Bloomer-Dailey House and Balmville Tree - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Balmville Tree was an old-growth eastern cottonwood growing at the intersection of River Road, Balmville Road and Commonwealth Avenue in Balmville, New York, a hamlet within the Town of Newburgh. It was the oldest tree of that species in the Eastern United States.Severo, Richard; August 14, 2003; New York Champion championtrees.org; retrieved August 14, 2006 (Text here is also found on plaques near the tree). Read more on Wikipedia
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