The Pin Oak belongs to a peerless family which has appealed to men’s imaginations 
for centuries. For the Oaks have long been emblems of majesty and strength; their 
very bearing proclaims them to be the king of trees. Legends of all nations feature 
the Oak, for it is the tree of life, the tree of the fairies, the holy tree used by Druids and 
Christians alike as a place of worship. It was believed that contact with an Oak tree 
brought relief from sickness and pain, and that walking over Oak branches laid on 
the ground prevented bewitchment. Because of its supposed holy character, the Oak 
was protected from destruction; to cut it down was profanity. And so arose the cus-= 
tom of leaving boundary Oaks around a property, to give a sense of security. 
Oaks grow more quickly than is generally believed. The long span of life which 
may be expected of them justifies the fact that newly transplanted specimens are a 
little slow in getting established. Once well started, however, they grow as rapidly as 
any other first-rate tree, with results that endure for generations. 
GREENBRIER FARMS, 

INC. 
