THE HISTORIC TREES OF MASSACHUSETTS 



It stretches its branches part way across Main 

 street, where its green foliage may be seen in 

 summer for a long distance as one approaches 

 in either direction on the busy thoroughfare. 



Its dimensions are surprising and grati- 

 fying height 102 feet, spread 112 feet, 

 circumference at breast height, 19 feet, 9 

 inches. At five feet from the ground the 

 circumference is a little over twenty feet, 

 which, to some authorities, would mean more 

 than the breast height measurement. Dr. 

 Oliver Wendell Holmes would concede that 

 this, in truth, constituted an exceptional elm. 

 The tree has suffered severely from pruning, 

 but is still sending out an abundance of 

 foliage, and has the appearance of possessing 

 great strength and durability. 



Within a radius of a few miles from this 

 point are three other trees which deserve 

 mention here. One is the finest specimen 

 of the hackberry that the writer has ever 

 seen in New England. It stands, unfortu- 

 nately, in an inconspicuous place, shut off 

 from view by buildings, so that a good 

 photograph is extremely difficult to obtain. 



