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The "Big Tree", near the town of Rockport, Texas, is one of the most famous live oaks in the world after being named "Texas State Champion Virginia Live Oak" (Quercus virginiana) in 1969. The tree retained that title until 2003, when a larger oak was discovered in Brazoria County, Texas. The "Big Tree" is still thought to be one of the largest ...
Live oaks are not always as old as the public may think, but there are several that stand out for their size, age and history
The Big Tree is an estimated 1,000-year-old southern live oak located in Rockport, Texas, the largest live oak in Texas. The Boyington Oak, an approximately 180-year-old southern live oak in Mobile, Alabama, that is known for the folklore surrounding its origin. [24] [25] The Cellon Oak, with a circumference of 9 m (30 ft), a height of 26 m (85 ...
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).
White oak: Quercus alba: 1973 [20] Indiana: Tulip tree: Liriodendron tulipifera: 1931 [21] Iowa: Oak (variety unspecified) Quercus spp. 1961 [22] Kansas: Eastern cottonwood: Populus deltoides: 1937 [23] Kentucky: Tulip-tree: Liriodendron tulipifera [24] Louisiana: Bald cypress [a] Taxodium distichum: 1963 [26] Maine: Eastern white pine: Pinus ...
Chinese tallow tree Euphorbiaceae (spurge family) Yes Texas (I) 994 Vernicia fordii: tungoil tree Euphorbiaceae (spurge family) Yes Yes 995 Fabaceae: legume family (peas) Albizia: silk trees and false acacias; Albizia julibrissin: silktree Fabaceae (legume family (peas)) Yes Yes Texas (I) 345 Bauhinia: orchid trees; Bauhinia lunarioides: Texasplume
A family in San Carlos, California, is facing an impossible decision: spend more than $40,000 to remove a nearly 500-year-old heritage white oak tree in their backyard or find new homeowners ...
Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site: Martin Creek Lake State Park: Rusk 286.9 acres (116.1 ha) 1976 Martin Creek Lake State Park: Martin Dies, Jr. State Park: Jasper, Tyler 730 acres (300 ha) 1965 Martin Dies, Jr. State Park: McKinney Falls State Park: Travis 744.4 acres (301 ha) 1976 McKinney Falls State Park: Meridian State Park ...