Big Tree Tour in Harford & Cecil Counties

Name: Big Tree Tour in Harford & Cecil Counties
Start: 2024-07-12T09:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-07-12T14:00:00-04:00
Location: Steppingstone Farm Museum

Schedule

Fri Jul 12 2024 at 09:00 am to 02:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Steppingstone Farm Museum | Havre De Grace, MD

Got a tape measure? Bring your extra-long one to size up these tree champions in Harford and Cecil Counties.
Join us for a driving tour to see these record-holding trees registered with the Maryland Big Tree Program. By using a formula developed by Maryland’s first state forester, Fred Besley, these trees are ranked by size and historical significance. Besley advocated for this record-keeping in 1925 and assigned a point value to “notable trees.” This system is now in use all over the US with the Maryland Big Tree Program managing our statewide tree records. If you’re curious about the math, the formula is tree circumference in inches + height in feet + ¼ of the average crown spread = total points. In addition to these trees’ remarkable size and age, we’ll learn about the significant historical events tied to their past.
We’ll start at Steppingstone Museum, following their Big Tree Guide for a walk around the property. From there we will drive through Susquehanna State Park, noting trees as we go, making our way to Deer Creek Friends Meeting House in Darlington. After a few more stops, we’ll check out the 15 registered trees at the Donaldson Brown Center in Port Deposit. Bring your lunch to eat under the trees there with a spectacular view of the Susquehanna River. When finished eating, we’ll make one more stop at Rodger’s Tavern Museum in Perryville. The museum will be open and we can walk the grounds and long pier out into the Susquehanna River.
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