Manor Township in Millersville in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Giant Bur Oak
Champion Oak PA. Tree Comm. 1985
Photographed by William Pope, August 10, 2025
1. The Giant Burr Oak Marker
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Buckwalter's Manor Oak Farm
Lancaster County, PA
Girth 18 3/4' Height 90' Spread 109'
Age estimated at 300 Yrs.
Isaac Z. Buckwalter
August 2, 1985
Erected 1985 by Isaac Z. Buckwalter.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Horticulture & Forestry.
Location. 39° 59.631′ N, 76° 22.276′ W. Marker is in Millersville, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is in Manor Township. It can be reached from Letort Road west of Sun Lane, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 185 Letort Road, Millersville PA 17551, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, and in the Susquehanna Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Sycamore (approx. 0.8 miles away); Japanese Flowering Cherries (approx. 0.8 miles away); Saucer Magnolia (approx. 0.9 miles away); Dutcher Hall (approx. 0.9 miles away); Founders of Millersville University (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Pond (approx. 0.9 miles away); Biemesderfer Center [Old Library] (approx. 0.9 miles away); Southern Magnolia (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Millersville.
More about this marker. This marker is on private property and owner requests no trespassing please.
Regarding The Giant Bur Oak. This tree was named the Champion Oak Tree by the Pennsylvania Forestry Association Champion Tree Program in 1985.
The tree is scheduled to be cut down August 12, 2025.
Also see . . . Bur Oak.
This tree is currently the Pennsylvania champion Burr Oak.(Submitted on August 11, 2025, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania.)
In 1985 this trees trunk circumference was 222 inches; in 2008, 249 inches; in 2019, 259 inches (pabigtrees.com).
The trees height was 96 feet in 2019 (comparedto 98 in 1985). Its spread was 126 feet in 2019 (compared to 106 in 1985).Photographed by William Pope, August 10, 20252. The Giant Bur Oak Marker
Photographed by William Pope, August 10, 2025
3. The Giant Bur Oak Marker
Photographed by William Pope
4. The Giant Bur Oak Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2025, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 169 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 11, 2025, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
