The tree is estimated (not based upon a complete ring count) to be about 500 years old.
[1][2] If correct, it would make this one of the oldest sugar maple trees in Canada.
[4] A township map from later in the 19th century shows the land owned by John B.
[1] Due to the rigors of age as well as at least one major lightning strike, the tree has been repaired over the years with bricks,[3] concrete, and guy wires.
[4] The conservation area is located at the end of a narrow lane off Metler Road.