The Wye Oak, in Wye Mills, Md., was 450 years old when it suffered a similar fate in 2002. But the Holy Oak, as Basking Ridge’s tree is often called, kept going. It was struck more than once by ...

The name Wye Oak comes from what was the largest white oak (Maryland’s state tree) in the country until it fell during a thunderstorm in 2002. One of the showcase dishes is a prime rib ...