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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.
The Largest Sugar Maple is Set to Be Taken Down this Week in NH
In Kensington, NH, the champion sugar maple has seen some things as it’s been around for nearly 250 years, according to unionleader.com.
The tree is reportedly the largest sugar maple in New Hampshire and it was declared the largest sugar maple in the U.S. by the National Register of Champion Trees, the news article stated.
This tree, along with a second sugar maple, was reportedly planted in 1780, the Union Leader said. While this tree has been around through the Revolutionary War, World War I, the Great Depression, World War II, and now the great pandemic of 2020, due to safety reasons, it must come down, the news site noted.