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Brian Kane: Saving the Buttonball The American sycamore tree commonly known as the Buttonball Tree in Sunderland on North Main Street. Staff Photo/Paul Franz Published: 4/27/2021 10:36:04 AM Saving the Buttonball Regarding the update on April 19 about road and sidewalk construction on North Main Street in Sunderland (“Metal fence proposed to protect 400-year-old Buttonball Tree),” the metal fence is entirely inadequate. The fence is movable, not fixed in the ground; it doesn’t encircle the critical root zone of the tree, it just runs parallel to the road; there are no signs to indica...

Metal fence proposed to protect 400-year-old Buttonball Tree in Sunderland A plaque recognizes the Buttonball Tree on North Main Street (Route 47) in Sunderland as having been alive when the U.S. Constitution was signed. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ The existing sidewalk past the Buttonball Tree on North Main Street (Route 47) in Sunderland. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ The historic Buttonball Tree on North Main Street in Sunderland. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ The Buttonball Tree on North Main Street (Route 47) in Sunderland, an American sycamore, dwarfs other full-grown trees around it. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRA...

Metal fence proposed to protect 400-year-old Buttonball Tree in Sunderland A plaque recognizes the Buttonball Tree on North Main Street (Route 47) in Sunderland as having been alive when the United States Constitution was signed. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ The existing sidewalk past the Buttonball Tree on North Main Street (Route 47) in Sunderland. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ The historic Buttonball Tree on North Main Street in Sunderland. The Buttonball Tree on North Main Street (Route 47) in Sunderland, an American sycamore, dwarfs other full-grown trees around it. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ Related st...

With road reconstruction on horizon, citizens concerned about future of Sunderland’s Buttonball Tree In the wake of an upcoming road reconstruction project on North Main Street in Sunderland, citizens have expressed concerns about the future of the American sycamore tree commonly known as the Buttonball Tree, which is believed to be roughly 400 years old. Town Administrator Geoff Kravitz says the historic tree is not coming down and no roots will be cut. Staff Photo/Paul Franz The historic Buttonball Tree on North Main Street in Sunderland dwarfs other full-grown trees around it. Staff Pho...

With road reconstruction on horizon, citizens concerned about future of Sunderland’s Buttonball Tree In the wake of an upcoming road reconstruction project on North Main Street in Sunderland, citizens have expressed concerns about the future of the American sycamore tree commonly known as the Buttonball Tree, which is believed to be roughly 400 years old. Town Administrator Geoff Kravitz says the historic tree is not coming down and no roots will be cut. Staff Photo/Paul Franz The historic Buttonball Tree on North Main Street in Sunderland dwarfs other full-grown trees around it. Staff Pho...