Photos
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Photo courtesy of Connecticut State Library
Photo by Unknown (Jan 1, 1935)
Identity
Scientific NamePlatanus occidentalis
Common NameSycamore
Nickname“Glebe House Sycamore”
TownWoodbury
ID225937
AliveNo — this tree is dead
Measurements
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Location
AddressCT
Remarks
From Matthies: "This very large, old sycamore without a doubt nodded its approval of the selection of Samuel Seabury as the first Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in America, which took place in the Glebe House in 1783."
Notes
This is a historic tree.
This is a tree noted in Matthies' book.