Kieran Ryan stands next to an oak tree his grandfather, Patrick J. Hogan, planted on the grounds of Sacred Heart Academy. Ryan is hoping to persuade developers to preserve the historical tree, one of 84 oaks planted around the state from seedlings of children of the original Charter Oak in which the original Connecticut charter was said to have been hidden in the 1600's. Photo: Matthew Brown / For Hearst Connecticut Media / Connecticut Post Freelance