Yesterday — as part of coverage of the fill at Baron’s South, behind the Westport Senior Center — “06880” reported that a Hinoki False Cypress that had been removed from nearby, replanted elsewhere on the site, and is now dead — had been judged the state’s #1 Golden Hinoki False Cypress.
That report was wrong.
The reader who sent the link to the database of Notable Trees — compiled by the Connecticut College Arboretum — did not dig deep enough.
As alert reader Cole Palmer notes, while the #1 Golden Hinoki False Cypress is indeed in Westport, it was not at Baron’s South. A photo elsewhere on the Connecticut College Arboretum site shows it clearly in a cemetery:
However, the Baron’s South tree was handsome in its own right. Alert “06880” reader Wendy Crowther noticed it in January 2015, and took this shot:
And although this specific tree might not be the actual #1 on the Notable Trees list, it is still — in its new location, near Fairfield County Bank — quite dead.
“06880” apologizes for the error.
My records indicate that on December 29, 2014, I was informed by the Westport Tree Warden that the Hinoki in Barons that has reportedly now died, was actually a DWARF variety. At the time, there was informed speculation among local experts that this tree might possibly be the state’s largest documented DWARF Hinoki. I don’t recall what upshot of that was, but what made the Baron’s Hinoki special was that it was REALLY BIG for what was supposed to be a little guy.
That is unfortunate! I wonder why?
Patrick Comins
Executive Director
(203) 259 0416 x107
From: Charles Stebbins [mailto:charles.e.stebbins@gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2019 8:00 PM
To: 06880 ; Milan Bull ; Patrick Comins
Subject: Re: [New post] Hinoki False Cypress: The Sequel
Dan,
Looks like the Osprey have abandoned their nest. Want an update from Miley?
C