Friendship Oak, Southern live oak on the Gulf Park campus in Long Beach, United States.
The Friendship Oak measures 59 feet in height with a trunk diameter of 5.75 feet and extends its foliage across 155 feet of space.
This live oak tree began its growth in 1487, preceding Christopher Columbus's arrival to the Americas and surviving countless storms across five centuries.
The oak's branches have hosted numerous wedding ceremonies of Gulf Park College alumni and provided an outdoor classroom space for students since the 1920s.
The tree creates 16,000 square feet of shelter area while its lateral roots reach outward to 150 feet from the central trunk.
The Mississippi Forestry Commission documented that the oak's main lateral limbs extend 60 feet from the trunk with a circumference of 7.5 feet.
Location: Mississippi
Location: Long Beach
GPS coordinates: 30.35180,-89.13610
Latest update: March 2, 2025 23:12
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