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Mount Vernon District Trivia

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Welcome to yet another round of Patch's trivia game!

Here are the rules: we ask a question pertaining to the Mount Vernon District, and the first person to answer correctly in the comments section below wins a Patchy prize! Here's the question:

What type of tree is the oldest tree standing on River Farm today?

Submit your answer in the comments section below. If you have a trivia question you'd like to submit for a future column, please email mountvernon@patch.com.

Related Topics: Mount Vernon District Trivia and River Farm

Martin Tillett

7:56 am on Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Juglans nigra or eastern black walnut.

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Jessie Biele

9:48 am on Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Hi Mary!

You are correct - the oldest tree is an Osage orange believed to be a gift from Thomas Jefferson to the Washington family. Please email mountvernon@patch.com for details on your prize!

Thanks for playing, everyone!

Jessie

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