Historical Name: FDR
Common Name: White Oak
Latin Name: Quercus alba
The Franklin D. Roosevelt White Oak stands on the beautiful Hyde Park, New York estate where the president, who led the nation out of the great 1930鈥檚 depression, yearned to return. Shortly after his nomination for an unprecedented fourth term as president, Roosevelt wrote to the chairman of the Democratic Party that he would serve again if needed. Still, he wrote, 鈥淎ll that is within me cries out to return to home on the Hudson River.鈥� During his presidency, Roosevelt led an attack to cure the country鈥檚 economic woes with his 鈥淣ew Deal.鈥� He counseled the ailing nation with his 鈥渇ireside chats鈥� on radio. Roosevelt was one of America鈥檚 great leaders who, though himself crippled by polio, brought the nation through difficult economic times and World War II. This tree was grown from a seed collected from an old White Oak growing on the front lawn of FDR鈥檚 home, and was planted into UCNJ鈥檚 Historic Tree Grove in 2004.
(text adapted from American Forests)