List of Sully's Trees by French Departements
* indicates there is a photo in the photo gallery or on another page
AIN
Ambléon " Dans la cour (du chateau) le tilleul datant de l'époque de Sully"
Belmont-Luthezieu, Chateau d'Hostel. Le Tilleul in or near the chateau grounds.
*Charancin (hameau) commune de Sutrieu le tilleul de Sully by la Chapelle.
Chatonod Pictured on an old postcard. The tree is called ''Sully" but dated 1640 (a mistake?)
*Cormaranche-en-Bugey Le Tilleul de Sully. Notice in town confirms its status.
Craz Le tilleul de Sully.
*Innimont Le Tilleul de Sully. A plaque is nailed to the tree.
Journans Le Tilleul de Sully, split and held together with metal.
Massieux L’eglise et Tilleul de Sully. Photo on cyclist website and modern postcard.
*Ordonnaz Tilleul de Sully. Decrepit sign nailed to tree.
Perouges On an old postcard. Almost certainly dead and replaced by a Tree of Liberty.
*Songieu Le Tilleul de Sully. Plaque nailed to tree.
Vieu d'Izenave Les Tilleuls de Sully pictured on an old postcard. Three trees in a churchyard
Villes Le Sully. Sixteenth century.
AISNE
Barzy-sur-Marne Old postcard of a magnificent tilleul.
La Capelle Oak tree planted in 1594.
Ciry-Salsogne Le Tilleul de Sully. Planted 1636? Hollow, considered dangerous and cut down in 1990.
Jumigny Tilleul by the church. Planted by Sully. (from an article)
Ostel pres Vailly Le Tilleul de Sully. Planted 1636 or 1616.
Romeny L’Orme de Sully.
ALLIER
Le-Bois-Randenez L'Ormeau de Sully.
Gannay Arbre de Sully. An oak tree of which only the stump remains, protected by a tiled roof. This was destroyed by a lorry but the remains have been restored.
ARDECHE
Ailhon Un Orme dit le Sully. Dead in 1989.
Chalencon Un Ormeau died in 1964
*Eclassan L’Ormeau de Sully. Dead but a photo of it hangs in the Mairie
*Etables Le Tilleul de Sully. Handsome plaque. In 2016 it appears to have died.
Gluiras Un Orme Damaged in 1944 and died in 1995.
Viviers Le vieil Ormeau de Sully.
Mesnil Saint Loup
ARDENNES
Brieulles-sur-Bar Le Tilleul de Sully.
AUBE
*Mesnil-St-Loup Le Tilleul de Sully.
*Spoy Le Tilleul dit le Sully. “Son majesteux tilleul plante sous Sully.”
AUDE
Talairan L’Ormeau de Sully.
Villemagne L'Ormeau de Sully.
*Villesequelande L’Orme de Sully. This is a magnificent tree supported by three metal props. Plaque.
AVEYRON
Arques Le Tilleul de Sully.
Nant Alles de Sully, Les ormeaux. Old postcard
*Nigresserre Le Tilleul de Sully
Saint-Martin-de-Cormieres Le Tilleul de Sully.
Salles Curan Probably dead now but listed on 'Cartoliste' as Les Tilleuls de Sully.
CANTAL
Aurillac Arbre de Croumaly. Picture of old Sully tree on an old postcard. We found no tree but we did find Rue de L'arbre de Croumaly. There was a park area on a hill just nearby where we think there had been a Sully tree. It was 30 degrees and we just couldn't manage a full search of the hill!
Besse Tilleul near the church
Cambourieu, St Cernin Le tilleul de Sully
*Labrousse Le tilleul de Sully
Lastic. Le Tilleul de Sully. No plaque but traditionally thought to be one of Sully's trees.
*Marchal Le Tilleul de Sully. There is some discussion about the age of this tree but it has all the characteristics of a 400 plus year old Sully Tree. Villagers still meet under the tree for fetes and markets.
Marchastel. le Tilleul de Sully. Near the church.
*Raulhac By the church. the Notice by it says 'Tilleul Sully'.
Riom ès Montagnes There were originally 2 Sully trees here. An old postcard shows one lime tree (see Cartes Postales)
*Saint-Simon Le Tilleul de Sully.
Saint Mary Le Plain. Le tilleul de Sully. Listed on his blog by Papou Poustache. There is an old postcard of La Place in Saint Mary and a large tree can be seen on the edge of the photo.
CHARENTE
*Chez Bertrand near La Foret de Tessé Le Tilleul de Sully
* Esse Le Tilleul de Sully (see more about this on a separate page)
CHARENTE-MARITIME
St-Augustin Orme de Sully, probably dead.
CORREZE
Bassignac-Haute Old photo of tilleul.
*Bonnefond Le Tilleul de Sully.
*Courteix Chene de Sully. Old postcard. September 2021 We saw this tree in good health.
Egletons Les Tilleuls de Sully. There is an old postcard with picture of named tree - maybe a survivor of an avenue of trees planted by Sully.
Favars Orme by the Chateau- probably dead. Old postcard.
Masseret Le Tilleul de Sully. Found no sign of it. Dead?
*Maussac-Gare Le Tilleul de Sully.
*Menoire, small village near Albussac. The Sully tree has died but a replacement has been planted in its place.
Monestier-Merlines. 3 Chenes de Sully sur "l'aire des Sully" (parking, near D1089.) I Sept 2021 we failed to find these trees.
Monestier-port-Dieu. Un chêne de Sully
*Montgibaud Le Tilleul de Sully, damaged in a storm, 1999 but alive and with plaque. Since 1999 dead.
*Moustier Ventador, hameau de Sounit. This is near Egletons. Chene de Sully.
*Murat (Gourdon-Murat) Chene de Sully. This is on the side of a road just outside Murat on the road between Gourdon and Murat. It's a very large oak tree.
*Puyhabilier (Le jardin) Oak tree with plaque
*Rilhac-Treignac Le Tilleul de Sully. Two old lime trees by church with blank plaque. Maybe Sully trees.
*St Augustin L'orme de Sully. Two elms but didn't appear to be very old. Maybe planted in place of originals.
*Saint-Bonnet-Pres-Bort. Un tilleul de Sully, tout près de l'église
*Saint-Hilaire-Luc Le Tilleul de Sully.
Saint Merd les Oussines Near la Chapelle de Torniol. Le tilleul datant de Sully. (maybe dead now)
*Saint Rémy. 1 Chêne de Sully opposite the church.
Sexcles Le tilleul de Sully. Dead now but pictured on an old postcard with the words, "La place du village etais jadis agrémentée d'un magistraux tilleul (datant probablement de Sully)
*Tarnac Chene de Sully. One of 2 oak trees planted near the church. The other is a tree of liberty.
*Vitrac-sur-Montane Le Tilleul de Sully. Enormous old lime tree by church and illuminated at night but no plaque.
