The Twin Oaks of TN Tech

The Twin Oaks of TN Tech

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,...
The Algood Scarlet Oak

The Algood Scarlet Oak

This huge Scarlet Oak, Quercus coccinea, stands in the middle of the outdoor classroom at Algood Middle School.  It stands 93 feet tall, with a diameter over five feet and a crown spread of 75 feet.  Classes for the students have been held under the canopy of this...
Cherokee Oak #13

Cherokee Oak #13

Quercus alba This white oak stands on the Old Walton Road, one of only two Middle Tennessee roads that nineteenth-century pioneers used as wagon roads. (The other was the Chattanooga–McMinnville Road.) The Old Walton Road between Brotherton and Buck Mountain was part...