Texas Historic Tree Coalition and DeWitt County Historical Commission cordially invite you to attend the Ratcliffe School Live Oak Tree Dedication & Celebration 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 7, 2026 Larry Parma’s Five Mile Park 4764 FM 2718, Cuero, Texas 77954 The park is privately owned and located approximately 8.5 miles southwest of …Read More
Please Join Us! For Directions, Left Click Anywhere on the Invitation Below Left click anywhere on the invitation below for directions via Google Maps to the Lone Oak (a.k.a. Huff Family) Cemetery in Luling, Texas. Enter your address as the starting location and join us as we welcome another historic tree to our registry. …Read More
*** IF INCLEMENT WEATHER AFFECTS THE SCHEDULE OF THIS EVENT, IT WILL BE POSTED HERE AND/OR ON THE CITY OF DALLAS WEBSITE *** On April 6, 2023, the Texas Historic Tree Coalition Board of Trustees approved the historic tree nomination of the Grove at Moore Park in Dallas. Located on the south side of Cedar …Read More
*** IF INCLEMENT WEATHER AFFECTS THE SCHEDULE OF THIS EVENT, IT WILL BE POSTED HERE *** The Comanche Council Oak (a.k.a. Founders’ Oak) is a Live Oak in Landa Park, New Braunfels, Texas. It is a massive tree believed to be over 300 years old and it measures over 8.6 feet in diameter near the …Read More
Saturday, September 23, 2023, we will be celebrating two tree dedications southwest of Fort Worth. The first tree dedication is in Granbury at 10:00 a.m., followed by the second in Glen Rose at 2:00 p.m. As members of TxHTC, we invite you to help us celebrate the historic recognition of these trees. Texas Historic Tree …Read More
You are invited to join the Texas Historic Tree Coalition along with Tammy and Ricky Rand on Saturday, April 15, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. as we celebrate the historic proclamation and recognition of the Fort Parker Pecan Tree located on the 2100 block of FM 1245, Groesbeck, Texas 76642 (directions to tree). Following the tree …Read More
by Authors Steve Houser, Linda Pelon, and Jimmy Arterberry “… a comprehensive and valuable record of a little-known but fascinating Native legacy, and this book will excite anyone who enjoys contemplating the landscape of Texas.” – DANIEL J. GELO, Professor of Anthropology and Dean, University of Texas at San Antonio “There are times and places on …Read More
On May 11, 2018, we celebrated the addition of the Smith-Graybeal Trees in McKinney to the TXHTC Historic Tree Registry. The Smith-Graybeal Cedar Trees have ties to two of the founding fathers of American horticulture: pioneer Texas horticulturalist and nurseryman Elbert W. Kirkpatrick, and famed horticulturalist Luther Burbank, whose birthday is celebrated as Arbor Day. …Read More
Mr. Dennis Downes, Author On January 25th, 2013, WFAA TV posted an article and video by Mr. David Schechter on Indian Marker Trees, entitled Bent trees in North Texas lead the way back in time, and featured Mr. Dennis Downes, explaining why these trees may have been bent by the American Indians in the past and …Read More