Watch A 600-Year-Old White Oak Tree, The Oldest In America, Get Cut Down - Photo Gallery

Watch A 600-Year-Old White Oak Tree, The Oldest In America, Get Cut Down

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The white oak tree in Basking Ridge on Friday, April 21, 2017 (AP) — The white oak tree in Basking Ridge on Friday, April 21, 2017 (AP)
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Rob Gilles works to remove an oak tree in Basking Ridge, N.J., Monday, April 24, 2017 (AP) — Rob Gilles works to remove an oak tree in Basking Ridge, N.J., Monday, April 24, 2017 (AP)
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Cables support a limb of the 600-year-old white oak in Basking Ridge on Friday, April 21, 2017 (AP) — Cables support a limb of the 600-year-old white oak in Basking Ridge on Friday, April 21, 2017 (AP)
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Keith Keiling, right, and his brother Bobby Keiling set up a support beam to hold up a limb of a 600-year-old white oak tree on the grounds of Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church on April 21, 2017 (AP) — Keith Keiling, right, and his brother Bobby Keiling set up a support beam to hold up a limb of a 600-year-old white oak tree on the grounds of Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church on April 21, 2017 (AP)
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A 2006 photo of the tree (Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church via AP) — A 2006 photo of the tree (Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church via AP)
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A 20-foot tree, grown from an acorn of the 600-year-old white oak, was removed from the Union County College campus (NJ Advance Media via AP) — A 20-foot tree, grown from an acorn of the 600-year-old white oak, was removed from the Union County College campus (NJ Advance Media via AP)
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The white oak tree in Basking Ridge on April 11, 2017 (NJ Advance Media via AP) — The white oak tree in Basking Ridge on April 11, 2017 (NJ Advance Media via AP)
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