THE HISTORIC TREES OF MASSACHUSETTS 



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A MONG the towns in eastern Middlesex, just north of Boston, notably 

 Medford and Winchester, there are many beautiful trees of all kinds. 

 One of the most remarkable specimens is the elm near the railroad 

 station in Winchester. The Winchester Elm is not among the largest 

 of our famous trees, being only ten and a half feet in circumference, but 

 no more beautiful tree may be found in this section. It has adapted 

 itself to the conditions of our modern city streets and flourishes in the 



very center of 

 one of the main 

 t h oroughfares 

 of Winchester. 



THE HUBBARD ELM 



"D ETRACING 

 * our steps 

 from Berkshire 

 to the sea, the 

 last of the fam- 

 ous trees is also 

 one of the most 

 magnificent in 

 the whole col- 

 lection. Behold 

 an apple tfee 

 having the sin- 

 ews of an oak, 

 the spread of 

 an elm and a 

 crown surpass- 

 ing both in the 

 beauty of its 

 leaves and blos- 

 soms ! Imagine 

 it in full bloom, 

 its b 1 o s s oms 

 nearly the size 

 of wild roses, 

 its largest limbs 

 nearly six feet 

 in girth stretch- 

 ing out thirty 

 feet on every 

 side; its trunk 



ten feet in girth at the smallest part and fourteen and a half feet at the 

 ground. One envies those fortunate residents of Cape Cod who boast 

 that they played under this "umbrella tree" when children and climbed 

 in its branches. It stands on the estate of Mr. Livermore, of Marshfield 

 Hills, and is known to be more than one hundred years old, having been 

 planted by Stephen Sherman, who was a resident of Marshfield for nearly 

 ninety years. 



THE WINCHESTER ELM 



A "SPLENDID old wreck of an 

 elm" at North Andover, known 

 as the Hubbard Elm, is the peer of 

 Essex, and may be considered as 

 a strong contender for the title of 

 the largest elm now standing in 

 Massachusetts. Though hollow, it 

 commands the greatest admiration 

 and wonder, and its mighty abut- 

 ments stretch out for several feet 

 on all sides, as if inviting the be- 

 holder to step thereon and grasp 

 the deep-furrowed bark in a fond 

 embrace ! On the ground about the 

 tree lie several of the once power- 

 ful limbs in varying stages of decay 

 where they have fallen. The com- 

 plete picture produces in the ob- 

 server the keenest of emotions, and 

 he leaves it with regret, knowing 

 that the time will not be long dur- 

 ing which he may be permitted to 

 gaze upon so mighty an elm. The 

 circumference is 24 feet 5 inches at 

 breast height, and the tree is 98 

 feet high. The spread is not over 

 65 feet, probably a little more than 

 half of what it was before the beau- 

 tiful, long limbs fell to the ground. 



THE APPLE TREE AT MARSHFIELD HILLS 



