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The Lover's Oak is a notably historic and large
The tree is estimated to be from the 12th century AD, with an age of approximately 900 years. The tree's name stems from a Native American legend alleging the tree as the meeting place between young lovers. The location of the tree is just south of the intersection of Prince Street and Albany Street, placing it in the
Southern live oak
''Quercus virginiana'', also known as the southern live oak, is an evergreen oak tree endemic to the Southeastern United States. Though many other species are loosely called live oak, the southern live oak is particularly iconic of the Old South. ...
tree in Brunswick, Georgia
Brunswick ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Glynn County, Georgia, Glynn County in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. As the primary urban and economic center of the lower southeast portion of Georgia, it is the second-larges ...
. Located in the Brunswick Old Town Historic District
Brunswick Old Town Historic District is a Historic districts in the United States, historic district in Brunswick, Georgia. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 26, 1979 and includes an area bounded by 1st Street, ...
, the tree is reportedly over 900 years old. The tree has a trunk diameter of and has 10 main limbs.
History
The tree is estimated to be from the 12th century AD, with an age of approximately 900 years. The tree's name stems from a Native American legend alleging the tree as the meeting place between young lovers. The location of the tree is just south of the intersection of Prince Street and Albany Street, placing it in the Brunswick Old Town Historic District
Brunswick Old Town Historic District is a Historic districts in the United States, historic district in Brunswick, Georgia. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 26, 1979 and includes an area bounded by 1st Street, ...
. It is actually in the middle of Albany Street. In 1987, the National Arborist Association erected a plaque near the tree, recognizing that the tree had been standing since the signing of the United States Constitution
The Signing of the United States Constitution occurred on September 17, 1787, at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when 39 delegates to the Constitutional Convention, representing 12 states (all but Rhode Island, which declined to ...
200 years earlier in 1787. In 2015, the tree was hit by a truck, causing one of the tree's limbs to be removed.
See also
* Lanier's OakReferences
External links
* * {{Official website, https://www.goldenisles.com/listing/lovers-oak/60/ Individual oak trees Individual trees in Georgia (U.S. state) Brunswick, Georgia Tourist attractions in Georgia (U.S. state)