COTE D’OR
Aubigny-en-Plaine Le Tilleul de Sully.
*Bouix A tilleul known as “Le Sully”.
*Chambolle-Mussigny Le Tilleul de Sully. In good condition.
Chaignay, La Maladiere. Le Tilleul There has been some discussion about its age but locally it is said to be a Sully tree.
*Chaugey Le Tilleul de Sully.
Le Chaume 'Listed in Cartoliste' Le Tilleul de Sully et l'eglise (probably from an old postcard)
*Collonges-les-Bevy (hameau) Le Tilleul de Sully.
*Epagny Le Tilleul de Sully.
Grancey le Chateau Le Tilleul de Sully
Licey-sur-Vingeanne Elm tree planted by Sully to celebrate victory of Henri 1V over Spain in 1595. Later replaced by tilleul.
*Magny-les-Aubigny Le Tilleul de Sully.
*Planay Le Tilleul de Sully. Badly damaged in a storm but still alive.
*Poiseul-la-ville-et-Laperriere. Two Tilleuls de Sully either side of the church porch.
*Salives Le Tilleul de Sully pictured on an old postcard next to a monument. We thought it would be dead when we visited it in 2019 but it is still there. The side branches have been cut back and the tree has grown very tall and thin looking.
*Semazanges. All that remains is a small dead tree with a propped up branch by the church. It was a lime tree.
*Vernot. Old postcard with the caption 'VERNOT-L'eglise et le Sully' (see Photo gallery)
*Villers Rotin Le Tilleul Historique de Sully sous lequel Napoleon venait se reposer et boire son lait.
*Veilly Le Tilleul de Sully.
CREUSE
*Arenes-Sazeirat Chene de Sully.
Benevent-l'Abbaye Chene de Sully. Dead now.
Champagnat-le-Bourg Le tilleul de Sully.
Donzeil Le Tilleul de Sully. Cut down 1963. Sold for firewood.
*Fresselines Le tilleul de Sully a La Chaise de Gonnot
Gouzon Tilleul de Sully but cut down make a car park.
*Janaillat Tilleul hollow but in good condition.
*La Chapelle St Martial Tilleul trunk seemed dead but has sprouted again.
Ladapeyre old postcard 'Le tilleul et école de filles' We found the place where the Sully tree had been but now there is just a very young tree. However. There was a very old and large Elm tree near the church but the other side of a wall in the grounds of a chateau. ?Sully tree
*Les Monts, Vigeville Le Tilleul de Sully.
*Maisonnisses Tilleul on a roundabout.
*Montgermain (near Durazat) Le Tilleul de Sully.
*Mortroux Le Tilleul de Sully.
Naillat Le tilleul de Sully on an old postcard, next to the church
*Nouaillaguet Magnificent Tilleul on edge of hamlet.
*St Moreil. Plaque 'Tilleul dit le Sully. planté en octobre 1605'
DEUX-SEVRES
Chez Day, Pioussay, near Chateau de Jouhé. There is a plaque which reads, le Tilleul dit 'Le Sully'. It looks older than a Sully tree but may have been named as such at the time of Sully. There is a story that Henri 1V put his horse in the shade of the tree.
*Montalembert L'eglise et l'arbre plante par Sully sous Henri 1V.
DORDOGNE
Angoisse Place du tilleul de Sully
Azerat Les Sources du Cern. Au centre Ormeau de Sully
Saint Saud- Lacoussiere Place de L'Orme de Sully
DROME
Hauterives Cedar planted during the time of Henri 1V.
St Andeol-de-Claveyson Tilleul de Sully.
*Saint-Martin-en-Vercors Le Tilleul de Sully, planted to celebrate industrial success of the village.
ESSONNE
Lardy 'Un gros orme dit Sully situe sur la place de l'église.' On one website it is listed in a collection of trees have have been classified Monuments. Not certain it is still there.
Villeneuve-sur-Auvers La Place de L'Orme. Elm tree pictured on an old postcard
GIRONDE
Arveyres Les Ormes de Sully on a postcard.
HAUTES-ALPES
*Le Bersac in the place called Clavelas. Monsieur Yves Astier has emailed us to say this Sully tree is on his property and through the generations has been known as 'l"arbre de Sully'
*Saint-Maurice-en-Valgaudemar Tilleul planted to celebrate the promulgation of the Edict of Nantes.
HAUTE-GARONNE
Couladere Pictured on an old postcard. ' Le Sully et l'eglise'
LaGrace-Dieu L'Ormeau de Sully.
Villaries Photograph The oak of Sully and the church on a website about the town.
Villematier L'Arbre de Sully.
HAUTE-LOIRE
Craponne-sur-Arzon Trees planted by Sully in the Place du Marchedial (this area has since been replanted).
*La Chaise-Dieu Chapelle Notre-Dame des Voyageurs, arbre remontant de Sully.
Lavoute sur Loire Le tilleul pictured on an old postcard by the church
*Monlet Le Tilleul de Sully.
HAUTE-MARNE
Bourg ' Le Sully a L'entree du village cote Langres' Old postcard. (cut down in 2005). All that remains is a flower bed.
*Vaux-sous-Aubigny. Le Tilleul. Planted by Sully to commemorate the Edict of Nantes.The tree is actually in the hamlet of Aubigny-sur-Badin. It is by the church and in amazing condition with a thick base.(2019)
There was originally a priory on this site but it was destroyed in the wars of religion.
*Poinson-les-Grancy Le Tilleul de Sully on a postcard. We thought this tree was dead but when we visited in Sept 2019 it was very healthy. Toys and decorations have been put around the base.
*Rouvres-sur-Aube Le Sully on a postcard. We expected to find that the tree was dead but it was alive and well in Sept 2019.
HAUTE-PYRÉNÉES
Semeac Le Tilleul de Sully on an old postcard. There are 2 trees.in front of the church. The left hand one is known as a Sully Tree but was destroyed in a storm in 1927. The other was cut down later.
HAUTE-SAONE
Cordonnet Le tilleul de Sully. La place du village. Described in Georges Feternes book as 'un peu fatigué par les poids des siècles'
Filain Le gros tilleul de Sully Pictured on an old postcard but also in a description of the village today.
HAUTE-SAVOIE
Douvaine Le Tilleul d’Henri 1V, planted by Sully.
Feternes Le Tilleul de Sully in hameau, Chateauvieux.
Trossy (hameau) Le Tilleul de Sully.
HAUTE-VIENNE
* Bersac-sur-Rivalier Le Tilleul d’Henri 1V, planted by Sully.
Biennac Le Tilleul de Sully.
Linards Le Tilleul de Sully to symbolise peace. Cut down a few years ago and its only memorial is a poem by Marthe Issoire.
HERAULT
Poilhes Elm tree planted by Sully in 1608, looks dead and is filled with concrete and is propped up, and with a plaque.
