I live in the Deep South on the Gulf Coast bear the coastline and these trees are everywhere!!! Not quite this massive but yet they are huge and old !!! I do love how their limbs reach out and touch the ground. We have 4 on our property and I love to watch the kids sit on them and climb them. These trees are like family it’s humbling to sit on the porch and look at them and see the kids swing or climb or just lay down on one of the limbs and read a book and think how old they are and how small we are in time and physically and to think what all these trees have seen and endured over centuries!!! I even named them lol. Old Man and Granny and Big Momma and Little Man. We have owls living in one and many bird houses and squirrels in them. These trees are different then others and again just have the feel of living breathing creatures. Until you actually see one and spend time around them you will never know the feeling. We are near a civil war battle field and near one of the oldest cities in the country and to think over the central who has caped here or stopped and walked around under these trees. These century oaks or red oaks are amazing.... if we lost one it would hurt us a lot.
I had no idea that oak trees grew that way. The branches are so heavy that they drag on the ground. Thank God that somone didn't decide at some point maybe back in the 1800s to cut that tree down for lumber. It's a work of art of nature.
Andera you are really cute I’m also a nerd , and I just happened to received a sapling of 10 inches unknowing how big and large it would get maybe I can tame it and keep it reasonable for Mike type of yard , thank you for vid 😉
We had Live Oak to loosen roots during Hugo. Next hurricane, it completely uprooted. That Live Oak was around 500 years old, and it was not near as big as Angel Oak. It impossible know the true age of Live Oak. They suffer core rot making futile to counting growth rings.
Andrea Hallman me and my wife are going to try to go out there and visit it we live in Mount Pleasant you did a nice job showing and explaining the tree
This tree may have actually witnessed Sherman & his 60,000 strong army march through the south on toward Charleston. I'd be willing to bet this old tree has many a musket ball buried deep in it's trunk as there were many skirmishes throughout that area during the Revolutionary & Civil War. Yep,, the stories that grand old tree could tell would have many a historian stooping at it's branches on bended ear to accurately record the days gone by..
That really is a tree straight out of LOTR. Or any of those ancient forests of fairy tales. Amazing. Imagine an entire forest of those. Btw, are you allowed to climb it or no? I bet they have signs saying not to.
I'm so glad they didn't cut that big beautiful tree down that tree has old stories to tell that no one would believe and it will have more stories to tell the 60 70s and 80s are all gone and the 50s and the 40's that tree is so beautiful it's got to be over 500 years old wouldn't you like to know some of the stories I know I would if that tree could talk it would change a lot of things for a lot of people and scare the hell out of everybody probably. keep on growing beautiful tree your time is not even close to being up👌👏👏❤❤
It's been explained to me two ways. 1. that's just the way the trees grow here. I have two angel oaks on my property and they grow the same way. 2. the trees lean and spread their branches in the direction of greatest sun/where the sun lasts the longest. I have heard people say they can use these trees like stars because they grow with an eastward slant, the heavier side of the tree being where the branches grow out the furthest to get the most sun.
I wonder if there's a ranger or a guardian on constant duty to keep the public from carving initials & the sort into the tree. To keep folk from defacing the tree. You know how people can be.
My daughter lives here in Tennessee. Shes just looked it up for me. But wanting to come by n see it , almost everybody else saying 500 yrs old. So iis it true they are saying each branch represents where they hung a slave? You hear diff things
Superstitions aboud when it comes to this tree. What is true is hard to parse. Did they hang people from it? Probably. Was it just for slaves? I doubt it. As far as the age goes, all the informarion at the site says 500 yrs old so that is what I went with.
Those trees are just utterly magnificent & sacred.
You could see in here eyes how she enjoys what she’s doing byshowing us this beautiful tree. 🌳 Thank you Andrea.
I live in the Deep South on the Gulf Coast bear the coastline and these trees are everywhere!!! Not quite this massive but yet they are huge and old !!! I do love how their limbs reach out and touch the ground. We have 4 on our property and I love to watch the kids sit on them and climb them. These trees are like family it’s humbling to sit on the porch and look at them and see the kids swing or climb or just lay down on one of the limbs and read a book and think how old they are and how small we are in time and physically and to think what all these trees have seen and endured over centuries!!! I even named them lol. Old Man and Granny and Big Momma and Little Man. We have owls living in one and many bird houses and squirrels in them. These trees are different then others and again just have the feel of living breathing creatures. Until you actually see one and spend time around them you will never know the feeling. We are near a civil war battle field and near one of the oldest cities in the country and to think over the central who has caped here or stopped and walked around under these trees. These century oaks or red oaks are amazing.... if we lost one it would hurt us a lot.
We have two in our yard right now and they are beautiful to look at. We are moving soon and I think what I will miss the most are those trees.
Thanks for sharing!
I had no idea that oak trees grew that way. The branches are so heavy that they drag on the ground. Thank God that somone didn't decide at some point maybe back in the 1800s to cut that tree down for lumber. It's a work of art of nature.
Not all oaks will do that, this is a Live oak tree, and they are rare in that they will do that. Eastern White oak may do something like that also.
Absolutely incredible.Nature is beautiful.
WOW. I love this tree. Magnificent.
I have been there and the tree is beautiful and "massive"
WOW! THANK YOU FOR SHARING FROM WASHINGTON STATE.
Nothing more beautiful than a live oak with Spanish moss glowing in the sun.
The tree the Angel Oak it's like a person it has a personality it has so many characteristics it's beautiful
Beautiful tree Amazing
I want to visit soon! This is magical :)thanks for the great footage!
