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  2. Charter Oak - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Pinchot Sycamore - Wikipedia

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    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).

  4. List of Connecticut tree species - Wikipedia

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    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

  5. List of oldest trees - Wikipedia

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    Pando, a colony of quaking aspen, is one of the oldest-known clonal trees. Recent estimates of its age range up to 14,000 years old, and 18,000 years by the latest (2024) estimate. [1] It is located in Utah, United States. This is a list of the oldest-known trees, as reported in reliable sources. Definitions of what constitutes an individual ...

  6. 350-year-old Port Royal giant tops a must-see list of amazing ...

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    In 2009, Murphy launched an investigation to find the area’s largest and/oldest live oak tree. It coincided with the city of Beaufort’s Tricentennial Anniversary on Jan. 17, 2011.

  7. List of the oldest buildings in Connecticut - Wikipedia

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    This article lists the oldest buildings in the state of Connecticut, United States of America. The dates of construction are based on land tax and probate records, architectural studies, genealogy, radio carbon dating, and dendrochronology. Buildings on the list are limited to the First Period of American architecture (before 1725).

  8. Here are 6 places where Sacramento lives up to its name ‘City ...

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    The gigantic trees along the streets of the Fab 40s give the neighborhood an idyllic suburban feel. The oldest tree in the Fab 40s is a deodar cedar tree that is over 100 years old. 4. William ...

  9. Door Tree - Wikipedia

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    The Door Tree was a historic and unique old white oak tree in Hamden, Connecticut, United States. The unique growth of the tree resembled a doorway opening. Door Tree was likely created when two trees grew into each other. The tree was cut down in an act of vandalism in 2019.