Last LookPaul Bunyan couldn't have cut it downA Yale tree almost as old as Yale. View full imageThis towering white oak (Latin name: Quercus alba) stands to the right of the main entrance of Yale’s Marsh Botanical Garden. It’s thought to be about 305 years old. That makes it not only the oldest living tree on Marsh’s eight acres, but possibly the oldest living tree on the Yale campus. It’s about the same height as the four-story building across the street from Marsh, and its crown is some 100 feet around. Kunso Kim, the garden’s associate director, says visitors are invariably awed by the tree.
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