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I was able to get away today to search for, and find luckily, Some of
the trees inventoried in 1982 as possibly being from the time of
William Penn's arrival to the continent (1682)  We now know that most
of these trees were recognized for their size, and not necessarily
their actual age, but they are still interesting none the less.  Here
is what I found:

I first visited Springton Manor.  This park is the largest original
Penn Charter that has been preserved intact.  In 1704 this property
was purchased from William Penn and contained 10,000 acres.  In 1730
it was surveyed to contain over 8000 acres.  Most of this is now the
park and parts are still farmed.  On this site are the King and Queen
White Oaks.  The larger, the King, is:

20.6 x 74.0 x 99 for 345 points

The queen reigned in at
17.7 x 88.3 x 102

The next white oak was within a mile of the first two on Indian Run
Rd.  It measures 17.8 x 89.9 x 114   I don't think it is the originaloak that was
listed, as it seems too small compared to the 1982 cbh of 17' 5".  On
this site I found four additional white oaks that were over 15' cbh.
Local lore says the Native Americans used this circle of oaks as a
sacred space.  Don't know how true that is, but it is in the heart of
the Unami, Lenni Lenape tribe on the Brandywine river.

The next monster had the most vague directions, but luckily I knocked
on the door of a member of the Wallace land trust who led me directly
to the tree.  Although it only has two leaders alive, and is not long
for this world it measures  20.8 x 68 x 84

She also directed me to the next tree, A red Oak that measured
19.6 x 80.2 x 90

It was a good day.  Enjoy!!

Scott