Politics & Government
Historic, Massive Tree Felled By Storm In Chester County
The stately tree was several hundred years oak and soared 74 feet into the air.
WEST CALN TOWNSHIP, PA — A massive and historic tree in Chester County was felled by the powerful storm that whipped through the region on Wednesday night, officials said.
The black oak, also known as quercus velutina, had stood rooted in West Caln Township's Layton Park for several hundred years.
The 74-foot high tree measured 16 feet in circumference, while its canopy spread some 110 feet by 124 feet, the township's Board of Supervisors says.
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The PA Champion Tree program says the oak is the ninth tallest ever recorded in Pennsylvania and the third tallest in Chester County.
The tree has its own page and listing on the PA Champion Tree website.
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The county's largest black oak is 110 feet tall and stands at 4 Lapp Road in Malvern.
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