I was just on Cable Road in Rye, NH this past Friday. It was the site where they laid the first transatlantic cable. I assume it would not have been possible with out this tree.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2314083/Mystery-100-year-old-rubber-blocks-washing-shores-Britain-northern-Europe.html
The first one didn’t work for long, so, probably not.