You're welcome! :)
Beautiful!! I am visiting the isle of palms in late April-early May and hope to get to see this magnificent tree!!
linda Darnell I hope you get to also :) remember, its free admission 😃
What a tree house one could build in that tree!!
This music is super mellow and awesome.
Thank you very much :)
your video is awesome thank you👏👏👏👏
One thinks of the ancient forests and yes, the tree Ents of Lord of the Rings. Totally awe inspiring!
Amazing tree!
Thank you for the comment! It is amazing, I hope you get to see it yourself someday :) Cheers!
that is one big tree ! with offspring ! wow ! what is the name of the music ?
hi friend one day I can visit and see this tree
I hope you can! It is amazing :)
the trunk you can look at it that tree is way over 2000 years old or right at it
Andera you are really cute I’m also a nerd , and I just happened to received a sapling of 10 inches unknowing how big and large it would get maybe I can tame it and keep it reasonable for Mike type of yard , thank you for vid 😉
I hope you are able to get it to grow 🙂
its a lovly tree, its creepy looking tree, i bet it very scary in the dark
Three two four hundred? I read it’s more like fifteen hundred years old.
All I know is all the information you pick up around the site at the park says that is how old it is.
Also i love climbing trees like this
We had Live Oak to loosen roots during Hugo. Next hurricane, it completely uprooted. That Live Oak was around 500 years old, and it was not near as big as Angel Oak. It impossible know the true age of Live Oak. They suffer core rot making futile to counting growth rings.
I’m are getting married here next year! Very small private wedding but we love this tree!
Gianna Marciano congratulations! 🎉🎈🍾
Are you permitted to touch the tree? I would love to sit quietly in it.
You can touch the tree with your hand but you are not allowed to sit on it.
I sure do enjoy your video thank you
Thank you Larry! I hope you get to visit this site soon :)
Andrea Hallman me and my wife are going to try to go out there and visit it we live in Mount Pleasant you did a nice job showing and explaining the tree
Nice Video
I've been there
This tree may have actually witnessed Sherman & his 60,000 strong army march through the south on toward Charleston. I'd be willing to bet this old tree has many a musket ball buried deep in it's trunk as there were many skirmishes throughout that area during the Revolutionary & Civil War.
Yep,, the stories that grand old tree could tell would have many a historian stooping at it's branches on bended ear to accurately record the days gone by..
recent experts say this tree is at least 1000 years old.
Sberman. Never came anhwhere near charleston
the evergreen nature of live oaks allows them to be more fire resistant.
Neat information, thanks! ☺
Is it dead? It doesn't seem like there's any leaves on it compared to the trees around it???
No, the trees you are seeing around are the branches and leaves of this one tree. You really should see it for yourself, it's pretty amazing.
Glad to see its in a commercial now.
Those aren't other trees, that's just one big tree.
That really is a tree straight out of LOTR. Or any of those ancient forests of fairy tales. Amazing. Imagine an entire forest of those. Btw, are you allowed to climb it or no? I bet they have signs saying not to.
You definitely can not sit on them lol. They do have signs saying so. They even have minders out there yelling to not sit on the tree.
I use to live about 5 miles from this wonder. It is a little spooky after dark.
I'm so glad they didn't cut that big beautiful tree down that tree has old stories to tell that no one would believe and it will have more stories to tell the 60 70s and 80s are all gone and the 50s and the 40's that tree is so beautiful it's got to be over 500 years old wouldn't you like to know some of the stories I know I would if that tree could talk it would change a lot of things for a lot of people and scare the hell out of everybody probably. keep on growing beautiful tree your time is not even close to being up👌👏👏❤❤
why bigger brances on one side of the tree and not the other side
It's been explained to me two ways. 1. that's just the way the trees grow here. I have two angel oaks on my property and they grow the same way. 2. the trees lean and spread their branches in the direction of greatest sun/where the sun lasts the longest. I have heard people say they can use these trees like stars because they grow with an eastward slant, the heavier side of the tree being where the branches grow out the furthest to get the most sun.
If I climb really high and there's sun its like the best part of day
I wonder if there's a ranger or a guardian on constant duty to keep the public from carving initials & the sort into the tree. To keep folk from defacing the tree. You know how people can be.
yes there is, They won't even let you smoke on the property
This is wery pretty I wish i could get there but I live in Europe. Please like my coment so I dont lose my hope to gey there
Why aren’t people climbing it?
You arent allowes to. They have minders to make sure you don't as well.
If those branches could talk...dark history for my ancestors 🤦🏾♀️
I think the same thing when i see moss swinging from the oaks here in charleston...strange fruit in the summer breeze..🤦🏾♂️😔🙏🏾
old trees cannot continue growing taller, they can only get wider and wider.
I suppose so, I am just in awe of this tree; it's lovely
Florida
Holy Ground!!! Slaves are buried on that ground. That is something that nobody will admit to. The tree has unbelievable stories.
Thank you it’s like they don’t want to admit it’s a hanging tree 😢 it’s crazy how u don’t want facts
There is no way that tree is under 1000 years old.
My daughter lives here in Tennessee. Shes just looked it up for me. But wanting to come by n see it , almost everybody else saying 500 yrs old. So iis it true they are saying each branch represents where they hung a slave? You hear diff things
Superstitions aboud when it comes to this tree. What is true is hard to parse. Did they hang people from it? Probably. Was it just for slaves? I doubt it. As far as the age goes, all the informarion at the site says 500 yrs old so that is what I went with.
The scientific name is "Giganticus Oakus Pokus" aka "Magic Oak Tree" species,, LoL!!
Andy Griffith.
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Black people were hung on this tree
Black people did the hanging.
Look it up for yourself. The owner's name was Justus Angel.