Caumsett State Park Oldest Black Oak Tree
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chstress53
N 40° 55.284 W 073° 26.602
18T E 631072 N 4531198
On Long Island, the search for the oldest surviving forest fragment is far from complete, but this waymark documents an exceptional tree, at Caumsett State Park . The tree provides a rare example of collective endurance.
Waymark Code: WMD95
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 05/22/2006
Views: 195
This tree is a dying black oak located in Lloyd Neck that measures nearly seven feet in diameter. Writer Christopher Morley once called it "the largest vegetable in the East
Genus/Species: Black Oak
Height: 52
Girth: 7
Method of obtaining height: Reliable source
Method of obtaining girth: Reliable source
Location type: Park
Age: 556
Historical significance: Not listed
Planter: Not listed
Website reference: Not listed
Parking coordinates: Not Listed
Walk time: 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.