The Devil Tree

They say that at one time a farmer killed his entire family, then went to the tree to hang himself. According to some, numerous suicides and murders occurred around the evil arbor. Supposedly anyone who tries to cut down the tree comes to an untimely end, as it is now cursed.

The Devil's Tree is a solitary oak tree, with some dead limbs, growing in an undeveloped field on Mountain Road in the Martinsville section of Bernards Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States, across from a private housing development. Local legend suggests the tree is cursed: those who damage or disrespect the tree (usually by urinating on it, or making disparaging remarks about it while nearby) will soon thereafter come to some sort of harm, often in the form of a car accident or major breakdown as they leave.

Devil Tree (Tales and Claims)
1. Hands turn black if you touch the tree.
2. Axes fall from your hands if you try to cut the tree.
3. The “guardian of the tree” comes after you in his white pickup truck.
4. The stone in front of the tree is a gateway to hell.
5. The tree and the stone are warm and snow never gathers at its base.
6. Children have been thrown from the tree’s branches.
7. The Klan has hung people from the tree.
8. Farmer Nick killed his family at the tree.