
The town of Harpswell plans to leave the stump of a circa-1758 sugar maple intact and may plant another sugar maple in its center. (JEREMY JONES PHOTO)

South Harpswell arborist Ben Stuart’s crew takes down a sugar maple next to the 1793 cattle pound on Harpswell Neck Road. Harpswell Road Commissioner Ron Ponziani said the tree may have been planted around 1758. (JEREMY JONES PHOTO)
On July 14, a sugar maple estimated at over 200 years old came to its end.