Longwood, Florida: Cypress Methuselah - Burned!

Also known as "The Senator." The biblical Methuselah lived to be 969, but the tree lasted way longer than that, an estimated 3,500 years. In January 2012 it was burned down by a drug addict. A sister tree, "Lady Liberty," remains.

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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]

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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Cypress Methuselah - Burned!

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) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
Phone:: 407-788-0405