Great Sycamores of The Northeast 06/22/06 11:33 AM
Robert Leverett

The following is a list of giant sycamores that I and other ENTS have measured in the New England and New York. This list includes trees with a circumference of at least 16 feet (approx. 5 feet through). Where I list the spread as unknown, we may have some measurements, but not enough to be confident.



MASSACHUSETTS

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Sunderland Sycamore, Sunderland, MA

 

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Pocumtock Sycamore, Old Deerfield, MA

 

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Hatfield Sycamore, Hatfield, MA

 

 

Location Circumference Height Avg Crown spread Maximum crown spread

Sunderland       25.0    111.2    141    151
Hatfield           24.1    118.2     122    132
Old Deerfield    21.8    122.2     110    120
Westfield         21.4    106.4     ???     ???
Harvard           20.0    90.2      ???     ???
West Sprfld      19.2    101.9    105    115
Amherst          18.7    101.3    ???      ???
Ashley            18.1    114.2     ???     ???
Egremont        17.7     117.5     ???     ???
Northampton   16.4     114.0     ???     ???
Westfield        16.1     113.3    ???     ???


CONNECTICUT

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Pinchot Sycamore, Simsbury, CT

Location Circumference Height Avg Crown spread Maximum crown spread

Simsbury          27.7    97.4    140    148
Simsbury          19.3    95.0 
Weatogue        17.4     91.8    ???    ???
Granby            19.0     72.0    ???    ???
Suffield           16.5     90.1    ???     ???
Suffield           16.3     95.5    ???     ???

NEW YORK


Pine Plains Sycamore Gallery

This is the great sycamore of Pine Plains, New York, with (from left to right) Jack Sobon, Paul Jost, Bob Van Pelt, and Bob Leverett around the base. The circumference is 26.2 feet, height 114 feet, average spread 144 feet. Oct 2001.  

Trip report Nov 2005
Pine Plains Sycamore 2006

 

Location Circumference Height Avg Crown spread Maximum crown spread

Bowdoin Park   27.0    110.0    141    135 (Howard Stoner) 
Pine Plains      26.5    114.7    140    147
Vanderbilt Estate 17.3 104.0    ???    ???
Vanderbilt Estate 16.4 136.1    ???    ??? 

Bob