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.

About 19 species of oak trees are commonly found growing in Florida. In the Tallahassee area we can narrow that down to about 7 to 10 species as most common.

The live oak measured 121 feet tall, blowing past Florida's current champion oak's height of 91 feet. The champion, known as the Cellon Oak, is located between Gainesville and LaCrosse in Alachua ...

Generally, trees in the white oak group tend to be a longer-lived tree than trees in the red oak group. This is very apparent when we think that live oaks (in the white oak group) can live for 300 ...

Yet ask English about Florida's signature live oaks, and he gets positively sentimental. "I think a lot of that tree," he says, gesturing at a moss-hung giant at the edge of one of his orange groves.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The majestic live oak is losing its battle for survival to suburban sprawl and the encroachment of taller trees, a new University of Florida study finds. An icon in American ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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.