Clinton Park Tree - Tonawanda, NY
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Rayman
N 43° 01.080 W 078° 52.914
17T E 672595 N 4764990
This tree in a small park is certified to be over 200 years old.
Waymark Code: WMZAZ
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 11/21/2006
Views: 63
Located in Clinton Park in Tonawanda, this tree is the largest bur oak in New York state measuring 220" in circumference. It is 82' high and has a 26' crown.
A plaque in front of the tree erected in 1976 reads as follows:
"The International Society of Arboriculture and the National Arborist Association jointly recognize this significant tree in this bicentennial year as having lived here during the American Revolutionary Period"
Since the park is so small, streets run all around it with on-street parking available.
Genus/Species: Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa)
Height: 82
Girth: 18
Method of obtaining height: Reliable source
Method of obtaining girth: Reliable source
Location type: Park
Age: 230
Walk time: 1
Historical significance: Not listed
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.
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