippet.sent: The metal dedication plaque at the base of A tree dedicated to the memory of Michael Brown had also been removed.
article_snippet.sent: The metal dedication plaque at the base of the tree had read: 'In Memory of Michael Brown Jr Dedicated Tree 04/15.' 'I can't understand why someone would want to cut down A tree dedicated to the memory of Michael Brown,' one man in  January-Wabash Park in Ferguson told  KMOV. '
article_snippet.sent: It's real sad day when a tree is dedicated and the next day someone comes along and destroys a tree just for the heck of a tree,' Gerald Brooks of The Black Caucus of the American Library Association added to Fox2.
article_snippet.sent: The metal dedication plaque at the base of the tree a tree was also stolen.
article_snippet.sent: On Monday, both of the saplings were replanted and the memorial plaques will be replaced later this week, KSDK reported.
article_snippet.sent: By Monday, the tree - and another tree that was destroyed nearby - had been replaced at the site .
article_snippet.sent: Taken: The memorial plaque, pictured, was also removed but should be replaced later this week .
highlights_snippet.sent: Sapling was planted in January-Wabash Park in Ferguson, Missouri on Saturday but by Sunday, Missouri trunk had been snapped in half .
  