The Caldwell Treaty Oak Park

THE CALDWELL TREATY OAK PARK

Estimated to have been a majestic tree of about 100
years when Columbus first landed on North American shores,
this Live Oak tree has been pronounced the most perfect
specimen of a tree in North America, and its picture
hangs in the Hall of Fame of Forestry at Washington.

Formerly standing as the center of a group of trees
called “The Council Oaks," this tree takes its name from
its role in the history of the Lone Star State. Stephen
F. Austin is reputed to have signed the first boundary
line agreement between Indians and whites under the
canopy of its branches; battles and important conferences
have been planned, pacts signed, and feasts and religious
ceremony celebrated in its shade.

The Treaty Oak was purchased by the city of Austin in
1937 to stand as a living and fitting symbol of the mighty
state it has watched develop.

Submitted by @Sainsha.