Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 106, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 May 1920 — “HALL OF FAME FOR TREES” IS LATEST [ARTICLE]

“HALL OF FAME FOR TREES” IS LATEST

Controversy Over Elm In Indiana' Causes Forestry Bureau’s FB* ■' Action. -- . - • < —• . * I A “Hall of Fame for Trees” has j been inagurated by American Forestry association for the recognitton of famous trees and the location of the Isrg- ; est shade tree tn the United States. I An elm at Huntington, Ind.,,long I has been regarded as the largest shade tree in the country. This claim, of 1 course, excludes the redwoods of California.- ' Now comes Dumont Kennedy of Crawfordsville, Ind., with a picture of a tree on his property and the suggestion that it is larger than the tree at Huntington. This tree has a spread of 90 feet, while the Huntington elm hasa.spreed Of only 76 feet. A tree at Framingham, Mass., also makes claim to being the largest. Charles Lathrop Pack, president of the American Forestry association, says: “We wants complete list of famous trees. There is the Liberty tree on the campus of St. John's college at Annapolis, underwhich a treaty with the Indians was signed In 1652. The experts tell us this tree is close ,to 800 years old. “We all know of the William Penn treaty tree, beneath which Washing-, ton took command of the continental army. At Oberlin, 0., is the elm.on the corner of the campus under which : was th€ first log house in which Oberlin college was founded. ; 4 “The American Forestry association has fisted many famous trees, but It wants the list complete. If there Is a famous tree in your town the association wants to know about IL”