Tree of the Year 2008 - Austin, TX
Posted by: 
WalksfarTX
N 30° 18.357 W 097° 44.373
14R E 621196 N 3353361
This tree is remarkable not for its girth or height, but for the spread of its branches. The branches reach out approximately 30 feet on each side of the trunk.
Waymark Code: WMVKGY
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/29/2017
Views: 10
To reach the tree park in the Central Park Shopping Center by Central Market. Walk out the back into Central Park and follow the gravel pathway to the right. The tree is along the banks of a small pond.
Genus/Species: Escarpment live oak (Quercus fusiformis)
Height: 30
Girth: 6
Method of obtaining height: Sighting along a 45 degree angle
Method of obtaining girth: Arm reaching
Location type: Park
Parking coordinates: N 30° 18.428 W 097° 44.428
Walk time: 5
Age: Not Listed
Historical significance: Not listed
Planter: Not listed
Website reference: Not listed
Photograpy coordinates: Not Listed
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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.