New England's Championship Hemlock
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briansnat
N 42° 16.247 W 072° 36.936
18T E 696636 N 4682594
Hemlocks grow to an average height of 70 feet with a circumference of 3 feet. This behemoth is 125 feet tall and 15 feet in circumference and is estimated to be 270 years old
Waymark Code: WM4JGT
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 08/31/2008
Views: 51
Championship status is determined through height, circumference and crown size measurements. Though there are taller hemlocks than this one in NE, this is considered the championship tree thanks to a combination of all three factors.
Genus/Species: Hemlock
Height: 125
Girth: 15
Method of obtaining height: Reliable source
Method of obtaining girth: Reliable source
Location type: Park
Age: 270
Walk time: 2
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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