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Impressive Angel Oak
In the United States, South Carolina has been 1500 years there is an oak, which is called the Angel Oak. The approximate height of the giant - 20 meters, trunk diameter - 2, 7 meters, and the longest branch is 27 meters. It is located in a remote wooded area of the island, John.
Oak derives its name by the name of the last owners of the land on which he grew up. In 1717, the land owned by Abraham Waite and the tree belonged to his family for four generations. In a marriage contract between his granddaughter Martha Waite Tucker and Justus Angel (Angel) oak began to exist under the auspices of the newly-fledged family Angel. Nowadays Angel Oak became the center of a public park. C 1991 the tree and the surrounding park were owned by the city of Charleston.
Oak derives its name by the name of the last owners of the land on which he grew up. In 1717, the land owned by Abraham Waite and the tree belonged to his family for four generations. In a marriage contract between his granddaughter Martha Waite Tucker and Justus Angel (Angel) oak began to exist under the auspices of the newly-fledged family Angel. Nowadays Angel Oak became the center of a public park. C 1991 the tree and the surrounding park were owned by the city of Charleston.
