Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Quercus alba - Eastern White Oak; Quercus bicolor - Swamp White Oak; Quercus coccinea - Scarlet Oak; Quercus ilicifolia - Scrub Oak; Quercus macrocarpa - Bur Oak; Quercus montana - Chestnut Oak
Pinchot Sycamore (May 2015) The Pinchot Sycamore is a large American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) in Simsbury, Connecticut.It is the largest tree in Connecticut. When measured by the Connecticut Botanical Society in 2016, the Pinchot Sycamore's trunk was over 28 feet (8.5 m) around and 100 feet (30 m) tall, with an average canopy diameter of 121 feet (37 m).
The tree was a local landmark and it was also featured on a full page of Rachel Hartley's 1943 book The History of Hamden, Connecticut, 1786–1936. [ 1 ] Hamden's municipal historian, David Johnson, said the Door Tree was likely formed when two trees grew into each other.
The AOL.com video experience serves up the best video content from AOL and around the web, curating informative and entertaining snackable videos.
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
A large part of the state of Connecticut is covered with oak-hickory type central hardwood forest. This region was historically dominated by various oaks and chestnuts, but hickory replaced chestnut with the spread of the chestnut blight. In the northwestern hills of the state, more northern-hardwood type trees are present.
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!
The Charter Oak was an enormous white oak tree growing on Wyllys Hill in Hartford, Connecticut, from around the 12th or 13th century until it fell during a storm in 1856. Connecticut colonists hid Connecticut's Royal Charter of 1662 within the tree's hollow to thwart its confiscation by the English governor-general.