La Clastre, St Maurice Navacelles. Orme de Sully. May still be alive but said to be in a bad state in recent years.
INDRE
Arpheuilles Pictured on an old post card
Coings Orme dit de Sully on a postcard.
Liniez Orme de Sully on a postcard
Rouvres-les-Bois Postcard of Orme by the church
INDRE-ET-LOIR
Vernou-sur-Brenne L’Orme de Sully. Dead but an old postcard shows it.
Vouvray Eglise et l'Orme de Sully.
ILLE ET VILAINE
Rennes
An old postcard shows a Sully Elm tree. Dead now.
ISERE
Balbins. Le Tilleul de Sully pictured on an old post card near la vieille chapelle. Probably dead.
Les Avenieres Postcard of la Place et le Sully
Chozeau Tilleul de Sully
Cognin-les-Gorges Le Tilleul de Sully.
Serre Le Tilleul de Sully in hamlet near Chamagnieu.
Notre-Dame-de-Commiers Le Tilleul de Sully.
Optevoz Le Tilleul de Sully.
Panossas Le Tilleul de Sully? Probably too young to be a Sully
Réaumont Le Tilleul de Sully ? Maybe too old to have been planted at the time of Sully.
Romagnieu Les trois tilleuls de Sully
*St-Aupré-Age Le Tilleul de Sully planted to mark the passage of Henri 1V.
Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux Le Tilleul de Sully, cut down in 2002 in spite of many protests. New tree planted in 2003
Saint-Nizier-d’Uriage Le Tilleul de Sully.
JURA
*Beaufort Le tilleul plante sous Henri 1V. Plaque says planted in 1585. I suspect that should be 1595.
*Chateau-Chalon Tilleul marked as “Le Sully” on eighteenth century plan. 2020 it was cut down because it was said to be dangerous. Many residents were upset by this decision. Perhaps they will plant another.
LOIRE
Bourg Argental Le tilleul pictured on an old postcard.
*Burdignes Le Tilleul de Sully. The tree was badly damaged in a severe winter and after that it died and collapsed. A new beech tree has been planted to replace it, in front of the Maire
*Cervières Tilleul de Sully
Moingt Postcard of Chateau and gros Sully
*St Priest-la-Prugne Le Tilleul de Sully. Sully had ordered the planting of an elm but they planted a lime tree instead. The tree stands at a busy crossroads. It was heavily pruned when we saw it in 2016. There were worries that it was a danger to traffic.
* Laurent (near St Priest-la-Prune) An enormous lime tree stands at the edge of a small copse in this hamlet but there is no evidence it is a Sully. A local man thought it was a possibility.
*St Victor-sur-Rhins “Le Sully”. Only a twisted trunk, with some shoots sprouting from it, remain of this tree but it has been carefully looked after. Its position is marked on the village map.
LOIRET
Amilly Tilleul planted by Sully after Henri’s visit to see canal being constructed.
LOT
Bastit Le tilleul de Sully
Masclat Le Tilleul, said to have been planted during the reign of Henri 1V.
*Saint-Cirgues Le Tilleul de Sully in hameau, Paramelle, magnificent and with a plaque.
*St Martin des Bois (Prudhomat) Probably a replacement. Le tilleul.
LOT-ET-GARONNE
Nerac Two elms planted during the reign of Henri 1V.
LOZERE
Meyrueis L’Arbre de Sully.
*Prevencheres Le Tilleul de Sully. Struck by lightning several times. Plaque.
MAINE-ET-LOIRE
*Les Gardes Elm planted by Sully. The original tree has been replaced by another Elm.There is an old photograph of the original elm on the wall of the house behind the tree. This house used to be called "Auberge de Sully".
MARNE
Cernay-en-Dormois L’Arbre de Rosny.
MEURTHE-ET-MOSELLE
Chaudeney-sur-Moselle Le Marronnier de Sully.
MEUSE
Woël en Woevre L'orme de Sully pictured in a painting by A Renaudin Salon 1910
Villers-sur-Meuse. Les deux tilleuls de Sully. At the entrance to the village. Recently pruned (2017) to try to save them from strong winds.
NIEVRE
*Bona Le Tilleul de Sully. Plaque.
*Jailly Le Tilleul de Sully.
*La Grande Brosse, Donzy Un tilleul - Sully ordonnait que l’on plante.
*Ste Colombe des Bois Le Tilleul de Sully.
Commune de Gacogne. 'Vieux Sully et la place qui l'entoure.' Old postcard shows the tree but not certain it is still there.
OISE
Boulogne-la-Grasse A carte postale show a picture of the tree with the following title ' Tilleul planted by Sully, sur l'ordre de Henri1V pour feter la liberation du Territoire de la Picardie en 1598'
ORNE
Nonant le Pin L'Orme plante par Sully dans Place de l'Eglise. Old postcard (see Cartes Postales page)
PARIS
National Institute for deaf children L’Arbre de Sully, an elm, cut down in 1903.
PAS DE CALAIS
Groffliers L'Orme de Sully. Dead
PUY-DE-DOME
*Bagnols. Le Tilleul de la Fage. According to oral tradition it is a Sully tree. The tree, located on a hillock is visible from afar, serving as a landmark. More information at: https://www.lamontagne.fr/bagnols-63810/actualites/a-plus-de-400-ans-le-tilleul-de-la-fage-se-porte-comme-un-charme_12124950/#refresh. Sept 2021 A beautiful tree in a small wood outside the town in a hameaua, La Farge. Not as visible as it was, I think, because of the small wood around it.
Aubusson-d'Auvergne Le Tilleul de Sully.
Chanat-la-Mouteyre Tilleul planted in the time of Sully as a place where the inhabitants could meet in the shade of the tree. 'Dans la cour du Chateau'.
La Chaulme No trace left.
La Crouzille. There could be more than one tilleul here or nearby according to the website geocaching.com
*Chanteloup, Charbonnieres-les- Vieilles L’Arbre de Sully. (Tilleul)
*Chapdes-Beaufort Le Tilleul de Sully. Cut down 2013.
*Egliseneuve-des-Liards Tilleul de Sully on the edge of a wood outside the village. We were not sure this was a true Sully tree because of its position far away from the village. We found it with the help from a man who appeared outside an auberge on the road out of the village. Les Liards refers to a hilly area on the edge of Egliseneuve.
*Notre Dame Espinasse
*Herment Le Tilleul de Sully. Planted to celebrate the birth of Louis X111.
*Olby Le Tilleul de Sully.
Pulvérières Le Tilleul de Sully in front of the church
*Saillant Le Tilleul de Sully.
