A landmark almost in the centre of Morrinsville borough is a huge Christinas Til urn tree which towers above the nearby business premises. The tree, which* bears a heavy crop of red plums every Christmas, is closely linked with the early days of the town, for it was planted behind his shop by Mr. F. J. Marshall soon after he began business as a butcher nearly fifty years ago, when Morrinsville had only a dozen buildings. In later years Mr. Marshall became the first Mayor of the borough of Morrinsville, and at the age of 75 still takes an interest in the public affairs of tlie district. Recently a number of his friends gathered to wish Mr. Marshall the compliments of the season, and in doing so made a presentation of a suitably inscribed framed snapshot of the venerable tree and its planter. The base of the trunk of the tree is several feet in thickness, and the branches spread out about 25ft. in ail directions.
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Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 93, 14 January 1936, Page 16
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