See Which North Jersey Trees Made The State's Historic Registry [Interactive Map]
A short list of old-growth trees on the NJ Department of Environmental Protection's 'Champion Trees' Register.
Believe it or not, North Jersey is dotted with centuries-old trees as high as 10-story buildings. As communities across the state celebrate Arbor Day Friday, above are some old-growth trees that made the state's 'Champion Trees' Register. On the catalogue is a 309-year-old red oak in Wyckoff — the largest of its kind in the state — and a 388-year-old tree in Madison that is likely the biggest white ash in the United States, Evan Dilluvio, a forester with the state Forest Service's Community Forestry Program told the Star-Ledger. The register, maintained by the division of Parks and Forestry, is updated through 2011. One tree that hasn't yet made the list is a nearly 600-year-old white oak in the cemetery of the Presbyterian Church of …
Mr. Tom Fox
11:09 pm on Monday, April 29, 2013
One old tree that needs to be looked at to see if it makes the registry is located in the Township of Pequannock. It is a Beech tree with a circumference in the high 20 foot range that is located in the cemetary located directly across from the Municipal building. That tree is HUGE>>>> and many of the graves around it are from the Revolutionary War period. more ›