St Étienne des Champs 'Situé à 1 km du Bourg, ce gros tilleul, dit arbre « de Chabreteix » remonterait à l’époque de SULLY (1560-1641), il fut planté sur ordre du Roi Henri IV à l’occasion de la naissance de son fils (il souhaitait ainsi faire appliquer ses recommandations pour le reboisement des forêts qui étaient trop exploitées selon le Roi). Les Tilleuls de SULLY furent plantés à des lieux stratégiques, celui de Saint-Etienne est situé au point culminant de la commune, à un carrefour de cinq chemins.' I have read that it has been chopped down but a replacement has been planted in its place.
Saint Georges de Mons. Le Tilleul but it has been cut down and there may be a replacement.
*St Maigner Le tilleul de Sully
*St Romain Le Tilleul de Sully.
*St Sauves d’Auvergne Le Tilleul de Sully. Sept 2021 we found this tree on a road just out of the village. There is plaque saying it is a Sully tree.
Savennes. A lime tree next to the chateau. Plaque says 'Sully Planté en 1626'. This is well after Henri 1V was assassinated and Sully would have left his post by then. Maybe planted by the locals in the spirit of Sully. There are plenty of examples in Puy de Dome they would have known about.
St Sauveur la Sagne Le Tilleul de Sully with a plaque saying Sully planted it.
Segonzat Saint Gervazy Old postcard showing Place d'Orme Arbre de Sully
*Toiras This is a very small hamlet is in the commune of Vernet la Varenne and quite difficult to find. Plaque saying “Je suis un Sully”.
*Tourzel-Ronzieres Deux tilleuls de Sully. There are 2 distinct villages. The two trees are at Ronzieres. I have also read (from les tetards abricoles) that there were 2 more trees by the church, Notre Dame de Ronzieres, on top of the hill in Ronzieres. One seems to be too young to be a Sully. The other had been cut down but is sprouting new growth.
*Viverols By the château ruins.
*Youx. Le Tilleul. Photo on a blog by Papou Poustache. It has been heavily pruned.
PYRÉNÉES ATLANTIQUES
Pau The Sully Oak was replanted in 1953. Old post cards show the original.
RHONE
*Chambost-Allieres Le tilleul is in the old village of Chambost a few kilometres from Chambost-Allieres by the Norman church
*La Chapelle de Chateauvieux (Commune d’Yzeron) Trois tilleuls datant de l’époque Sully near the Norman chapel on the hill.
*Grezieu-le-Marche Le Tilleul de Sully, symbole de la paix retrouve sous Henri 1V.
*Joux in the grounds of the Chateau de Joux and next to the church. An enormous tilleul in good condition.
Longessaigne Le Tilleul de Sully, replaced in 1970.
*Riverie Lime tree planted to celebrate the Edict of Nantes. Now dead and only the stump remains.
*La Tour de Salvagny Tilleul plante en 1601 sur ordre du ministre d’Henri 1V. Recently replaced by a young tree but in the same place by an old wall which was part of the vingtain.
*Sarcey Le Tilleul de Sully. Not far from the church but actually where the former church stood.
Ville-sur-Jarnioux Tilleul de Sully. Probably dead.
SAONE-et-LOIRE
Anost Known as L'Orme de Brevoigne but in fact it is un tilleul! In an article by Roland Niaux, a historian, it is called le tilleul de Sully. It is at a crossroads between the le hameau du Mont, near Dront, et Anost. It shelters un calvaire. It is an enormous tree.
*Auxy Tilleul de Sully. Good condition in 2022
SAVOIE
Saint-Colomban-des -Villards Le tilleul dit le Sully. Although this tree is referred to as a Sully tree there is some question about it because Savoie was not part of France during Henri 1V reign. Similarly for the tree at
Hautville.
SEINE-ET-MARNE
Fontainebleau Le Sully (Gorges d’Apremont).
Luzancy Chestnut planted during the reign of Henri 1V.
Nemours Le Sully.
SEINE-MARITIME
Le Boulay-Nolleval. Le Tilleul de Sully. Struck by lightning in 1958.
Mesnil-Raoul Le Tilleul planted during the reign of Henri 1V
SOMME
*Argoules Le Tilleul de Sully.
*Eramecourt Le Tilleul de Sully.
*Quevauvillers Le Tilleul de Sully.
TARN
Millers The story goes that Sully ordered Elm trees to be planted all over France to commemorate the end of the wars of religion. Elm trees were planted in Milhars and one of the gates is called 'la porte des ormeaux' and there is a 'Place des ormeaux'. This seems to have been several trees not one but still known as 'arbres de Sully'.
Douelle Place d'ormeau. An old postcard shows a picture of the tree but it looks in bad shape. It is probably dead now. Said to have been planted in 1599 by Charles de Cadillac-Cassac in response to Sully's request.
TARN-ET-GARONNE
Saint-Pierre Le Chene de Sully.
VAR
Ramatuelle Elm tree, planted in Sully’s time. It was cut down in 1983 after it died of Dutch Elm disease.
Tourtour Old elm tree from the time of Henri 1V.
Pierrefeu "Murier importe en France par Sully existant sur la terrace du domaine de L'Aumerade.'(1931)
VAUCLUSE
Goult Marronnier de Sully.
VIENNE
*Brux Le Tilleul de Sully. Plaque.
*Coulognes. Orme de Sully. All that remains is the stump in the 'Place Sully'
Dissais L'Orme de Sully on a postcard.
*Lizant ' L'eglise et l'arbre seculaire du temps de Sully' Picture on an old postcard. We visited in 2019 and there is no trace of the tree. The picture of the old postcard was on a description of the church with the caption as above.
Montreuil-Bonnin Tilleul de Sully on postcard but dead in 1960s.
*St-Pierre-d’Exideuil Le Tilleul dit Le Sully.
*Thenet (hameau) L’Arbre d’Henri 1V, planted by Sully. (See Page on Thenet)
Usson du Poitou La Place de l'Eglise et l'Orme de Sully.
Vaux Tilleul de Sully. We found no proof of this in 2019
VOSGES
Garardmer Le Tilleul de Sully.
YONNE
*Blannay Tilleul de Sully dit "Le Rosny".
*Coutarnoux A Sully tree, not in very good condition.
*Dornecy L’Arbre de Sully, but it’s in a bad way. Notice on wall nearby confirms its status. Revisited in 2018. It has been heavily pruned and looked stronger and in good shape.
*Druyes-Les-Belles-Fontaines
*Mailly-le-Château Tilleul planté à l’époque de Sully.
*Malay-le-Petit. An old postcard with caption,'L'eglise XV111 siecle ombragé d'un superbe érable planté sur Sully'. This is the only mention of a maple being a Sully tree, so far. Image of old postcard in photo gallery There is no sign of the tree now in modern photos of the village.
*Moutombe Orme de Sully in a hamlet in the commune of Ste-Colombe.
*Perceneige Le Tilleul de Sully. Plante sur l'ordre de Sully.
*Perreuse Le Tilleul de Sully.
*Pesseliere Le Tilleul de Sully. Struck by lightning around 1920. Plaques.
*La Postolle Le Tilleul de Sully.
