Jan 22, 2026
Jan 22, 2026
Quercus macrocarpa Old Town was a large Mississippian Indian town with earthen pyramids, burial mounds and defensive earthworks. Local folklore has it that the natives called it “Old Town” when the Europeans arrived around 1780. The Bur Oak was dated by professional...
Jan 15, 2025
This large Shumard Oak, Quercus shumardii, has stood on the property of the Perkins Winstead House for more than 195 years, which will soon be known as the history, art and culture museum of the Franklin Grove Estate & Gardens. The property includes the Haynes...
Jan 15, 2025
Standing as a silent witness to the history of Arrington and Williamson County stands this huge Chinkapin Oak, Quercus muehlenbergii. With a circumference of 227 inches and a crown spread of 90 feet, this estimated 340-year-old tree has seen early native Americans,...
Nov 30, 2023
Sitting in the heart of the Tennessee Tech University campus, the twin Post Oaks, Quercus stellata, are over three hundred years old and have been a part of the development of the Upper Cumberland area. The two trees sit alongside the historic Old Walton Road,...
