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White Oak at Raoul Wallenberg Forest

Borough: Bronx
Community Board: 08
Designated: 1985

Tree Details

Species: White oak (Quercus alba)
Height: 87.74 Feet
Trunk Diameter 57 Inches
Average Canopy Spread 63.5 Feet

To find the white oak in Raoul Wallenberg Forest, take the trail that leaves Palisades Avenue .1 miles north of West 232nd Street. Hike 500 feet up to the dead trunk of the copper beech, then turn and walk 200 feet southeast. This white oak is associated with General U Thant, the Burmese diplomat who lived in Riverdale during his tenure as Secretary General of the United Nations from 1961 to 1971.

Location

Raoul Wallenberg Forest
Along the Palisades Avenue hiking trail

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