The ancient SALEM OAK, the community's pride, stands within the cemetery, near the main entrance. John Fenwick sat beneath its branches when he bartered with the Indians for the Salem territory. Its age has been variously estimated at from 500 to 900 years. Robert Burdette, the humorist, judge that "Salem Oak is 4 years older than the Atlantic Ocean." Cared for by the Society of Friends, the tree is in excellent condition, and its acorns are collected each year to fill requests from all parts of the world. When last measured the oak was 80 feet high with the maximum circumference of more than 30 feet. - New Jersey: A Guide To Its Present and Past, 1939, Salem section, pg. 396
The Salem Oak continues to live and thrive. It continues to be the pride of the city.