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Angel Oak is an exceptionally large Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana) located in Angel Oak Park on Johns Island near Charleston, South Carolina. The tree is estimated to be 400–500 years old. [1] It stands 66.5 ft (20 m) tall, measures 28 ft (8.5 m) in circumference, and produces shade that covers 17,200 square feet (1600 m 2).
The Seven Sisters Oak, estimated to be between 500 and 1,000 years old, is the largest certified southern live oak tree. The Angel Oak on Johns Island, South Carolina, near Charleston is estimated to be 400–500 years old. It has a trunk circumference of 8.5 m (28 ft), height of 20.3 m (66 ft 6 in) and limb spread of 57 m (187 ft).
Angel Oak, Johns Island, South Carolina. The Angel Oak is a living Southern live oak tree on Johns Island. [5] Once believed to be 1500 years old, current estimates of the oak's age are 400 to 500 years. [5] [6] The oak is 65 ft (20 m) tall, with a trunk circumference of 25.5 ft (7.8 m). [11]
Its foliage is remarkable for its size, among the largest of all oaks, consisting of a short hairy petiole, 1–1.5 centimetres (3 ⁄ 8 – 5 ⁄ 8 inch) long, and a blade 10–40 cm (4– 15 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) long and 15–30 cm (6–12 in) broad, with a shallowly lobed margin; the form is reminiscent of an enormous pedunculate oak leaf. The ...
Cypress Lake - Bald cypress trees, up to 100 years old, along riverbanks and wetlands. Flowerdale (50 acres) - Oldest sections established in 1680. Formal plantings of annuals set within triangular beds enclosed by boxwood hedges. Two large camellias date from the 1840s. Long Bridge - Built in the 1840s, one of seven bridges on the grounds.
The largest recorded individual tree of Q. fusiformis in the state of Texas is found in Bosque County [7] [8] (not to be confused with the "Election Oak" or Bosque County Oak). It has a circumference of 870 centimetres (342 in), which is actually larger than the largest recorded Q. virginiana in the state, listed at 860 cm (338 in).
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[3] [2] It has been said that the Encino oak "creates a woodsy atmosphere more resembling a whole forest than just a single tree". [2] In 1958, the oak was threatened when a developer planned to bulldoze the tree to build a road. Local residents formed a group called Encino Save the Oaks, and the developer eventually donated the tree to the city.