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Help us make it rightLegend has it that Stephen F. Austin signed the first boundary treaty with the Comanche under the spreading branches of this 500-year-old live oak tree. (A live oak is a species of oak that doesn't lose its leaves in winter.) This is the sole remaining tree in what was once a grove known as Council Oaks. In the late 1980s, a mentally unstable man deliberately poisoned the tree and almost...
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The only survivor of a 14-tree grove called the Council Oaks by local Indians, legend has it that the tree marks the spot where Stephen F. Austin signed the first boundary treaty...
For history buffs, this is an important spot, site of several significant Austin &Texas events. However, the setting in an urban area is not inspiring or inviting. The shade one expects from a huge oak is minimal - shade is provided by nearby trees. Several benches offer a resting spot. The history of the Oak is not well presented. This...
It has legendary historical significance, but I'm not sure non-Texans would be impressed. About half of the old oak was killed when the tree was poisoned several years ago by a mentally disturbed person.
In ShortThe only survivor of a 14-tree grove called the Council Oaks by local Indians, legend has it that the tree marks the spot where Stephen F. Austin signed the first boundary treaty with Texas' Native Americans. As the 20th century began, the Council Oaks fell prey to Austin's urban expansion, making this the last tree by the '20s. It was then saved and added to the American Forestry...
A 500-year old tree marking the boundary between Anglo and Indian territory.
Here's another sad-yet-inspiring Texas tale. This majestic oak, listed in the Hall of Fame of Forestry, is estimated to be between 500 and 600 years old. At one time, it stood three stories high with limbs spanning more than a half acre, but in 1989, a man (later sentenced to nine years in prison) poisoned the mighty tree, which now stands about a third of its original size. It takes its name...
In 1989, the tree was deliberately poisoned, and the story found its way onto the front pages of international newspapers and magazines. Ross Perot issued a blank check to help save the tree, and in 1997, the Treaty Oak produced acorns for the first time.
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