The Wilsons’ tree was deemed the Florida Champion live oak in October 2022. The tree has a trunk circumference of 36.5 feet, a height of 78 feet, and a maximum crown spread of 180 feet.

A report by the Brevard County Public Works Department identifies 61 trees out of more than 1,000 along the 2.6-mile stretch of Rockledge Drive requiring trimming.

Not too far away, the Fairfield Oak has been the most famous tree in Ormond Beach for ages. It's about 400 years old, according to Bulow Creek State Park's web page. A nearby plaque boasts that it ...

The Council Oak tree in Hollywood, Florida As you move from casino to casino in Hollywood, you might notice a large and ancient live oak, think "nice tree," and head on to Hard Rock. But this ...

How 'Big Tree' became clone-worthy. Native to much of the southeast, live oaks are iconic figures in landscapes across the Sunshine State, from Tallahassee to the Florida Keys.

Vero Beach tree ordinance intercedes. Owner pays $825,000 for an Acacia Road home that sold for $167,500 in 1999 to tear it down, build back bigger. News Indian River Martin St. Lucie Sports ...

Many developers and homeowners prefer to plant live oak trees, but other oak species do not get as large. Oaks are great because they are our number one Keystone species, which are native plants ...

The fall of a massive live oak tree on the University of Florida campus during Hurricane Helene brought to Mindy Nissenberg’s mind another tragic end in a children’s book.

As its characteristic large, lateral limbs began to spread, the oak tree became a habitat unto itself. Birds, squirrels and other plants made their home in its expanding branches and canopy.