N.Y. State's largest Sugar Maple - Ontario, New York
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N 43° 15.373 W 077° 18.336
18T E 312853 N 4791848
N.Y. State's largest Sugar Maple on Ontario Center Road just North of Ontario, New York.
Waymark Code: WMGR5Q
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 04/03/2013
Views: 11
This landmark sugar maple is located at the Heritage Square Museum in Ontario, New York. The tree is right next to Ontario Center Road and is along a property boundary which is probably why it has been left untouched for so long. Measured on December 17, 1996 it has a girth of 17’ 10” circumference or 62” diameter at 4 1/2’, a height of 76 feet, and a spread of 79 feet. It is 368 years old.
Genus/Species: Sugar Maple (Acer Saccharum)
Height: 76
Girth: 18
Method of obtaining height: Reliable source
Method of obtaining girth: Reliable source
Location type: Other public property
Age: 368
Historical significance:
New York States largest Sugar Maple
Walk time: 0
Planter: Not listed
Website reference: Not listed
Parking coordinates: Not Listed
Photograpy coordinates: Not Listed
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Visit Instructions:
A closeup picture of your GPS receiver in your hand, with the tree in the background, is required. If the tree is on private property, this closeup photograph with the tree in the background may be taken from the nearest public vantage point without actually going to the tree.
The required photograph does not need to show the entire tree, but the individual tree must be recognizable.