A Remarkable American sycamore
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| Common Name: American sycamore | |
| Scientific
name: Platanus occidentalis
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Category:
Historic tree
Notes: This tree grows at the Booker T. Washington National Monument (birthplace) near Hardy, Virginia. Althought the tree was not present during B.T. Washington's lifetime, it is a likely descendent of a tree that was present, and seedlings grown from this tree are sold by American Forest's historic tree nursery. |
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| Nominator: Timothy Sims | |
| Location of Tree | |
County/City:
Franklin |
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