FAMOUS TREES 85 



to the report made by the American Genetic Association in con- 

 nection with its 1915 tree contest (6, 54). 



The Rugg Elm, or Gates Elm, at Framingham (83, excerpt; 84, 

 pp. 8-12), appears to be a rival of the Wethersfield Elm in size and 

 age if not in reputation. (Compare with The Great Elm, at Wethers- 

 field, Conn.) It has been said of the Rugg Elm: "If, indeed, 

 it is a single tree and not two trees springing from a common root 

 system, it is without doubt the largest elm to be found any- 

 where in New England." Records of its dimensions give its cir- 

 cumference as 25 y 2 feet where the trunk divides and as 28*4 to 30 

 feet at the base, its height as 70 feet, its branch spread as 145 feet, 

 and its age as between 300 and 400 years. 



Beeman Oak, Lancaster, a large red oak, has a circumference of 

 20 feet, a height of 75 feet, and a branch spread of 90 feet. (See 

 Trees associated with the building of the Nation, p. 30.) 



Waverley Oaks, along Beaver Branch, at Waverley (10, v. 28, p. 

 551) , must have been sizable trees when the Norsemen and the Indians 

 were rivals for the possession of this region. (See Trees associated 

 particularly with writers and literature, pp. 48-49.) 



At Concord, near the famous monument, there is a willow whose 

 circumference is 22 feet at breast height, its height 43 feet, and its 

 branch spread 63 feet, according to Simmons (84, pp. 8-12) . 



MINNESOTA 



The largest white pine tree in nine States of the Central West, 

 according to the News-Tribune, Duluth, stands near Pike Bay west 

 of Cass Lake. It is 130 feet high and 14 feet in circumference, has 

 a volume of 5,960 board feet, and is more than 400 years old. This 

 tree was reported by E. L. Besley, executive assistant, Chippewa 

 National Forest, (fig. 40.) 



MISSISSIPPI 



"A live oak grove of surpassing beauty, 10 miles west of Ocean 

 Springs (89) , is reported by Mrs. James R. Leavell, of Chicago, as on 

 her place at Doonegate. Speaking of the Doonegate live oaks, Presi- 

 dent Stephens, of Southwestern Louisiana Institute, says : 



The splendid live oak groves, avenues, and individual trees to be found in 

 and near Ocean Springs and Biloxi, Miss., are worthy of a place along with 

 the best we have in Louisiana. 



The Confederate Tree, a red oak which stands on North Lamar 

 Street in Oxford, is claimed to be among the largest and oldest 

 trees of its kind in the South. Its trunk is about 15 feet in cir- 

 cumference, and its branches shade an area approximately 600 square 

 yards in extent. (See Trees associated with the building of the 

 Nation, p. 31.) 



MISSOURI 



A soft maple at Warrensburg, with a circumference of a little 

 over 13 feet at 3 feet from the ground, was reported by the American 

 Genetic Association in September 1915 (6, 54). 



Big Oak (Quercus macrocarpa) in Mississippi County, 2 miles 

 from the river, measured about 20 feet in circumference in 1932. 

 This tree stands out among surrounding trees, mostly hickories, 

 being noticeably taller, and its crown is thick and spreading. This 



