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The other day I was invited to visit the remnant of an old estate in
Bryn Mawr Pa.  Bryn Mawr was originally settled by Welsh Quakers in
the 1680's.   Although the trees don't date to that time, the wealthy
farmers did collect plants, as was the custom in the mid 1800's.  This
site is whats left of a much larger estate.  18 acres of the remaining
estate are in conservancy with Natural Lands Trust.

The first tree to catch your eye is a huge Willow Oak (Quercus
phellos)  This tree measures 18.9 x 108.3 x 75 for 353 points.  This
is the largest single stem
willow oak in Pa.

http://www.pabigtrees.com/trees/images/trees by county/montgomery/pictures/300 cooperstown rd/300 cooperstown rd willow oak full 09 small.jpg 

The second tree is the second place Overcup Oak (Quercus lyrata) in
the state.  It is 15.6 x 95.9 x 108     27 points behind the champion down the street in
Bala Cynwyd.

http://www.pabigtrees.com/trees/images/trees by county/montgomery/pictures/300 cooperstown rd/300 cooperstown rd overcup oak 09 small.jpg 

There is a white oak and a yellow oak in the vicinity of similar
size.  The next tree we came to was a decent persimmon.  Not a
champion, but worth noting.
3.6 x 59.7 x 52

http://www.pabigtrees.com/trees/images/trees by county/montgomery/pictures/300 cooperstown rd/300 cooperstown rd persimmon 09 small.jpg

The next specimen on this fine property is a Yellow Buckeye (Aesculus
flava)  It weighed in at 12.6 x 87.7 x 72 for third place in Pa.

http://www.pabigtrees.com/trees/images/trees by county/montgomery/pictures/300 cooperstown rd/300 cooperstown rd yellow buckeye 09 small.jpg

Finally a rare specimen from the west coast, and the only one of it's
kind growing in Pa, and maybe on the east coast?? Anyone know of a
Sugar Pine growing anywhere??  Pinus lambertiana. 11.4 x 95.2 x 77

http://www.pabigtrees.com/trees/images/trees by county/montgomery/pictures/300 cooperstown rd/300 cooperstown rd sugar pine 1 09 small.jpg

The site also had smaller specimens of Tilia cordata, Tilia
petiolaris, Tsuga carolina, Tsuga canadensis, Beech, Chinese chestnut,
kousa dogwood, white birch.... and two remnants of old nurseries.

The estate was cut up in the 1920's, so I hope to meet the neighbors
and see what made the cut.

Scott