There is a tree, a legally owning and 2, 5 meters of land around Bashny.Net

Oak tree in Athens (Georgia, USA) is the legal owner himself and the surrounding land into the bargain. This oak - son and heir of the previous oak that grew in the same place and get yourself and the earth as a gift. Here's how it happened.

In 1890 William H. Jackson, who owned the land at that time in Athens, decided to register the ownership of their favorite tree, which reminded him of his childhood, to him. Jackson was in the military, often away from home and wanted to oak nothing happened. Legally owning a tree, from the standpoint of American protection of property rights is best. Jackson invited the lawyer made a deal and donating oak and the land on which he grew up, this oak. So there was only one in the history of the tree, which owns the property.

In 1942, the oak-landowner fell, and in its place was planted an acorn from himself. From acorn-oak grown son who also got into the ownership of the land itself and now as a legitimate heir.

via factroom.ru