Cockrill Springs Oak of Nashville

Cockrill Springs Oak of Nashville

In what is now Centennial Park in Nashville stood this large Bur Oak that dated back to Revolutionary times.  The tree and the Cockrill Spring marked the northern terminus of the original Natchez Trace and many travelers of the Trace reportedly rested under the shade...
Chickasaw Treaty Oak

Chickasaw Treaty Oak

Quercus macrocarpa In 1783, after a long and bloody conflict between the pioneers of Middle Tennessee and resident Indian tribes, the Cumberland District of North Carolina, with the approval of the state of Virginia, authorized Colonel John Donelson, Colonel Joseph...
Bicentennial Oak of Vanderbilt #30

Bicentennial Oak of Vanderbilt #30

Quercus macrocarpa This large bur oak was the only tree on the Vanderbilt campus known to predate the university. A landmark throughout the history of Vanderbilt University, it stood originally on the 1874 farm of Bishop Holland McTyeir. It was recognized in 1974 as...