YVELINES
Le Pecq L’Orme de Sully.
Ambléon " Dans la cour (du chateau) le tilleul datant de l'époque de Sully"
Belmont-Luthezieu, Chateau d'Hostel. Le Tilleul in or near the chateau grounds.
*Charancin (hameau) commune de Sutrieu le tilleul de Sully by la Chapelle.
Chatonod Pictured on an old postcard. The tree is called ''Sully" but dated 1640 (a mistake?)
*Cormaranche-en-Bugey Le Tilleul de Sully. Notice in town confirms its status.
Craz Le tilleul de Sully.
*Innimont Le Tilleul de Sully. A plaque is nailed to the tree.
Journans Le Tilleul de Sully, split and held together with metal.
Massieux L’eglise et Tilleul de Sully. Photo on cyclist website and modern postcard.
*Ordonnaz Tilleul de Sully. Decrepit sign nailed to tree.
Perouges On an old postcard. Almost certainly dead and replaced by a Tree of Liberty.
*Songieu Le Tilleul de Sully. Plaque nailed to tree.
Vieu d'Izenave Les Tilleuls de Sully pictured on an old postcard. Three trees in a churchyard
Villes Le Sully. Sixteenth century.
AISNE
Barzy-sur-Marne Old postcard of a magnificent tilleul.
La Capelle Oak tree planted in 1594.
Ciry-Salsogne Le Tilleul de Sully. Planted 1636? Hollow, considered dangerous and cut down in 1990.
Jumigny Tilleul by the church. Planted by Sully. (from an article)
Ostel pres Vailly Le Tilleul de Sully. Planted 1636 or 1616.
Romeny L’Orme de Sully.
ALLIER
Le-Bois-Randenez L'Ormeau de Sully.
Gannay Arbre de Sully. An oak tree of which only the stump remains, protected by a tiled roof. This was destroyed by a lorry but the remains have been restored.
ARDECHE
Ailhon Un Orme dit le Sully. Dead in 1989.
Chalencon Un Ormeau died in 1964
*Eclassan L’Ormeau de Sully. Dead but a photo of it hangs in the Mairie
*Etables Le Tilleul de Sully. Handsome plaque. In 2016 it appears to have died.
Gluiras Un Orme Damaged in 1944 and died in 1995.
Viviers Le vieil Ormeau de Sully.
Mesnil Saint Loup
ARDENNES
Brieulles-sur-Bar Le Tilleul de Sully.
AUBE
*Mesnil-St-Loup Le Tilleul de Sully.
*Spoy Le Tilleul dit le Sully. “Son majesteux tilleul plante sous Sully.”
AUDE
Talairan L’Ormeau de Sully.
Villemagne L'Ormeau de Sully.
*Villesequelande L’Orme de Sully. This is a magnificent tree supported by three metal props. Plaque.
AVEYRON
Arques Le Tilleul de Sully.
Nant Alles de Sully, Les ormeaux. Old postcard
*Nigresserre Le Tilleul de Sully
Saint-Martin-de-Cormieres Le Tilleul de Sully.
Salles Curan Probably dead now but listed on 'Cartoliste' as Les Tilleuls de Sully.
CANTAL
Aurillac Arbre de Croumaly. Picture of old Sully tree on an old postcard. We found no tree but we did find Rue de L'arbre de Croumaly. There was a park area on a hill just nearby where we think there had been a Sully tree. It was 30 degrees and we just couldn't manage a full search of the hill!
Besse Tilleul near the church
Cambourieu, St Cernin Le tilleul de Sully
*Labrousse Le tilleul de Sully
Lastic. Le Tilleul de Sully. No plaque but traditionally thought to be one of Sully's trees.
*Marchal Le Tilleul de Sully. There is some discussion about the age of this tree but it has all the characteristics of a 400 plus year old Sully Tree. Villagers still meet under the tree for fetes and markets.
Marchastel. le Tilleul de Sully. Near the church.
*Raulhac By the church. the Notice by it says 'Tilleul Sully'.
Riom ès Montagnes There were originally 2 Sully trees here. An old postcard shows one lime tree (see Cartes Postales)
*Saint-Simon Le Tilleul de Sully.
Saint Mary Le Plain. Le tilleul de Sully. Listed on his blog by Papou Poustache. There is an old postcard of La Place in Saint Mary and a large tree can be seen on the edge of the photo.
CHARENTE
*Chez Bertrand near La Foret de Tessé Le Tilleul de Sully
* Esse Le Tilleul de Sully (see more about this on a separate page)
CHARENTE-MARITIME
St-Augustin Orme de Sully, probably dead.
CORREZE
Bassignac-Haute Old photo of tilleul.
*Bonnefond Le Tilleul de Sully.
*Courteix Chene de Sully. Old postcard. September 2021 We saw this tree in good health.
Egletons Les Tilleuls de Sully. There is an old postcard with picture of named tree - maybe a survivor of an avenue of trees planted by Sully.
Favars Orme by the Chateau- probably dead. Old postcard.
Masseret Le Tilleul de Sully. Found no sign of it. Dead?
*Maussac-Gare Le Tilleul de Sully.
*Menoire, small village near Albussac. The Sully tree has died but a replacement has been planted in its place.
Monestier-Merlines. 3 Chenes de Sully sur "l'aire des Sully" (parking, near D1089.) I Sept 2021 we failed to find these trees.
Monestier-port-Dieu. Un chêne de Sully
*Montgibaud Le Tilleul de Sully, damaged in a storm, 1999 but alive and with plaque. Since 1999 dead.
*Moustier Ventador, hameau de Sounit. This is near Egletons. Chene de Sully.
*Murat (Gourdon-Murat) Chene de Sully. This is on the side of a road just outside Murat on the road between Gourdon and Murat. It's a very large oak tree.
*Puyhabilier (Le jardin) Oak tree with plaque
*Rilhac-Treignac Le Tilleul de Sully. Two old lime trees by church with blank plaque. Maybe Sully trees.
*St Augustin L'orme de Sully. Two elms but didn't appear to be very old. Maybe planted in place of originals.
*Saint-Bonnet-Pres-Bort. Un tilleul de Sully, tout près de l'église
*Saint-Hilaire-Luc Le Tilleul de Sully.
Saint Merd les Oussines Near la Chapelle de Torniol. Le tilleul datant de Sully. (maybe dead now)
*Saint Rémy. 1 Chêne de Sully opposite the church.
Sexcles Le tilleul de Sully. Dead now but pictured on an old postcard with the words, "La place du village etais jadis agrémentée d'un magistraux tilleul (datant probablement de Sully)
*Tarnac Chene de Sully. One of 2 oak trees planted near the church. The other is a tree of liberty.
*Vitrac-sur-Montane Le Tilleul de Sully. Enormous old lime tree by church and illuminated at night but no plaque.
COTE D’OR
Aubigny-en-Plaine Le Tilleul de Sully.
