Angel Oak – The Fairytale Tree

Angel Oak is one of the oldest organisms east of the Mississippi, believed to be over 1,500 years-old.

Before you start with the “It’s photoshoped” comments, check Wikipedia and you’ll see it’s very real. Angel Oak is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Charlestone, South Carolina. It has a height of 20 meters, measures 2.7 meters in diameter and it’s crown shades an area of 1,600 square meters. It’s longest limb stretches out 27 meters.

Its name comes from the Angel estate, but local legends say ghosts of former slaves sometimes appear around the tree, as angels.

Angel Oak has survived countless earthquakes and floods, as well as human interference. It was damaged by Hurricane Hugo, in 1989, but has since then recovered.

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5 Responses to “Angel Oak – The Fairytale Tree”

  1. Peter says:

    Beautiful, just beautiful. Love seeing big beautiful natural things like this!

  2. mi says:

    Fantásticas estas fotos.

  3. J says:

    it’s photoshopped

  4. lorlord says:

    ppsshh, old news.
    you should see the dandilions in my backyard, now THAT’S wild growth!

  5. Rhonda says:

    Idiot it is not photoshopped! How the hell would you know if you have’nt seen it for yourself. It is very real I live in Charleston and have visited this angel oak tree. Hope nothing scares you in your sleep tonight! you know the slave ANGELS don’t like your comment very much. You should visit sometime they might forgive you! Good Luck

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