Kinnelon in Morris County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Butternut Tree

Juglans Cinerea

By Don Morfe, December 8, 2015

1. The Butternut Tree Marker

Inscription. Oldest and largest known tree of its species in New Jersey. Stands on site of 18th century Mead Farm. Hull, nuts, and bark traditionally used by Indians and Colonists.

Erected 1978 by Morris County Heritage Commission.

Location. 41° 0.167′ N, 74° 21.521′ W. Marker is in Kinnelon, New Jersey, in Morris County. Marker is at the intersection of Kinnelon Road and Patterson Hamburg Turnpike (US 23) on Kinnelon Road. Touch for map. The marker is behind a bank near the parking lot. Marker is in this post office area: Butler NJ 07405, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Morris County (approx. 0.8 miles away); Butler Railroad Station (approx. 0.9 miles away); American Hard Rubber Company (approx. one mile away); Park Place Veterans Park (approx. one mile away); Great Charlotteburg Furnace Tract (approx. 1.8 miles away); Fredericks House (approx. 2 miles away); Federal Hill Historic Site (approx. 2½ miles away); Slater’s Mill (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kinnelon.

Categories. • Colonial Era • Horticulture & Forestry • Native Americans •

The Butternut Tree image. Click for full size.

By Don Morfe, December 8, 2015

2. The Butternut Tree

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on December 13, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 172 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 13, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.