*Bouix A tilleul known as “Le Sully”.
*Chambolle-Mussigny Le Tilleul de Sully. In good condition.
Chaignay, La Maladiere. Le Tilleul There has been some discussion about its age but locally it is said to be a Sully tree.
*Chaugey Le Tilleul de Sully.
Le Chaume 'Listed in Cartoliste' Le Tilleul de Sully et l'eglise (probably from an old postcard)
*Collonges-les-Bevy (hameau) Le Tilleul de Sully.
*Epagny Le Tilleul de Sully.
Grancey le Chateau Le Tilleul de Sully
Licey-sur-Vingeanne Elm tree planted by Sully to celebrate victory of Henri 1V over Spain in 1595. Later replaced by tilleul.
*Magny-les-Aubigny Le Tilleul de Sully.
*Planay Le Tilleul de Sully. Badly damaged in a storm but still alive.
*Poiseul-la-ville-et-Laperriere. Two Tilleuls de Sully either side of the church porch.
*Salives Le Tilleul de Sully pictured on an old postcard next to a monument. We thought it would be dead when we visited it in 2019 but it is still there. The side branches have been cut back and the tree has grown very tall and thin looking.
*Semazanges. All that remains is a small dead tree with a propped up branch by the church. It was a lime tree.
*Vernot. Old postcard with the caption 'VERNOT-L'eglise et le Sully' (see Photo gallery)
*Villers Rotin Le Tilleul Historique de Sully sous lequel Napoleon venait se reposer et boire son lait.
*Veilly Le Tilleul de Sully.
CREUSE
*Arenes-Sazeirat Chene de Sully.
Benevent-l'Abbaye Chene de Sully. Dead now.
Champagnat-le-Bourg Le tilleul de Sully.
Donzeil Le Tilleul de Sully. Cut down 1963. Sold for firewood.
*Fresselines Le tilleul de Sully a La Chaise de Gonnot
Gouzon Tilleul de Sully but cut down make a car park.
*Janaillat Tilleul hollow but in good condition.
*La Chapelle St Martial Tilleul trunk seemed dead but has sprouted again.
Ladapeyre old postcard 'Le tilleul et école de filles' We found the place where the Sully tree had been but now there is just a very young tree. However. There was a very old and large Elm tree near the church but the other side of a wall in the grounds of a chateau. ?Sully tree
*Les Monts, Vigeville Le Tilleul de Sully.
*Maisonnisses Tilleul on a roundabout.
*Montgermain (near Durazat) Le Tilleul de Sully.
*Mortroux Le Tilleul de Sully.
Naillat Le tilleul de Sully on an old postcard, next to the church
*Nouaillaguet Magnificent Tilleul on edge of hamlet.
*St Moreil. Plaque 'Tilleul dit le Sully. planté en octobre 1605'
DEUX-SEVRES
Chez Day, Pioussay, near Chateau de Jouhé. There is a plaque which reads, le Tilleul dit 'Le Sully'. It looks older than a Sully tree but may have been named as such at the time of Sully. There is a story that Henri 1V put his horse in the shade of the tree.
*Montalembert L'eglise et l'arbre plante par Sully sous Henri 1V.
DORDOGNE
Angoisse Place du tilleul de Sully
Azerat Les Sources du Cern. Au centre Ormeau de Sully
Saint Saud- Lacoussiere Place de L'Orme de Sully
DROME
Hauterives Cedar planted during the time of Henri 1V.
St Andeol-de-Claveyson Tilleul de Sully.
*Saint-Martin-en-Vercors Le Tilleul de Sully, planted to celebrate industrial success of the village.
ESSONNE
Lardy 'Un gros orme dit Sully situe sur la place de l'église.' On one website it is listed in a collection of trees have have been classified Monuments. Not certain it is still there.
Villeneuve-sur-Auvers La Place de L'Orme. Elm tree pictured on an old postcard
GIRONDE
Arveyres Les Ormes de Sully on a postcard.
HAUTES-ALPES
*Le Bersac in the place called Clavelas. Monsieur Yves Astier has emailed us to say this Sully tree is on his property and through the generations has been known as 'l"arbre de Sully'
*Saint-Maurice-en-Valgaudemar Tilleul planted to celebrate the promulgation of the Edict of Nantes.
HAUTE-GARONNE
Couladere Pictured on an old postcard. ' Le Sully et l'eglise'
LaGrace-Dieu L'Ormeau de Sully.
Villaries Photograph The oak of Sully and the church on a website about the town.
Villematier L'Arbre de Sully.
HAUTE-LOIRE
Craponne-sur-Arzon Trees planted by Sully in the Place du Marchedial (this area has since been replanted).
*La Chaise-Dieu Chapelle Notre-Dame des Voyageurs, arbre remontant de Sully.
Lavoute sur Loire Le tilleul pictured on an old postcard by the church
*Monlet Le Tilleul de Sully.
HAUTE-MARNE
Bourg ' Le Sully a L'entree du village cote Langres' Old postcard. (cut down in 2005). All that remains is a flower bed.
*Vaux-sous-Aubigny. Le Tilleul. Planted by Sully to commemorate the Edict of Nantes.The tree is actually in the hamlet of Aubigny-sur-Badin. It is by the church and in amazing condition with a thick base.(2019)
There was originally a priory on this site but it was destroyed in the wars of religion.
*Poinson-les-Grancy Le Tilleul de Sully on a postcard. We thought this tree was dead but when we visited in Sept 2019 it was very healthy. Toys and decorations have been put around the base.
*Rouvres-sur-Aube Le Sully on a postcard. We expected to find that the tree was dead but it was alive and well in Sept 2019.
HAUTE-PYRÉNÉES
Semeac Le Tilleul de Sully on an old postcard. There are 2 trees.in front of the church. The left hand one is known as a Sully Tree but was destroyed in a storm in 1927. The other was cut down later.
HAUTE-SAONE
Cordonnet Le tilleul de Sully. La place du village. Described in Georges Feternes book as 'un peu fatigué par les poids des siècles'
Filain Le gros tilleul de Sully Pictured on an old postcard but also in a description of the village today.
HAUTE-SAVOIE
Douvaine Le Tilleul d’Henri 1V, planted by Sully.
Feternes Le Tilleul de Sully in hameau, Chateauvieux.
Trossy (hameau) Le Tilleul de Sully.
HAUTE-VIENNE
* Bersac-sur-Rivalier Le Tilleul d’Henri 1V, planted by Sully.
Biennac Le Tilleul de Sully.
Linards Le Tilleul de Sully to symbolise peace. Cut down a few years ago and its only memorial is a poem by Marthe Issoire.
HERAULT
Poilhes Elm tree planted by Sully in 1608, looks dead and is filled with concrete and is propped up, and with a plaque.
La Clastre, St Maurice Navacelles. Orme de Sully. May still be alive but said to be in a bad state in recent years.
