Pepper Tree -- SH 21 near Alto TX
N 31° 33.730 W 095° 10.800
15R E 293092 N 3493967
A historic pepper tree along the El Camino Real has seen better days, but is hanging on to life with a little help from the Forestry Department of Stephen F. Austin State University
Waymark Code: WMXKQZ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/25/2018
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There are few details we have been able to find out about this Pepper Tree. It's one of the oddest things along the El Camino Real: a Pepper Tree planted in 1848 and pointed out in the East Texas forest by an official state of Texas highway department sign.
This pepper tree, planted in 1848 just a few years after Texas statehood, was probably planted by an Anglo settler is a landmark, or to provide seasoning for his family. We will never know, as there are no records to explain why this pepper tree is here.
Website: [Web Link]
Historic Event:
(1) it is anomalous
(2) it was planted in 1848
(3) it is mysterious
Year: 1848
Species: Pepper
Approximate Age: 170
Location: near Alto TX
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