Correction: Big Tree-No More story
April 6, 2021
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KENSINGTON, N.H. (AP) In a story April 5, 2021, about a sugar maple tree being removed, The Associated Press misspelled the name of the manager of American Forests’ National Champion Trees program. It should be Rose Tileston, not Rose Tileson. This story also clarifies that Braxton should be Buxton on second reference. Janet Buxton s name was spelled correctly on first reference. Newsletter Signups
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 United States is coming down because of safety concerns.
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.
One of the country s largest sugar maples removed for safety
The tree in Kensington, N.H., believed to be planted in the late 1700s, had recently been battered by wind storms
Credit: AP
Micum Davis is suspended in the air while working to cut down a sugar maple tree, in Kensington, N.H., Monday, April 5, 2021. The 100-foot-tall tree, believed planted in the late 1700s, was cut down for safety reasons. (AP Photo/Michael Casey) Author: Gabrielle Mannino (NEWS CENTER Maine), MICHAEL CASEY (Associated Press) Published: 8:16 AM EDT April 6, 2021 Updated: 9:06 AM EDT April 6, 2021
KENSINGTON, N.H. A sugar maple tree in New Hampshire that is considered one of the largest in the country has been cut down for safety reasons.
Micum Davis is suspended in the air while working to cut down a sugar maple tree, in Kensington, N.H., Monday, April 5, 2021. The 100-foot-tall tree, believed planted in the late 1700s, was cut down for safety reasons. (AP Photo/Michael Casey)
KENSINGTON, N.H. In a story April 5, 2021, about a sugar maple tree being removed, The Associated Press misspelled the name of the manager of American Forests’ National Champion Trees program. It should be Rose Tileston, not Rose Tileson. This story also clarifies that Braxton should be Buxton on second reference. Janet Buxton s name was spelled correctly on first reference.