Finding a sheltered spot under a giant tree is a beloved practice associated with our region.
Here are a few of the Souths most famous trees to add to your travel bucket list.
Yes, you read that correctly.
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Even though the legalities of the arrangement are murky, Athens embraced The Tree That Owns Itself.
Unfortunately, the 400-year-old oak met its demise when a wind storm tore through town in 1942.
There was no need to worry, though.
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Members of theJunior Ladies Garden Club of Athenscame to the rescue, harvesting acorns to grow a strong replacement.
Its a great stop to plan if youre visiting the city.
He decided to kill some time by carving a face in a tree.
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Jennings maintains that the trees guide his hand, forming their faces from their inner spirit.
His son, who completes many of the current commissioned works, describes the same experience.
The trees likenesses span sailors, mermaids, and kingseach work a partial mystery to its artists until complete.
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The Golden Isles Visitors Bureau has developed aday-long treasure hunt guidefor finding the famous tree spirits.
The tour guides visitors to 10 tree spirits in notable spots all over the island.
The answer is Charlestons Angel Oak, a beautiful live oak tree thriving onJohns Island.
The tree is indisputably massive.
At more than 65 feet tall, its canopy spreads over 17,000 square feet.
Johnson planted the willow at his home where it grows today.
Botanists sent the cuttings in a Greenville local newspaper that had been soaked in water from Johnsons farm.
Cherry Blossoms
Washington, D.C.
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The 2,000 trees arrived, but unfortunately were found to be infested with pests and destroyed.
After contacting the Japanese Ambassador, the country sent another 3,020 to take the original donations place.
In 1915, President Taft sent a gift of dogwood trees to Japan in return for their generosity.
They purchased the land and were confronted with a blank slate to decide what theyd raise or grow.
With a phone call, they learned that the farm had been destroyed by a tornado.
