Malus pumila Massachusetts (Marshfield Hills)

Malus pumila Massachusetts (Marshfield Hills). Livermore Estate. Tree 35 ft. tall, girth of trunk 10 ft., largest branches 6 ft. in girth, spread of crown 60 ft. Photo. by E. H. Wilson, June 1, 1924. This photo is another full view with a female figure in front. In his 1919 book, Historic Trees of Massachusetts," James Simmons concludes with the Malus pumila trees of Marshfield Hills, which he describes as "the most magnificent in the whole collection." He continues, "Behold an apple tree having the sinews of an oak, the spread of an elm, and a crown surpassing both in the beauty of its leaves and blossoms!" He describes its blossoms as being close to the size of "wild roses," and says that its largest limbs are close to 6 feet in girth, stretching 30 feet outwards. . The trunk was 14 and a half feet at the ground and 10 feet at the narrowest part. It was on the estate of Mr. Livermore. According to Simmons, a resident of Marshfield named Steven Sherman planted it over 100 years ago (reported in 1919). (Simmons, Historic Trees of Massachusetts, 1919).