Bob,
It was a chestnut oak called the Spencer
Oak.
According to the Suffield, CT web site it was 325+ years old and once
stood on the west side of N.Stone Rd. The town's
tree warden, the President of the Suffield Garden Club and a tree
expert serve on a committee to administer the Helena Bailey Spencer
Tree Fund. The web site said the fund is now used to replant trees in
town. The web site list Anita Wardell (860) 668-1477 e-mail
[email protected]. Town tree warden Ron Vidal. Suffield Garden Club
president Gretchen Westhoven.
I can try and
contact one of them but you would get a better response about the
present condition of the tree and possible chance to visit it.
I forgot to list the 2 caches I placed in Robinson
State Park after the hike we took with you last fall to measure the
tulip trees.
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From: Bob <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sun, October 11, 2009 10:05:01 PM
Subject: [ENTS] Re: Pinchot sycamore
Sam
What species of tree is the one off North Stone Road?
Bob
Sent from my iPhone
On Oct 11, 2009, at 11:16 AM, Sam Goodwin <[email protected]> wrote:
Bob,
>along with a love of almost everything outdoors, I do a sport called
>Geocaching. I have caches based on most of the champion trees in the
>area. Pinchot sycamore, Granby oak, a tree in Avon, CT that I have to
>revisit, Mt. Tom hemlock, copper beech in Northampton and the
>Sunderland sycamore. I have been thinking of doing a cache based on the
>2 trees at the new courthouse in Springfield. One I would like to
>revisit is a huge tree in Suffield, CT off North Stone Road near the
>CT/MA border. Years ago there was a parking area near it and you could
>walk to the tree. For unknown reasons, (at least to me), its now posted
>no trespassing. Sam
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From: Bob <[email protected]>
>To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
>Sent: Sun, October 11, 2009 7:45:16 AM
>Subject: [ENTS] Re: Pinchot sycamore
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>Sam
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> I would have loved to have seen that. What other great Connectict trees
> do you visit?
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>Bob
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>Sent from my iPhone
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>On Oct 11, 2009, at 6:53 AM, Sam Goodwin <[email protected]> wrote:
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>One of the most amazing scenes I have seen was coming home one foggy night
>after a ice storm. I was driving on Nod Road
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>>towards
>>the tree and with the lights they have on, the fog and ice it was awe
>>inspiring. Even if I had a camera with me I don't think I could
>>capture the moment. Sam Goodwin
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