Old Glory / Pico Canyon - Exceptional Trees on Waymarking.com

If you were around Southern California in 2002, you probably heard the story of Old Glory.

Old Glory, the 70-foot-tall, 458-ton tree estimated to be 400 years old, attracted national media attention in late 2002 when environmentalist John Quigley climbed into its branches and lived there for over 70 days in protest of its removal.

The developer of Stevenson Ranch had proposed cutting down the massive oak tree to make room for the widening of Pico Canyon Road, but local residents argued that the road should be built around it. After months, and many lawsuits, a compromise was reached that would move Old Glory from its primary location to an oak preserve a quarter mile away: Pico Canyon Park.

A move of this magnitude had never been attempted before, and the chances of it being a successful transplant were slim. The new location was prepared and Old Glory was replanted. Arborists cautioned that success would not be fully known until seven years after the move.

It has now been over 10 years since the move.

Genus/Species: Oak Height: 70 Girth: 15 Method of obtaining height: Reliable source Method of obtaining girth: Reliable source Location type: Park Age: 400 Historical significance: In 2007, Guinness World Records certified Old Glory as the largest tree in the world to be transplanted. Website reference: [Web Link] Parking coordinates: N 34° 22.680 W 118° 35.104 Walk time: 1 Planter: Not listed Photograpy coordinates: Not Listed

Visit Instructions:
A closeup picture of your GPS receiver in your hand, with the tree in the background, is required. If the tree is on private property, this closeup photograph with the tree in the background may be taken from the nearest public vantage point without actually going to the tree.
The required photograph does not need to show the entire tree, but the individual tree must be recognizable.

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Date Logged Log User Rating   08/31/2021 wicked witch of the west coast visited it