THE PINCHOT SYCAMORE

 
Simsbury, CT - You probably asked yourself, “Self, I wonder what is the largest tree in Connecticut?” Well let me tell you, it is the Pinchot Sycamore; the circumference is 23 feet 7 inches and that was in 1978. The tree was named for Gifford Pinchot, co-founder of the Yale School of Forestry, first chief of the US Forestry Service and Conservation adviser to Teddy Roosevelt. Mr. Pinchot lived from 1865 – 1946