Quercus Muehlenbergii On December 15–16, 1864, the Battle of Nashville was fought on a 1,500-acre tract of land known as the “Noel Place,” the residence of Oscar Fitzallen Noel and Sallie T. Noel. Both armies of the conflict occupied portions of the farm: The...
Maclura pomifera The Carnton House was built in 1826 by former Nashville mayor Randal McGavock on a 1,400-acre plantation south of the city. The garden site at the side of the house featuring the specimen osage orange tree and several cedars was developed in 1847. On...
Metasequoia Glyptostroboides On the Monteagle Sunday School Assembly grounds stands a grove of some of the oldest known species of trees in the world. Dawn redwood has been found in fossil form dating back one hundred million years ago and was once native to most of...
