Sometime around 1680 in the plantation town of Thomasville, Georgia, a tiny acorn germinated into a a tiny oak seedling. Since that time it's been growing. A lot. In case you can't read the fine print in the photo below, the Big Oak (talk about understatements) stands at 68 feet tall. That's impressive, but it isn't what makes the big oak the Big Oak.
The trunk's circumference is 24 feet.
This unretouched photo doesn't do it justice, but it does show the size of an SUV compared to the live oak.
The city of Thomasville is trying to make its citizens aware of the importance of staying off the tree branches, which touch the ground in many places.
(MANY places, since the branches spread 162 feet!!)
Apparently, though, no one told this squirrel about staying off the branches!
So if you are lucky enough to find yourself in Thomasville, Georgia, take yourself to the corner of Crawford and Monroe Streets. You'll find the tree. I guarantee it.
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