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Title
This giant oak tree is located on the William Penn Highway, near Maxatawny, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It is 400 years old and the circumference of its trunk is more than 20 feet. Its diameter is 7 feet, 4 inches. Its height is 81 feet and it has a limb spread of 80 feet. The aged tree is now receiving the attention of tree specialists, who give it at least another century of life
Creator
Metcalf, Woodbridge
Photographer
Date Created and/or Issued
1925
Contributing Institution
UC Berkeley, Bioscience & Natural Resources Library
Collection
Fritz-Metcalf Photograph Collection
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Description
Location: average distance
Identification: exact ground location unclear, appears unknowable
Group picture, names unknown
Type
image
Identifier
fritz_metcalf-3140
Subject
Quercus sp
Pennsylvania
Quercus sp. - Notable
Pennsylvania
Place
Pennsylvania

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