Under Angel Oak, South Carolina Photo Print

Under Angel Oak, Johns Island, South Carolina" by Catherine Sherman. The moss and ivy-covered branches of ancient Angel Oak sprawl in every direction. Angel Oak is a Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana) located in Angel Oak Park on Johns Island near Charleston, South Carolina. The tree stands 66.5 feet tall, measures 28 feet in circumference, and produces shade that covers 17,200 square feet. Its longest branch distance is 187 feet in length. Angel Oak was the 210th tree to be registered with the Live Oak Society. Angel Oak was damaged severely during Hurricane Hugo in 1989 but has since recovered. The City of Charleston has owned the tree and surrounding park since 1991. The tree is estimated to be 400 to be 500 years old. Despite claims that Angel Oak is the oldest tree east of the Mississippi, there are bald cypresses that are older, according to the Eastern OLDLIST https://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/~adk/oldlisteast/ The oak derives its name from the estate of Justus Angel and his wife, Martha Waight Tucker Angel.