A sugar maple tree in New Hampshire that is considered one of the largest in the country has been cut down for safety reasonsKENSINGTON, N.H. -- A sugar maple tree that has watched over a New Hampshire home for more than 200 years and was one of the largest of its kind in the United States is coming down because of safety concerns. It has been recognized by the New Hampshire Big Tree Program and appears in the National Register of Champion Trees. It is considered the second largest sugar maple after one in Virginia, according to Rose Tileson, the manager of American Forests’ National Champion Trees program. Another big sugar maple dating back to the Revolutionary War was cut down in Vermont in 2019. It's too bad we have to take trees like this down but it gets to the point of a safety issue.”———This story has been corrected to report the sugar maple tree in New Hampshire was among the largest in the U.S., not the largest.

Source: ABC News April 05, 2021 23:13 UTC