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Henry Keney Tulip
Photo by Marty Aligata (May 23, 2025)
Identity
Scientific NameLiriodendron tulipifera
Common NameTulip Tree
Nickname“Henry Keney Tulip”
TownHartford
ID226920
AliveYes
Measurements
Points280
Circumference146 in
Height120 ft
Average Spread55 ft
Report
Nominated byMarty Aligata and John Kehoe
(Mar 12, 2025)
(Mar 12, 2025)
Measured byMarty Aligata and Bill Gleason
(May 23, 2025)
(May 23, 2025)
Location
Lat / Long41.790856, -72.689881
AddressKeney Park, Hartford CT
DirectionsThis tree is located in the Patricia Kelly Tulip Grove.
Remarks
This tree is named for Henry Keney. According to the National Park Service's website, "In 1893, patriarch of one of Hartford’s most prominent families, Henry Keney, gifted 533 acres of land to the city, with the only requirement being the land be used as a park." (https://www.nps.gov/places/keney-park.htm)