OTHER WELL-KNOWN TREES 



is the Baldwin Maple at North Wilbraham; 

 the largest of all is a chestnut 22 feet in girth 

 standing on the land of Addison Bennett 

 about a mile and a half south of North 

 Wilbraham on the Glendale road; and the 

 one tree on the list that most nearly 

 approaches the historic is the "mile tree" 

 at Wilbraham Green, where, in times past, 

 the men of the locality were assembled 

 for military training. There is a big elm 

 in town and several old oaks, a very old 

 hickory and two notable apple trees. One 

 of the latter is the so-called Hancock Green- 

 ing. The family whose house stood by this 

 ancient tree claims descent from the brother 

 of Governor John Hancock. 



Worcester County 



Passing on to the middle of the state we 

 find two very old elms, each of which has 

 laid claim to the title of Central Tree. A 

 glance at the map will show that the geo- 

 graphical center of the state lies somewhere 

 within the confines of the townships of Rut- 

 land and Paxton, and, as the two elms are 



