The Arbutus Oak was a large white oak tree in Arbutus, Maryland, situated in the southwest corner of the I-695/I-95 interchange approximately four miles southwest of Baltimore. It split and half and fell in 2019, due to internal decay that caused its trunk to become unstable. At that time, it was thought to be 329 years old.
The Arbutus Oak in March 2019 as seen on a partly cloudy day facing north
Wide-angle photo of the Arbutus Oak, a historic tree in Baltimore County, Maryland.
A plaque describing the Arbutus Oak, a historic tree
The sign for the historic Arbutus Oak tree
Arbutus is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 20,483 at the 2010 census. The census area also contains the communities of Halethorpe and Relay, in which all three names were used during the 1960 census when the area had a population of 22,402.
Downtown Arbutus