Southern Living

This Nearly 200-Year-Old Tree Is Palm Beach’s Oldest Resident—And One Of Its Most Underrated Landmarks

A walk along the Palm Beach Lake Trail will bring you to the giant kapok tree, a historic specimen that dates back to the ...
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The tree, known as Prometheus, was cut down to study, with permission from the US Forest Service.

That’s exactly what happened to an unfortunate graduate student named Donald R. Currey back in the summer of 1964, who ended ...
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Massive banyan tree at Delray Beach golf course sparks preservation battle over flooding concerns

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — A massive banyan tree discovered during renovations at the Delray Beach Golf Club has sparked a preservation battle between Delray Beach city officials who want to protect what ...
MLive

A tree that lived up to its name: ‘The Monarch’ ruled over an old growth forest for generations

GRAYLING, MI – For generations, this was the biggest and most-hugged tree in the largest stand of old growth pine trees remaining in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. “The Monarch” presided as the crowned ...
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Kansas City’s Liberty Tree is coming down. The giant oak is older than the United States

Chrystal Beasley holds up the Liberty Tree certificate from 1976. A giant burr oak named Frank, dating to before the Revolutionary War, will be removed from Northeast Kansas City starting Tuesday, ...