Columbus Live Oak - Columbus, TX - Exceptional Trees on Waymarking.com

The lot containing this Live Oak tree is on private property but the owners have installed a parking area and have put a chain around the tree to mark how close one can come to the tree itself. Signs on the chain state that it is private property and to be respectful of that. As long as you are there to photo or admire the tree briefly, it is acceptable to visit it.

There is a sign in front of the tree that gives the following information.
2016 Big Tree Registry
Texas Champion
Species common name: Live Oak
Scientific name: Quercus Virginiana
Dimensions
Circumference: 338 inches
Height: 61 feet
Crown spread: 114 feet
Tree index: 428 points

The only larger oak tree know in Texas is the Big Tree (AKA: The Goose Island Oak) in Goose Island State Park along the coast near Rockport, TX.

Columbus, TX has at least five famous, exceptional, or dedicated trees.
1) This Live Oak that is the 2nd largest in Texas.
2) The District Court Oak (AKA: The Columbus Court Oak)
3) The Columbus Hanging Tree
4) The Columbus Courthouse Magnolia Trees
5) Memorial tree dedicated to PFC Christopher Reed Kilpatrick

Interstate 10 and US 90 overlap and pass through Columbus, TX. It is about an hour drive west of Houston along I-10, and about 2 hours drive east of San Antonio. From Austin, Hwy 71 intersects with I-10 and US 90 in the middle of Columbus.`

Link to TX Forest Service website:
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Genus/Species: Live Oak (Quercus Virginiana) Height: 61 Girth: 28 Method of obtaining height: Reliable source Method of obtaining girth: Reliable source Location type: Private property Age: 500 Historical significance: "The area was first settled by members of Stephen F. Austin’s “Old Three Hundred” in 1821 on the site of Montezuma’s Indian village. Statesman and soldier Sam Houston reportedly camped on the river near Columbus, then known as Beason’s Crossing." (referenced from TX Forest Service website for this tree) Website reference: [Web Link] Parking coordinates: N 29° 42.385 W 096° 33.085 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   01/18/2019 WayBetterFinder visited it