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State officials reluctantly cut down what was considered to be the oldest living Eastern cottonwood in the United States. For the past 316 years, the Balmville tree has been rooted at what's become

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State officials reluctantly cut down what was considered to be the oldest living Eastern cottonwood in the United States. For the past 316 years, the Balmville tree has been rooted at what's become

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