The Treaty Oak in Austin is one of the most famous trees in Texas. Also known as a Comanche Council Oak, its history and previous relationship with American Indians in Texas has been well documented. Its reputation as a historic council tree made it a natural candidate for further research and recognition as a Comanche …Read More
Not all Comanche Marker Trees are old or bent…some were recently planted. Continuing the marker tree tradition, two Pecan trees planted in Quanah, Texas were declared to be Comanche Marker Trees. On September 25th, 2020, one Pecan was planted across the street from the Hardeman County Historical Museum in the Heritage Park and another one …Read More
The Sandia Lipan Apache Indigenous Marker Tree in Nueces County is the first such tree to be formally recognized by the Texas Historic Tree Coalition on behalf of the Lipan Apache people. It was honored and officially recognized November 8, 2025, and dedicated in memory of [3] Domingo Castro Carrillo (March 5, 1939-November 7, 2023), …Read More
The Lone Oak Historic Tree sits alone today beside US Highway 90/183 on the outskirts of Luling in southern Caldwell County. The known story of the big live oak starts in the mid-1850s when the first settlers in the area decided to make a burial ground in the shade of its tall and wide branches. …Read More
In the heart of Montrose, a quiet guardian has stood watch for generations—her branches wide, her presence steady—and now she is officially honored by the Texas Historic Tree Coalition as a Texas Heritage Tree. The Avalon Academy ‘Angel’ began her life not as one but times three – three individual live oaks, gracefully grown together …Read More
This Southern Live Oak with its unusual “X” marking on its trunk is situated in the Garden Ridge Estates neighborhood in Garden Ridge, Comal County, Texas. It is approximately one mile northwest of the El Camino Real de los Tejas, a Spanish Mission Trail. We learned about the tree from Diane Lengyel, who is interested …Read More
The Old Caddo Oak sits atop Kennedale Mountain Bluff in the East Cross Timbers ecoregion of North Central Texas. The bluff overlooks a section of the fertile Village Creek valley which contains evidence of human activity over the past 9,000 years. Village Creek feeds Lake Arlington and runs along the northwest boundary of Arlington to …Read More
In the 1880s, the land in Montgomery County was heavily wooded with a mix of pine and hardwood trees. With nearby Houston growing rapidly, the lumber industry established the town of Conroe to harvest the rich timberlands and ship the lumber to the city’s builders. A young, energetic entrepreneur named James McDade came to Conroe …Read More
As post oaks are prone to rapid decline in disturbed or developed habitats, the Three Sisters of Montrose at Magnolia Cemetery of Houston stand out as survivors of harsh abuse. Originally in a pastoral setting on the south side of Buffalo Bayou, these post oaks have witnessed the founding of Magnolia Cemetery, the incursion of …Read More
Flo, a popular Pecan tree at Barton Springs Pool in Austin had a way of standing out to park visitors. She had a graceful and yet peculiar way of leaning over the pool. This lean, chronicled in the photos below, became more and more exaggerated over time. Flo was the subject of many photographers and …Read More