TURNER PUBLISHING • October 19, 2020
Oxford County’s newest Big Tree champion and new Maine state champion is a balsam poplar in Bethel. The tree, at the home of Scott and Michele Cole, is 105 feet tall and 16.16 feet in circumference. In the latest tree survey, Oxford County lost one state champ and added 10 new trees to the Maine Register of Big Trees, for a total of 17 state champions.