Black Oak

$130.00 – $150.00

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Weight	N/A
Dimensions	N/A
Growth Rate	SM
Hardiness	3-9
Height	50-60'
Spread	Variable

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SKU: N/A Categories: Oak, US Presidents

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Warm Springs – Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Little White House

At Warm Springs, Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd president of the United States found the strength to resume his political career and a positive outlet for his own personal struggle with polio. Roosevelt loved Warm Springs and built the Little White House in 1932 while governor of New York. The Little White House is an unpretentious house built from long leaf pine trees surrounding Warm Springs, Ga. The long leaf pine was one of Roosevelt’s favorite trees because of its strength and use in building.

Warm Springs – Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Little White House

At Warm Springs, Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd president of the United States found the strength to resume his political career and a positive outlet for his own personal struggle with polio through the creation of the Warm Springs Foundation. Influenced by his experiences in this rural area, President Roosevelt developed New Deal programs, such as

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Water Oak

Helen Keller Birthplace Foundation

Helen Keller loved exploring the grounds of Ivy Green and often spoke and wrote of her favorite trees. One of Helen Keller’s favorite trees was a Water Oak, currently over 200 years old, which she often spoke and wrote. It is a deciduous tree, growing to 100 ft. tall with a trunk up to 3 ft. in diameter.

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Bur Oak

Mark Twain Cave Complex

As a boy, Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) was in Hannibal from 1839 to 1853 and often played in the nearby caves, which influenced his stories. The Mark Twain Cave Bur Oak, known as the Liberty Tree Bur Oak, still grows just outside the Mark Twain Cave. This special heritage tree was a seedling in 1721.

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White Oak

Birthing Tree - City of McMinnville TN

The Birthing Tree is steeped in local folklore. The huge oak was a well-known meeting place for weary travelers on their way to Southern Alabama. While waiting at this tree, many babies were born at the tree due to the extended delays.

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Black Oak

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Dig into history

Warm Springs – Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Little White House

Chestnut Oak

Warm Springs – Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Little White House

Water Oak

Helen Keller Birthplace Foundation

Bur Oak

Mark Twain Cave Complex

White Oak

Birthing Tree - City of McMinnville TN