do you have a photo of the Angel Oak?

judsoncarroll4

I am not a picture taker.... I avoid both sides of the camera (or phone) like the plague! Does anyone have a photo of the historic Angel Oak on John's Island, SC that I could us, free of charge... no royalties or usage rights?

Torey

Sorry, no pic. But you piqued my interest. I knew nothing about this tree.

Wow! What an amazing tree!

I don't know how you would get a full picture that would do justice to this tree. None of the pics I saw online showed the full width and breadth of this tree. You'd have to be standing quite a distance away to get it all in. Maybe one of those cameras that does panorama shots.

I take it that you have visited this tree, Judson? Are we going to be getting an article about Oaks?

judsoncarroll4

https://community.thegrownetwork.com/discussion/comment/898681#Comment_898681

It really is an amazing tree, and a whole lot of history happened under it. If I can find a good pic, I am considering using it on the cover of my new book. No tree is as emblematic of the American South.

jowitt.europe

@judsoncarroll4 it is a very beautiful tree. No, no photo.

blevinandwomba

Sorry, I can't help you either, but thanks for bringing it to my attention. I had not heard of it either, and that is one wonderful tree. I did go to Charleston once (such a beautiful city!), but it was only a day trip and I didn't go outside the city. It will definitely be on my list if I get back there.

LaurieLovesLearning

Trees are one of my favorite things. They somehow often are memorials of great historical or other significance. This particular one is so full of character too. Those are my absolute favorite!

The Mennonites had an oak tree back in the old country that was important for various reasons. Some of its offspring made it to Manitoba in the SW region.

My grandparents have a connection to a tree as well. Either they met under it or were engaged/married under it. Unfortunately, I don't remember and have never seen it. It was still alive & growing at the time of their last wedding anniversary before they both died. It was mentionedby the preacher who married them. I wish I could remember more.

There is a "Halfway Tree" that is well known & fairly old (not like the Angel Tree), that is all alone and stands right beside the TransCanada, exactly half way between Winnipeg & Brandon, MB. It is a grand old cottonwood, it stands with majestic beauty.

I am reading about this Angel Oak and its history. Of course, I have no picture of it...wish I did...it would certainly be on my wall!

judsoncarroll4

It is also personally significant for me. When my Creole ancestors left the islands, Guadeloupe and Bermuda, John's Island (then called Saint John's) and Charleston were where they settled. The English settled SC, but they brought lots of French Huguenots in to try to start a silk industry. Later, many Acadians settled in the French speaking communities of the "low country" of the Carolinas. Then, when Lafayette landed, he did so in Georgetown, SC. So, This is really where the 3 branches of the French side of my family made their home in America. For much of our history, the low country was much more like Louisiana than the Carolinas. The region also welcomed the Irish, who were not very welcome in NC. And, the Chicora (Cheraw, Lumbee, etc) Indians, to which I am related, came from there. When I see that tree, I know my gggg grandparents stood on the same piece of earth and admired that same tree.

JennyT Upstate South Carolina

@judsoncarroll4 My brother and his wife live in Charleston. He has this picture. I don't know if it will work. That's him in front of it. His wife took it, trying to get it all in the shot.

LaurieLovesLearning

I was just thinking that there must be a lot of happy squirrels in or around that tree.

judsoncarroll4

https://community.thegrownetwork.com/discussion/comment/898700#Comment_898700

Actually, that is freaking amazing! That is the only pic I've ever seen that really gives you an idea of its scale. Whether cover or not, I would really like to use this - may I?

jowitt.europe

@judsoncarroll4 I do not have a photo of the angel oak, but I have a photo of the oldest dragon tree. They say 2000 years old. It is in Tenerife- one of the Canary Islands. I guess many who traveled to America those days made a stop on one of the Canary Islands

judsoncarroll4

https://community.thegrownetwork.com/discussion/comment/898710#Comment_898710

Very cool!

JennyT Upstate South Carolina

https://community.thegrownetwork.com/discussion/comment/898705#Comment_898705

I talked with my brother and he said of course you're welcome to use it in your book.😁

judsoncarroll4

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Super awesome! Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!