FAMOUS TREES 55 



PENNSYLVANIA 



Powhatan Oak, at the Amos E. Ball Tree Place, 1 mile northwest 

 of Fredonia, Mercer County. This tree was grown from an acorn 

 from the Powhatan Oak at Jamestown, Va. 



Weeping Willow Tree, at the Amos E. Ball Tree Place, 1 mile 

 northwest of Fredonia, Mercer County. This tree was a cutting from 

 a weeping willow growing in Washington's garden at Mount Vernon, 

 which in turn was developed from a cutting from the weeping willow 

 at the grave of Napoleon at St. Helena. 



White Willows (Salix alba) in Fairhill near Philadelphia. Benja- 

 min Franklin has left us an interesting account of the introduction 

 into Pennsylvania of the white willow, from a sprout brought in on 

 a willow basket to Philadelphia. He gave the twig to Debby Norris, 

 who planted it on her father's estate, Fairhill. It took kindly to the 

 new environment and became the progenitor of the white willows in 

 the Northeastern States. 



RHODE ISLAND 



Napoleon Willow, Providence. A Napoleon willow was brought 

 from St. Helena about 1852 by a resident of Providence. When the 

 tree was well grown, he gave a cutting from it to a relative in Wiscon- 

 sin, and later transplanted back to Providence a cutting from the 

 Wisconsin tree. (See Napoleon WHIoav, Madison, Wis., "pp. 65-66.) 



VIRGINIA 



Washington Horsechestnut, on the corner of Charles and Fauquier 

 Streets, Fredericksburg. This is the sole survivor of the 13 horse- 

 chestnuts planted by George Washington in 1782, on the estate of his 

 sister. Betty, to honor the original 13 States of the Union. Scions 

 have been taken from this tree at various times. 



Onancock Cork Oak (Quercus suber), a few yards from the beauti- 

 ful winding Onancock River. This is one of several trees of Q. saber 

 smuggled out of Spain in 1847. Of the two planted at Cokesbury, in 

 Accomac County, one died, as did one set in North Carolina. Except 

 for one known to be in Cordele, Ga. (p. 76), this is thought to be 

 the only cork oak in eastern North America. 



Black Walnut Tree at Mount Vernon, from which walnuts have 

 been taken for planting by Boy Scouts all over the country as me- 

 morial trees to George Washington. 



Black Walnut Tree in Arlington Cemetery, formerly the Lee estate, 

 from which walnuts have been taken for planting by Boy Scouts all 

 over the country as memorial trees to Robert E. Lee. 



Black Walnut Trees at Monticello, estate of Thomas Jefferson, from 

 which walnuts have been taken for planting by Boy Scouts all over 

 the country, as memorial trees to Thomas Jefferson. At the same 

 time that black walnuts were being distributed by Boy Scouts, nuts 

 from Mount Vernon, Arlington, and Monticello, were sent to most 

 State capitols of the United States and to more than fifty American 

 embassies for planting. 



WISCONSIN 



Napoleon Willow, Madison. On the shore of Lake Mendota, a row 

 of handsome willows grown from cuttings brought from the grave 



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