Witness Tree

Mattapoisett Board of Selectmen Chairman Raymond Andrews and Tree Warden Roland Cote formally accept the donation of a tree which was planted last fall in the new War Memorial Park at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library while Town Administrator Mike Botelho and Mattapoisett Tree Committee Chairman Elaine Botelho look on. The "Witness Tree," a tulip poplar, is a direct descendant of a tree planted by George Washington at Mount Vernon. (Photo courtesy of Danny White).