From Matthies's book: "A willow, which became a favorite of Napoleon's, was planted on St. Helena by the Governor of the Island. Captain Sheffield of Fairfield once stopped at St. Helena and brought home several willow cuttings. One grew into a beautiful big tree which was blown down in a thundershower in 1901. The present willow came from a cutting of the Sheffield tree and is a grandchild of the St. Helena willow. It stands on the property of Egbert Hadley, Harbor Road, Southport."