Crews To Take Down 600-Year-Old Tree In New Jersey

BASKING RIDGE, N.J. (CBS) -- A white oak tree that's watched over a New Jersey community for hundreds of years is coming down.

The 600-year-old tree at the Basking Ridge Presbyterian church in Somerset County was declared dead after it started showing rot -- and weakness over the last couple of years.

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It is expected to take crews a few days to pull the tree down.

The church will keep the tree's stump and memorialize it with a plaque.