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Winter Storm Hits Maryland, Part 3
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Elkton Sweetgum Tree Poised To Be Largest In Md.
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A sweetgum tree in Cecil County is taking advantage of floods and fertile soil as it grows toward being the state's biggest sweetgum.
Elk Neck resident Mike Morgan discovered the tree during a hike in Meadow Park and nominated it for measurement. The tree was verified at 91 feet tall with a crown 71-feet across at its widest point.
The state's tallest sweetgum is in Prince George's County, but Maryland Big Tree Program coordinator John Bennett says that tree is declining.
He says it will pose a hazard because it's in a veterinarian's parking lot. When it falls, Bennett says the tree in Elkton will be the state's largest sweetgum.
Bennett says floods of the creek's waters fertilize the trees with good soil washed south from Pennsylvania.
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