Common Name: white oak
Scientific Name: Quercus alba
Category: Unique tree
Comments: This tree deserves consideration because of its size as well as its tenacity for living. Having survived two lightning strikes several years apart (one strike ripping a wide path of bark down the main trunk; one removing a large branch which, when on the ground, looked like a tree in its own right) and frequent attacks by gypsy moths and anthracnose, it continues to produce heavenly green foliage each spring and copious quantities of acorns each fall. Standing at the base and looking upward is truly an awesome sight. Most branches are like trees themselves, and with a crown as large as this, one wonders how its trunk is able to support all of that weight.
Nominator: Nelson B. Freeman, Jr.
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County/City: Gloucester