The Sacred Grove is the place where God the Father and Jesus Christ appeared to Joseph Smith in the spring of 1820. This forest in upstate New York has a core of 6 acres that have never been cut and contains several massive trees which would have been there at the time of this great heavenly manifestation. This tree shows the size of the base of these witness trees.
Like any healthy forest, there are beautiful fungal growths in late autumn. This picture was taken on October 2, 2007.
Younger areas of the grove are recovering from being cleared at one point or another. This section shows many young, healthy trees springing up naturally.
The Apostles Tree, one of the witness trees which died in 2007 after great efforts to save the tree, is still an impressive standing trunk with twelve massive arms. This view was taken in December of 2007 with eighteen inches of snow on the ground.
The Apostles Tree on October 2, 2007, surrounded by forest. This tree is an Ironwood.
Sugar maple tree which has been tapped for sap from which to make sirup and sugar. The Smith farm produced these products. Family members worked hard to make a living and harvest what they could grow and produce on their land.
The Adversity Tree is on the lower path of the grove. This tree grew an extra limb to support itself, which naturally grew back into the trunk higher up. This can be done by grafting, but the arborist who cares for the grove says this is the first time he has seen this occur in nature without human assistance.
The massive old trees point to heaven and give a feeling of reverence in this holy place. The upper leaves of the largest trees show from the windows of the temple in the early morning light. In all seasons the grove is a wonderful place to visit.
The Sacred Grove is the place where God the Father and Jesus Christ appeared to Joseph Smith in the spring of 1820. This forest in upstate New York has a core of 6 acres that have never been cut and contains several massive trees which would have been there at the time of this great heavenly manifestation. This tree shows the size of the base of these witness trees.
Like any healthy forest, there are beautiful fungal growths in late autumn. This picture was taken on October 2, 2007.
Younger areas of the grove are recovering from being cleared at one point or another. This section shows many young, healthy trees springing up naturally.
The Apostles Tree, one of the witness trees which died in 2007 after great efforts to save the tree, is still an impressive standing trunk with twelve massive arms. This view was taken in December of 2007 with eighteen inches of snow on the ground.
The Apostles Tree on October 2, 2007, surrounded by forest. This tree is an Ironwood.
Sugar maple tree which has been tapped for sap from which to make sirup and sugar. The Smith farm produced these products. Family members worked hard to make a living and harvest what they could grow and produce on their land. 
The Adversity Tree is on the lower path of the grove. This tree grew an extra limb to support itself, which naturally grew back into the trunk higher up. This can be done by grafting, but the arborist who cares for the grove says this is the first time he has seen this occur in nature without human assistance.
The massive old trees point to heaven and give a feeling of reverence in this holy place. The upper leaves of the largest trees show from the windows of the temple in the early morning light. In all seasons the grove is a wonderful place to visit.
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