Basking Ridge white oak
White oak in Basking Ridge, New Jersey
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The Basking Ridge white oak (also known as the Holy Oak) was a white oak tree that stood in the churchyard of the Presbyterian Church in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. The tree was over 600 years old and died in 2016, before being cut down in 2017. It stood at 97 feet (30 meters) tall, and may have been the oldest white oak in the world.
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