Longwood, Florida - The Cypress Methuselah
- Address:
- 761 General Hutchinson Parkway, Longwood, FL
- Directions:
- North of town. On the south side of General Hutchinson Parkway, between Hwy 427/Ronald Reagan Blvd and US 17/92.
- Hours:
- Daily 8 am - sunset. (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 407-788-0405
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Longwood, Florida - Big Tree Park - The Senator This place is magical. Very easy to get to and a quiet walk to the big trees. [Cris Swanlund, 12/03/2007][RA: This Tree is referred to as "The Senator," originally 165 ft. tall before a 1925 hurricane whittled it down a bit.]
Longwood, Florida - Big Tree Park -- the Senator, giant cypress tree Folks have been coming to see "Florida's Largest Cypress Tree" for generations. After all, he's 3,500 years old! I think that he used to be billed as the U.S.'s largest cypress, but he must have been dethroned, alas. I grew up in the area, and folks use the park as a navigational aid, as in, "Ya'll just drive a couple miles past the big tree." All the locals know where "the big tree" is! It's a pretty park, anyway, with picnic tables and restrooms and a nice place to chill out a bit while running around doing the "Disney thing." A glimpse of what Florida used to look like before we paved it all over. [Carolyn Coppinger, 08/02/2004][RA: While "The Senator" is an okay name for a big tree, we prefer the moniker used on old postcards to identify this one: "The Cypress Methuselah."]
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