the tree that owns itself
apparently another mr j, colonel w.h. jackson, also felt a great affinity for trees - and one in particular. he loved this tree so much he deeded 8 feet of land around it - probably the diameter of the trees roots! - to the tree for its eternal (self) preservation. sigh...the "tree that owns itself" is a white oak (quercus alba) located smack dab in the middle of the intersection of finley and dearing streets in good ol' athens ga.
this tree should really be called "the tree that owns itself #2" as it is the descendant (from acorn to oak...") of the original tree loved by colonel jackson, which perished of heart rot (god that sounds awful - i think i had that when i first left athens) and high winds in 1942, or so.
i understand tree love.
posted by bls @ 3:01 PM
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