The Amos Herr House Saucer Magnolia casts abundant pink blooms over the stone wall bordering the Landisville, Pennsylvania farmhouse owned by the Amos Herr House Foundation and Historical Society in historic Lancaster County. The farmhouse was built in 1852 on a parcel of land which is an original William Penn Land Grant.
Events associated with the tree are both dramatic and historic.
The Fairmount Park Chinese Scholar, also called a pagoda or parasol tree, is one of the oldest trees in Philadelphia. It was there when the nation's founders signed the Declaration of Independence. Japanese Lilac stands majestically at the entrance to one of the most important buildings in American history. The Independence Hall Black Locust stands majestically at the entrance to one of the most important buildings in American history. The 111-foot Lafayette Sycamore towers over the Brandywine Battlefield Park in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania.