Florida's champion live oak tree stands tall – a new statewide record-holder in Alachua
The tree has a trunk circumference of 36.5 feet, a height of 78 feet, and a maximum crown spread of 180 feet.
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Live oak discovered in Ormond Beach could be state's tallest.
The discovery recently of what might be Florida’s tallest live oak tree near a hiking trail I frequent seemed to me more evidence that I live in a place of natural wonder. OK, maybe just one of the tallest live oaks. There are a lot of trees in the forests despite the best efforts of Florida land developers. As reported by The News-Journal’s Zach Dean, a hiker in Bulow Creek State Park, Jordan Hobson, noticed a live oak that soared 121 feet. By comparison, Ormond Beach’s celebrated Fairchild Oak only stands at 78 feet tall, while Florida's champion oak, the Cellon Oak, in Alachua C...
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One of Florida's largest oak trees discovered in Ormond Beach forest
Does the oak tree measure up? Finally, after visiting the mammoth live oak on and off over the next few years, Hobson contacted a pair of senior state foresters — St. Johns' Greg Dunn and Conrad Wysocki, from DeLeon Springs. The foresters joined Hobson, and The News-Journal, on a hike to the tree last week. After hours of deliberation, the results were in. The live oak measured 121 feet tall, blowing past Florida's current champion oak's height of 91 feet. The champion, known as the Cellon Oak, is located between Gainesville and LaCrosse in Alachua County. Hobson had unknowingly di...
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