INDRE
Arpheuilles Pictured on an old post card
Coings Orme dit de Sully on a postcard.
Liniez Orme de Sully on a postcard
Rouvres-les-Bois Postcard of Orme by the church
INDRE-ET-LOIR
Vernou-sur-Brenne L’Orme de Sully. Dead but an old postcard shows it.
Vouvray Eglise et l'Orme de Sully.
ILLE ET VILAINE
Rennes
An old postcard shows a Sully Elm tree. Dead now.
ISERE
Balbins. Le Tilleul de Sully pictured on an old post card near la vieille chapelle. Probably dead.
Les Avenieres Postcard of la Place et le Sully
Chozeau Tilleul de Sully
Cognin-les-Gorges Le Tilleul de Sully.
Serre Le Tilleul de Sully in hamlet near Chamagnieu.
Notre-Dame-de-Commiers Le Tilleul de Sully.
Optevoz Le Tilleul de Sully.
Panossas Le Tilleul de Sully? Probably too young to be a Sully
Réaumont Le Tilleul de Sully ? Maybe too old to have been planted at the time of Sully.
Romagnieu Les trois tilleuls de Sully
*St-Aupré-Age Le Tilleul de Sully planted to mark the passage of Henri 1V.
Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux Le Tilleul de Sully, cut down in 2002 in spite of many protests. New tree planted in 2003
Saint-Nizier-d’Uriage Le Tilleul de Sully.
JURA
*Beaufort Le tilleul plante sous Henri 1V. Plaque says planted in 1585. I suspect that should be 1595.
*Chateau-Chalon Tilleul marked as “Le Sully” on eighteenth century plan. 2020 it was cut down because it was said to be dangerous. Many residents were upset by this decision. Perhaps they will plant another.
LOIRE
Bourg Argental Le tilleul pictured on an old postcard.
*Burdignes Le Tilleul de Sully. The tree was badly damaged in a severe winter and after that it died and collapsed. A new beech tree has been planted to replace it, in front of the Maire
*Cervières Tilleul de Sully
Moingt Postcard of Chateau and gros Sully
*St Priest-la-Prugne Le Tilleul de Sully. Sully had ordered the planting of an elm but they planted a lime tree instead. The tree stands at a busy crossroads. It was heavily pruned when we saw it in 2016. There were worries that it was a danger to traffic.
* Laurent (near St Priest-la-Prune) An enormous lime tree stands at the edge of a small copse in this hamlet but there is no evidence it is a Sully. A local man thought it was a possibility.
*St Victor-sur-Rhins “Le Sully”. Only a twisted trunk, with some shoots sprouting from it, remain of this tree but it has been carefully looked after. Its position is marked on the village map.
LOIRET
Amilly Tilleul planted by Sully after Henri’s visit to see canal being constructed.
LOT
Bastit Le tilleul de Sully
Masclat Le Tilleul, said to have been planted during the reign of Henri 1V.
*Saint-Cirgues Le Tilleul de Sully in hameau, Paramelle, magnificent and with a plaque.
*St Martin des Bois (Prudhomat) Probably a replacement. Le tilleul.
LOT-ET-GARONNE
Nerac Two elms planted during the reign of Henri 1V.
LOZERE
Meyrueis L’Arbre de Sully.
*Prevencheres Le Tilleul de Sully. Struck by lightning several times. Plaque.
MAINE-ET-LOIRE
*Les Gardes Elm planted by Sully. The original tree has been replaced by another Elm.There is an old photograph of the original elm on the wall of the house behind the tree. This house used to be called "Auberge de Sully".
MARNE
Cernay-en-Dormois L’Arbre de Rosny.
MEURTHE-ET-MOSELLE
Chaudeney-sur-Moselle Le Marronnier de Sully.
MEUSE
Woël en Woevre L'orme de Sully pictured in a painting by A Renaudin Salon 1910
Villers-sur-Meuse. Les deux tilleuls de Sully. At the entrance to the village. Recently pruned (2017) to try to save them from strong winds.
NIEVRE
*Bona Le Tilleul de Sully. Plaque.
*Jailly Le Tilleul de Sully.
*La Grande Brosse, Donzy Un tilleul - Sully ordonnait que l’on plante.
*Ste Colombe des Bois Le Tilleul de Sully.
Commune de Gacogne. 'Vieux Sully et la place qui l'entoure.' Old postcard shows the tree but not certain it is still there.
OISE
Boulogne-la-Grasse A carte postale show a picture of the tree with the following title ' Tilleul planted by Sully, sur l'ordre de Henri1V pour feter la liberation du Territoire de la Picardie en 1598'
ORNE
Nonant le Pin L'Orme plante par Sully dans Place de l'Eglise. Old postcard (see Cartes Postales page)
PARIS
National Institute for deaf children L’Arbre de Sully, an elm, cut down in 1903.
PAS DE CALAIS
Groffliers L'Orme de Sully. Dead
PUY-DE-DOME
*Bagnols. Le Tilleul de la Fage. According to oral tradition it is a Sully tree. The tree, located on a hillock is visible from afar, serving as a landmark. More information at: https://www.lamontagne.fr/bagnols-63810/actualites/a-plus-de-400-ans-le-tilleul-de-la-fage-se-porte-comme-un-charme_12124950/#refresh. Sept 2021 A beautiful tree in a small wood outside the town in a hameaua, La Farge. Not as visible as it was, I think, because of the small wood around it.
Aubusson-d'Auvergne Le Tilleul de Sully.
Chanat-la-Mouteyre Tilleul planted in the time of Sully as a place where the inhabitants could meet in the shade of the tree. 'Dans la cour du Chateau'.
La Chaulme No trace left.
La Crouzille. There could be more than one tilleul here or nearby according to the website geocaching.com
*Chanteloup, Charbonnieres-les- Vieilles L’Arbre de Sully. (Tilleul)
*Chapdes-Beaufort Le Tilleul de Sully. Cut down 2013.
*Egliseneuve-des-Liards Tilleul de Sully on the edge of a wood outside the village. We were not sure this was a true Sully tree because of its position far away from the village. We found it with the help from a man who appeared outside an auberge on the road out of the village. Les Liards refers to a hilly area on the edge of Egliseneuve.
*Notre Dame Espinasse
*Herment Le Tilleul de Sully. Planted to celebrate the birth of Louis X111.
*Olby Le Tilleul de Sully.
Pulvérières Le Tilleul de Sully in front of the church
*Saillant Le Tilleul de Sully.
St Étienne des Champs 'Situé à 1 km du Bourg, ce gros tilleul, dit arbre « de Chabreteix » remonterait à l’époque de SULLY (1560-1641), il fut planté sur ordre du Roi Henri IV à l’occasion de la naissance de son fils (il souhaitait ainsi faire appliquer ses recommandations pour le reboisement des forêts qui étaient trop exploitées selon le Roi). Les Tilleuls de SULLY furent plantés à des lieux stratégiques, celui de Saint-Etienne est situé au point culminant de la commune, à un carrefour de cinq chemins.' I have read that it has been chopped down but a replacement has been planted in its place.
