Linden Oak

Linden Oak
Photo of Linden Oak in May 2007
Linden Oak, May 2007
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SpeciesWhite oak (Quercus alba)
LocationNorth Bethesda, Maryland
Coordinates39°01′22″N 77°06′08″W / 39.0227679167°N 77.1022224444°W / 39.0227679167; -77.1022224444
Date seededc. 1718; 306 years ago (1718)[1]
Date felledJuly 18, 2023 (2023-07-18)[2]
CustodianMaryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission[1]

The Linden Oak was a large white oak tree in North Bethesda, Maryland, beside the junction of Rockville Pike and Rock Creek Park's Beach Drive.

Believed to have been seeded around 1718, the white oak was among the country's oldest. It was 97 feet (30 m) with a crown spread of 132 feet (40 m) when measured by the Maryland Big Tree Program in February 2008.[3] The tree died in 2022 and was removed in July 2023.[2]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference archives was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Lukert, Luke (July 18, 2023). "An oak standing since America's birth comes down after its death in Montgomery Co". WTOP News. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "Big Tree Champions of Maryland". Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved July 23, 2023.