There are claims about #AmericanSycamore #Platanus_occidentalis with much *much* larger trunks include one described by, of all people, #GeorgeWashington from what would later become #PointPleasant #WestVirginia (yes, the #Mothman town…) with a trunk circumference of 44’10” (13.67 m) — roughly a diameter of over 14’ (4.37 m).

Text is from Hulbert and Badgley’s 2010 The Ohio River: A Course of Empire

Try to watch: "The First American" (Rumble-Free) (Amazon prime)

🇺🇲#GeorgeWashington is central to understanding America's founding:

https://rumble.com/vhsb3n-the-first-american-2016-by-the-gingrich-foundation.html

Best,
V 🌴 ✝️⚖️🇺🇲