Lover's Oak

Lover's Oak
Lover's Oak (2020)
Lover's Oak is located in Georgia
Lover's Oak
Lover's Oak
Location in Georgia
Lover's Oak is located in the United States
Lover's Oak
Lover's Oak
Location in the United States
SpeciesSouthern live oak (Quercus virginiana)
LocationBrunswick, Georgia
Coordinates31°08′32″N 81°29′12″W / 31.14236°N 81.48655°W / 31.14236; -81.48655
Diameter13 feet (4.0 m)
Lover's Oak in 1910

The Lover's Oak is a notably historic and large Southern live oak tree in Brunswick, Georgia. Located in the Brunswick Old Town Historic District, the tree is reportedly over 900 years old. The tree has a trunk diameter of 13 feet (4.0 m) and has 10 main limbs.[1]

History

Lover's Oak plaque

The tree is estimated to be from the 12th century AD, with an age of approximately 900 years.[2] The tree's name stems from a Native American legend alleging the tree as the meeting place between young lovers.[3][4] The location of the tree is just south of the intersection of Prince Street and Albany Street,[5] placing it in the Brunswick Old Town Historic District.[6] It is actually in the middle of Albany Street. In 1987, the National Arborist Association erected a plaque near the tree, recognizing that the tree had been standing since the signing of the United States Constitution 200 years earlier in 1787.[4] In 2015, the tree was hit by a truck, causing one of the tree's limbs to be removed.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Morekis, Jim (2018). Moon Georgia. Avalon Publishing. ISBN 978-1-63121-656-5 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b Hall, Anna (October 13, 2015). "Lover's Oak loses branch after being hit by truck". The Brunswick News. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  3. ^ American Forestry. Vol. 26. American Forestry Association. January 1920. p. 113 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ a b Barefoot, Patricia (2000). Brunswick: The City by the Sea. Arcadia Publishing. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-7385-0642-5 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Knight, Lucien Lamar (1913). Georgia's Landmarks, Memorials, and Legends. 2. Vol. 1. Pelican Publishing Company. p. 621. ISBN 978-1-4556-0482-1 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Brown, Brian (February 17, 2014). "Lover's Oak, Brunswick". Vanishing Coastal Georgia. Archived from the original on March 21, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2020.