There's a huge, spreading, 350 yr. old plus white oak in McMinnville, Tennessee, with a legend. It was known to the early pioneers, and it's now a state landmark tree. Listen to its story told by Warren County Historian Jimmy Haley, and former state urban forester Tom Simpson. Come along and discover the tree through the eyes of a real pioneer family. Click here for podcast.
Guests
Jimmy Haley
Historian
Warren County, TN
Tom Simpson
former East Tennessee Urban Forester
Department of Agriculture, Division of Forestry
Consulting Editor
David Still, II
Special thanks to:
Gene Hyde
Cheryl Watson Mingle
Elizabeth Benton
Dana Phillips Sorrentino
Josh Abrams
Michelle Sutton
Photo credit
Nick Kuhn
Music
Diccon Lee, www.deeleetree.com
Artwork
Dahn Hiuni, www.dahnhiuni.com/home
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We want to hear about the favorite tree in your life! To submit a 1-3 minute audio story for consideration for the "Tree Story Short” segment on This Old Tree, record the story on your phone’s voice memo app and email to: doug@thisoldtree.net
This episode was written in part at the What Cheer Writers Club, Providence, RI
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