A tree that has stood in Maplewood since before the Revolutionary War will continue to stand at 62 Pierson Road for at least a little while longer, due to a decision by the Sustainable Maplewood Committee. “This gets the award for the most people ever coming to one of our [Sustainable Maplewood] hearings,” said De Luca. He said that the township had provided no legitimate basis to deny the removal of the tree and that the tree had not been previously designated as historic. “It’s still up to the [Public Works] director to decide whether or not a tree removal permit is granted,” said Adams. You can’t plant another 271-year-old tree,” said another community member testifying at the meeting.