THE HISTORIC TREES OF MASSACHUSETTS 



stands out conspicuously against the green 

 background of other trees. More marked 

 than any other particular feature is the 

 ponderous trunk. It reminds one of an 

 elephant. The girth at breast height is 

 20 feet, 6 inches, and it is very nearly uniform 

 to the dividing point, which comes at about 

 fifteen feet. 



Historically, the tree ranks with those of 

 Deerfield, although no battles are actually 

 known to have taken place in its immediate 

 vicinity. The train-band men used it as a 

 meeting place, and, by reason of their activi- 

 ties, placed it on record as a celebrated tree. 



Among the amusing questions asked by 

 the uninitiated of the present day is that of 

 the man who desired to know "who white- 

 washed the branches?" 



In connection with this locality two elms 

 are of interest on account of their great size. 

 They are standing, close together, near the 

 other end and on the opposite side of Main 

 street, and the larger of the two is nearly 

 equal in girth to the old buttonwood. 



