Simsbury's Pinchot Sycamore is Connecticut's biggest tree, 200 to 300 years old, almost 28 feet in circumference and 104 feet tall. It is named for Gifford Pinchot, a Simsbury resident who was the
first head of the United States Forestry Service and founder of the Yale School of Forestry.
Pinchot is considered the father of conservation in the United States.
That tree reminds me of trees in Charleston, esp their special Angel Tree.
ReplyDeleteThat is something! Nice to have the man in the picture to give things the proper sense of scale.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous !
ReplyDeletenow that's an amazing tree! i love it!
ReplyDeleteI think Mr Pinchot would be thrilled with this ancient living memorial Jack.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this great photo and the info, Jack. I am amazed by the age and size of trees, especially when left alone by humans and insects and weather to just do their thing--grow and get holder.
ReplyDeleteI love the way it looks like a man with his arms outstretched.
ReplyDeleteHa! I had the exact same thought as Sharon - that tree looks like it's after a hug!
ReplyDeleteIt's a beauty, captured well.
ReplyDeleteOh, what an amazing tree!! And such a terrific capture -- as always!! Yep, I, too, love the outstretched arms!! I hope your new week is off to a great start!! Enjoy!!
ReplyDeleteHmmmmm. Long may it live.
ReplyDeleteBeen browsing your French photos, very cool. Conflans I know pretty well, not too far from V. either...
A tree with a name: that something new... and well deserved!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure Mr Pinchot would be thrilled to have this beauty named after him.
ReplyDeleteI love a nice dry red but there is nothing like a cold pint in a pub, Jack!
Not many trees get so exalted as to have names. This is a gorgeous specimen. There is a huge old oak tree in the area where I grew up - called the Major Oak. It is estimated to be between 800 and 1000 years old but its limbs now have to be held up by props, so big and heavy are they.
ReplyDeleteThat thing is huge, especially compared to the guy standing under it.
ReplyDeleteWow! What a fine tribute! That's an amazing tree.
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing that this tree has survived so long!
ReplyDeleteIt looks massive. I was familiar with his name through the story of the national parks.
ReplyDeleteWhat an unusual tree. Spectacular shape!
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