Tree Intrigues Generations of Locals

This landmark tree is Bernards Township's claim to fame, as far as some people are concerned — including a famous series about "weird" locales in New Jersey.

Stories about the tree stretch back through the decades. One of the legends is that snow does not collect around the base of the tree, now matter how deep it is elsewhere — although the winter of '10-'11 seems to have overcome that mysterious force.

One of the tree's large branches, which gives it its characteristic shape in many photographs, is now gone. Do you know what happened to it?

Where/what is this? Do you have any stories to tell about it? The official answer will be published on Friday.