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BarryZZZ t1_j6dkbrt wrote
The tree survived all this time for being "useless." The coastal live oaks that grew with straight sturdy trunks and long horizontal branches were all felled and hauled off by British Shipwrights. All of the truly ancient live oaks share this "uselessness."
atomfullerene t1_j6ebyhz wrote
I guess you didn't see all the signs about not touching it, heh
AniseClover t1_j6fgl0l wrote
They don’t let you sit on it anymore??
atomfullerene t1_j6fi9id wrote
Hah, no they've never let you do that all the times I've been there. They used to?
AniseClover t1_j6figzq wrote
I remember when I was a kid they didn’t care, my and my cousin have pics from way back when our granny took of us sitting on the branches.
O_vJust t1_j6h1x5y wrote
They don’t anymore. I guess you could if you still wanted I guess.. No one really stopping you. They are just trying to protect it. There are a few cables holding certain branches up.
AniseClover t1_j6hpd4m wrote
Makes sense
Kuwing t1_j6e1fq6 wrote
Man I love this tree, it makes me feel so at home and welcomed.
randyb5858 t1_j6e4f97 wrote
Such a magical place to visit. You just can't do it justice in photos. (Nice pic though 😉)
ijustwanttobeableto t1_j6eq6w2 wrote
This place was so serene and beautiful when I stopped by there on my honeymoon a few years ago. Such an amazing place.
kooky_creative t1_j6dvuc8 wrote
😍
KenseiHimura t1_j6f2tfa wrote
BIBLICALLY ACCURATE OAK TREE
Lenny_and_Carl t1_j6efk29 wrote
Just don't visit it during oak pollen season!
Kevinmc479 t1_j6eq6hj wrote
Where is this ?
YouRebelScumGuy t1_j6ezxza wrote
Just south of Charleston, SC
Eulielee t1_j6fftwy wrote
Johns Island. The 4th largest island on the east coast. Home of u/Eulielee
b_landesb t1_j6ghtqw wrote
The Low Country is magical
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brun064 t1_j6gx2ri wrote
Beautiful place. I was lucky enough to visit after a once in a lifetime blizzard. It’s amazing covered in snow.
so-pitted-wabam t1_j6huh6f wrote
Finding out that this tree is both not as old as people claim and also was a lynching tree really ruined it for me TBH!
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Zombebe t1_j6eesbt wrote
I've been here and it was magical. Like you're in a fantasy world. One of the few good things about S.C.
slolwayesni t1_j6d48pj wrote
I love this tree! It's like the tree was lonely and lowered part of itself to earth so that people could sit on it, touch it, interact with it.