What might be the oldest tree in Salisbury? The oldest five?
The answers to this question will be based on input from townspeople, tree experts, hunters, landowners, hikers, etc. If you have an idea or speculation, please share it. We welcome all your input or thoughts on this. contact@salisburyhistoricalsociety.org
- Number one is likely the Sugar Maple located at 70 Franklin Road. It measures over 15 3/4″ feet round and makes it one of the largest in the county. It originally had a center section that was lost, hence it is not as tall as it could have been, but it did grow quite wide at a 61-foot span. It sits next to a house dated 260 years in age and is likely just about or over 300 years old.
- The owners of the property at 124 South Road were once informed that their Black Locust was the third oldest tree in Salisbury.
- The large tree at the entrance of the graveyard behind the Baptist Meeting House (Salisbury Historical Society) deserves some consideration as well.
- There is a large Champion yellow birch tree on record with the state however to date we are not sure where it is located. To be continued!