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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



"HALL OF FAME" FOR TREES 



In Audubon Park, New Orleans, stands a tree deserving 

 of much attention. It is a gigantic live-oak and has been 

 nominated for a place in the Hall of Fame for trees by 

 Miss Viola Overman. 



This oak is famous for four reasons: For its beauty; its 

 name Washington; its many yearly visitors; its size, for it 

 is conceded by botanists and tree-ologists to be the largest 

 live-oak in the world. 



This tree has a rival. This rival is a venerable oak near 

 Charleston, South Carolina. It, too, is known as the 



THE WASHINGTON OAK 



Washington Oak. The pretty story concerning it is as folloivs: 

 In the summer of 1791, at the time of the memorable pil- 

 grimage of President Washington throughout his beloved 

 Southland, he was an honored breakfast-guest in the beautiful 

 suburban home of Mrs. Horry of the distinguished Pinckncy 

 family. 



President Washington heard the mistress of the house- 

 hold give an order to her gardener that the large oak which 

 obstructed the view from the new portico must be cut doivn. 



The President great tree-lover that he was interceded uiili 

 his hostess to spare the condemned oak. 



Mrs. Horry could do naught but to accede graciously In 

 the slightest wish of her distinguished guest. The gardener 

 zvas summoned. The President's wish was told to him; the 

 President's wish zvas Madam Horry's wish the tree ivas spared. 



The last account was that this Washington Oak is still 

 alive. And is the object of much interest to Northerners 

 as well as Southerners. 





