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Basking Ridge white oak
Basking Ridge white oak in May 2013
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SpeciesWhite oak (Quercus alba)
Coordinates40°42′24.5″N 74°32′56.5″W / 40.706806°N 74.549028°W / 40.706806; -74.549028
Date felledApril 26, 2017 (2017-04-26)

The Basking Ridge white oak (commonly known as the Old Oak Tree and the Holy Oak) was a white oak tree that stood in the churchyard of the Presbyterian Church in Basking Ridge, New Jersey.[1] The tree was over 600 years old and died in 2016, before being cut down in 2017.[2] It stood at 97 feet (30 meters) tall, and may have been the oldest white oak in the world.[3]

  1. ^ Barron, James. "A 600-Year-Old Oak Tree Finally Succumbs", The New York Times, October 16, 2016. Accessed February 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "NJ town mourns loss of 600-year-old tree". CBS News. September 18, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016. (video story)
  3. ^ Hickey, Magee. "Basking Ridge rallies behind 600-year-old white oak tree", WPIX, June 29, 2016. Accessed July 2, 2016.

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