Saint Georges de Mons. Le Tilleul but it has been cut down and there may be a replacement.
*St Maigner Le tilleul de Sully
*St Romain Le Tilleul de Sully.
*St Sauves d’Auvergne Le Tilleul de Sully. Sept 2021 we found this tree on a road just out of the village. There is plaque saying it is a Sully tree.
Savennes. A lime tree next to the chateau. Plaque says 'Sully Planté en 1626'. This is well after Henri 1V was assassinated and Sully would have left his post by then. Maybe planted by the locals in the spirit of Sully. There are plenty of examples in Puy de Dome they would have known about.
St Sauveur la Sagne Le Tilleul de Sully with a plaque saying Sully planted it.
Segonzat Saint Gervazy Old postcard showing Place d'Orme Arbre de Sully
*Toiras This is a very small hamlet is in the commune of Vernet la Varenne and quite difficult to find. Plaque saying “Je suis un Sully”.
*Tourzel-Ronzieres Deux tilleuls de Sully. There are 2 distinct villages. The two trees are at Ronzieres. I have also read (from les tetards abricoles) that there were 2 more trees by the church, Notre Dame de Ronzieres, on top of the hill in Ronzieres. One seems to be too young to be a Sully. The other had been cut down but is sprouting new growth.
*Viverols By the château ruins.
*Youx. Le Tilleul. Photo on a blog by Papou Poustache. It has been heavily pruned.
PYRÉNÉES ATLANTIQUES
Pau The Sully Oak was replanted in 1953. Old post cards show the original.
RHONE
*Chambost-Allieres Le tilleul is in the old village of Chambost a few kilometres from Chambost-Allieres by the Norman church
*La Chapelle de Chateauvieux (Commune d’Yzeron) Trois tilleuls datant de l’époque Sully near the Norman chapel on the hill.
*Grezieu-le-Marche Le Tilleul de Sully, symbole de la paix retrouve sous Henri 1V.
*Joux in the grounds of the Chateau de Joux and next to the church. An enormous tilleul in good condition.
Longessaigne Le Tilleul de Sully, replaced in 1970.
*Riverie Lime tree planted to celebrate the Edict of Nantes. Now dead and only the stump remains.
*La Tour de Salvagny Tilleul plante en 1601 sur ordre du ministre d’Henri 1V. Recently replaced by a young tree but in the same place by an old wall which was part of the vingtain.
*Sarcey Le Tilleul de Sully. Not far from the church but actually where the former church stood.
Ville-sur-Jarnioux Tilleul de Sully. Probably dead.
SAONE-et-LOIRE
Anost Known as L'Orme de Brevoigne but in fact it is un tilleul! In an article by Roland Niaux, a historian, it is called le tilleul de Sully. It is at a crossroads between the le hameau du Mont, near Dront, et Anost. It shelters un calvaire. It is an enormous tree.
*Auxy Tilleul de Sully. Good condition in 2022
SAVOIE
Saint-Colomban-des -Villards Le tilleul dit le Sully. Although this tree is referred to as a Sully tree there is some question about it because Savoie was not part of France during Henri 1V reign. Similarly for the tree at
Hautville.
SEINE-ET-MARNE
Fontainebleau Le Sully (Gorges d’Apremont).
Luzancy Chestnut planted during the reign of Henri 1V.
Nemours Le Sully.
SEINE-MARITIME
Le Boulay-Nolleval. Le Tilleul de Sully. Struck by lightning in 1958.
Mesnil-Raoul Le Tilleul planted during the reign of Henri 1V
SOMME
*Argoules Le Tilleul de Sully.
*Eramecourt Le Tilleul de Sully.
*Quevauvillers Le Tilleul de Sully.
TARN
Millers The story goes that Sully ordered Elm trees to be planted all over France to commemorate the end of the wars of religion. Elm trees were planted in Milhars and one of the gates is called 'la porte des ormeaux' and there is a 'Place des ormeaux'. This seems to have been several trees not one but still known as 'arbres de Sully'.
Douelle Place d'ormeau. An old postcard shows a picture of the tree but it looks in bad shape. It is probably dead now. Said to have been planted in 1599 by Charles de Cadillac-Cassac in response to Sully's request.
TARN-ET-GARONNE
Saint-Pierre Le Chene de Sully.
VAR
Ramatuelle Elm tree, planted in Sully’s time. It was cut down in 1983 after it died of Dutch Elm disease.
Tourtour Old elm tree from the time of Henri 1V.
Pierrefeu "Murier importe en France par Sully existant sur la terrace du domaine de L'Aumerade.'(1931)
VAUCLUSE
Goult Marronnier de Sully.
VIENNE
*Brux Le Tilleul de Sully. Plaque.
*Coulognes. Orme de Sully. All that remains is the stump in the 'Place Sully'
Dissais L'Orme de Sully on a postcard.
*Lizant ' L'eglise et l'arbre seculaire du temps de Sully' Picture on an old postcard. We visited in 2019 and there is no trace of the tree. The picture of the old postcard was on a description of the church with the caption as above.
Montreuil-Bonnin Tilleul de Sully on postcard but dead in 1960s.
*St-Pierre-d’Exideuil Le Tilleul dit Le Sully.
*Thenet (hameau) L’Arbre d’Henri 1V, planted by Sully. (See Page on Thenet)
Usson du Poitou La Place de l'Eglise et l'Orme de Sully.
Vaux Tilleul de Sully. We found no proof of this in 2019
VOSGES
Garardmer Le Tilleul de Sully.
YONNE
*Blannay Tilleul de Sully dit "Le Rosny".
*Coutarnoux A Sully tree, not in very good condition.
*Dornecy L’Arbre de Sully, but it’s in a bad way. Notice on wall nearby confirms its status. Revisited in 2018. It has been heavily pruned and looked stronger and in good shape.
*Druyes-Les-Belles-Fontaines
*Mailly-le-Château Tilleul planté à l’époque de Sully.
*Malay-le-Petit. An old postcard with caption,'L'eglise XV111 siecle ombragé d'un superbe érable planté sur Sully'. This is the only mention of a maple being a Sully tree, so far. Image of old postcard in photo gallery There is no sign of the tree now in modern photos of the village.
*Moutombe Orme de Sully in a hamlet in the commune of Ste-Colombe.
*Perceneige Le Tilleul de Sully. Plante sur l'ordre de Sully.
*Perreuse Le Tilleul de Sully.
*Pesseliere Le Tilleul de Sully. Struck by lightning around 1920. Plaques.
*La Postolle Le Tilleul de Sully.
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Le Pecq L’Orme de Sully.
