Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree

Spending two days in Charleston while Jeff has doctor appointments at MUSC. We got here Sunday night and had an appointment this morning. Afterwards we drove out to see the Angel Oak. This famous tree is between 300 and 500 years old and truly amazing. It is called an Angel Oak because the limbs droop down and touch the ground before reaching back up and all very much alive and blooming. The tree is so beautiful with large limbs stretching out all around it.

The following is from Wikipedia: The Angel Oak Tree is a Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana) located in Angel Oak Park on Johns Island near Charleston, South Carolina. The Angel Oak Tree is variously estimated to be at least 400 and as much as 1400-1500 years old, stands 66.5 ft (20 m) tall, measures 28 ft (8.5 m) in circumference, and produces shade that covers 17,200 square feet (1,600 m2). From tip to tip Its longest branch distance is 187 ft.^[1] Angel Oak was the 210th tree to be registered with the Live Oak Society.^[2]
The tree stands on land that was part of Abraham Waight's 1717 land grant.^[3]
The oak derives its name from the estate of Justis and Martha Angel, although local folklore told stories of ghosts of former slaves would appear as angels around the tree.^[4][5]
In spite of the popular belief that the Angel Oak is the oldest tree east of the Mississippi River, there are many baldcypress trees throughout the south which are many hundreds of years older.


We rested all afternoon and Sirius and I took a long walk. Yesterday Jeff took him to the dog park where he had a fun time. Now we are watching TV and tomorrow we go back to the hospital and then head home.