The Wye Oak at Wye Mills, Maryland was believed to have germinated in the 1500’s! The Wye Oak held the title of the largest white oak in the United States since the American Forestry Association began it’s contest in 1940! On June 6, 2002 the Wye Oak’s massive trunk collapsed during a severe thunderstorm! Facts: dnr.Maryland.gov. This Talbot Historical Society Collection photo was taken shortly after it had fallen!
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Carol Bilek says
Readers may be interested to know that a true clone of the original Old Wye Oak was planted in the same place and has already grown to about 25 feet. Behind that young tree, in a special covered pavilion, is a huge chunk of the original tree’s trunk. Standing next to it, one gets a sense of just how enormous the Old Oak was.