One of largest trees in the US cut down
AP, KENSINGTON, New Hampshire
A sugar maple tree that has watched over a New Hampshire home for more than 200 years and was one of the largest of its kind in the US has been cut down because of safety concerns.
As a small crowd looked on, arborist Micum Davis on Monday started trimming the crown of the tree in Kensington, with the goal of taking it apart by the end of the day.
Given the tree had a crown stretching 30m across, a diameter of more than 2m and stands 30m tall, the job required a crane to haul away branches as Davis cut them off with a chainsaw.