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Basking Ridge White Oak Tree
The Basking Ridge white oak (also known as the Holy Oak) was a Quercus alba, white oak tree that stood in the churchyard of the Presbyterian Church in Basking Ridge, Presbyterian Church in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. The tree was over 600 years old and died in 2016, before being cut down in 2017. It stood at tall, and may have been the oldest white oak in the world.Hickey, Magee"Basking Ridge rallies behind 600-year-old white oak tree" WPIX, June 29, 2016. Accessed July 2, 2016. History The Basking Ridge white oak was located in the historical graveyard of the Presbyterian Church in Basking Ridge. English evangelist George Whitfield and American clergyman James Davenport (clergyman), James Davenport preached under it on November 5, 1740 to a crowd of 3,000 during the First Great Awakening. with George Washington's troops were drilled on the village green, within view, and Washington picnicked under the tree with Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, Lafayette. The 5,500 Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quercus Alba
''Quercus alba'', the white oak, is one of the preeminent hardwoods of eastern and central North America. It is a long-lived oak, native to eastern and central North America and found from Minnesota, Ontario, Quebec, and southern Maine south as far as northern Florida and eastern Texas. Specimens have been documented to be over 450 years old. Although called a white oak, it is very unusual to find an individual specimen with white bark; the usual colour is a light gray. The name comes from the colour of the finished wood. In the forest it can reach a magnificent height and in the open it develops into a massive broad-topped tree with large branches striking out at wide angles. Description ''Quercus alba'' typically reaches heights of at maturity, and its canopy can become quite massive as its lower branches are apt to extend far out laterally, parallel to the ground. Trees growing in a forest will become much taller than ones in an open area which develop to be short and mass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
