While live oak trees are common in this part of Texas, the Goose Island Live Oak is the KING! This tree is over a thousand years old. Its circumfer- ence is over 35 feet. While the trunk is not perfectly round, the average diameter is over 11 feet. The crown spreads 89 feet. The tree is only 45 feet tall. This configuration is common in oak trees: they have a larger spread than their height.
The second picture shows the extent of lateral spread of oaks in this area. As you can see from many of the pictures, the trunks and limbs do not grow straight. If you were looking for saw timber, you would find none here.
The final picture shows our friends Irish and Joe with Anita.
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