Vintage illustration of the Charter Oak Tree
In addition, acorns from the great oak were planted in various locations around the city: one in Bushnell Park opposite 93 Elm Street; another in Bushnell Park in a location which no longer exists; one in the yard at 5 Collins Street; one in the yard at 82 Ann Street; and one at Armsmear on Wethersfield Avenue.

The tree was honored again on the Connecticut quarter, the last 50 State Quarters™ Program coin issued in 1999.
The Connecticut Quarter showing the Charter Oak Tree
The Charter Oak was important long before it served as a hiding place for Connecticut's Royal Charter. The tree was revered by Indians because of its great size, and was used by them as a Council Tree.

By the middle of the 19th century, the gnarled base of the tree measured over thirty-three feet in circumference. When the great tree fell during a violent wind storm, the rings in its trunk were counted and the tree was deemed to be almost 1,000 years old.

Items of wood from the felled tree were fabricated, including an elaborate chair for the Lieutenant Governor in the State Senate Chamber, and a frame for the old Royal Charter in the State Library.
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