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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



"HALL OF FAME" FOR TREES 



George Washington tied his 

 horse to a ring in this tree in 

 front of the Timothy Ball 

 House at Maplewood, New 

 Jersey, according to the data 

 sent the American Forestry 

 Association by Frank J. Par- 

 sons, who nominates the wal- 

 nut for a place in the Hall 

 of Fame. This tree is said to 

 have been planted at the time 

 the Timothy Ball house was 

 built in 1743. When visiting 

 his cousins, the Balls, General 

 Washington is said to have 

 frequently hitched his horse 

 to an iron ring which for 

 many years was attached to 

 the tree. Old residents now 

 living recall this ring. The 

 Rev. George W. Clark, a 



great-grand-son of Timothy 

 Ball, in his book, "Struggles 

 and Triumphs of a Long Life," 

 refers to the old tree as fol- 

 lows: "When I was a boy, 

 in 1849, the tree was then of 

 tremendous size and the rec- 

 ords of the times tell of a 

 ring to which the horse was 

 tied. This tree was used as 

 a dividing line by the con- 

 gregations of the Presbyteri- 

 an Churches of Orange and 

 Springfield, it being approxi- 

 mately three and a half miles 

 from each church. Those on 

 the South side were expected 

 to attend the Springfield 

 Church and those on the 

 North side the Orange 

 Church." 



This white oak is nominated for a place in the Hall of Fame of the American Forestry Association because it is more 

 than 250 years old and is a tree "without a heart." The tree is on the estate of Carl O. Hedstrom at Portland, Connecticut, 

 and the trunk is hollow. _ This hollow trunk has been filled in and the tree is as good as ever, says N. A. Millane, who 

 nominates it for a place in the Hall of Fame. In excavating the trunk of the tree a bottle was found in which was a man's 

 name and address showing the tree's great age. 



