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600-year-old tree to be removed in Bernards

A 600-year-old white oak that sits on the grounds of Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church in Bernards is scheduled to be cut down Monday morning. People from all over New Jersey visited the tree on Sunday to get a last glimpse of the 100-foot tall tree. The tree is scheduled to be cut at 6:30 a.m. after a few words from the church's reverend. Church leaders say George Washington enjoyed a meal by the tree with the Marquis de Lafayette. The tree is being removed because it is dying an...