The Wilsons’ tree was deemed the Florida Champion live oak in October 2022. The tree has a trunk circumference of 36.5 feet, a height of 78 feet, and a maximum crown spread of 180 feet.

Previously it was just a magnificent Southern live oak tree (Quercus virginiana) called Giant Oak in the Dixieland amusement complex, which opened in 1907 with a roller coaster, racing ostriches ...

The southern live oak, ... "Big Tree" is a central Florida standout because it has outlived its contemporaries by over 100 years, said David Wagg, Orlando’s Families, ...

Amid Orlando’s exponential growth, The City Beautiful has maintained formidable foliage in the form of trees, mostly of the southern live oak variety. In fact, the beautiful canopy of trees that ...

The sabal palm is Florida's state tree, replacing the cocoa palm on the state seal in 1970. Georgia. The southern live oak is Georgia's state tree, ...

The trees were southern live oak. It appears what I saw was a natural form of “ layering ,” whereby a branch touches the ground and produces adventitious roots driven by hypoxia and the hunt ...

The tree’s fortitude has become even more important in the era of climate change, and the live oak still represents a life raft for those in the paths of tropical storms.

The Angel Oak is a Southern live oak tree located in Angel Oak Park, on Johns Island, South Carolina. It may be the oldest tree east of the Mississippi River and is certainly one of the most ...

A protracted dispute between county officials and Rockledge Drive residents regarding majestic oak trees continued this week as the Brevard County Commission considered a tree-trimming proposal ...