Perhaps the most famous landmark in Thomasville, the Big Oak (Live Oak Quercus virginiana) is thought to be around 330 years old. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a frequent visitor to Thomas County’s hunting plantations and a photography buff himself, once had his driver stop at the tree while he made a picture from a neighboring front porch.
I used to play under that tree when visiting my Grandmother’s. One on Love Street and the other lived across the street from Camelia Gardens Nursing Home.
Could I purchase a color photograph of the old oak suitable for framing? Please contact me through email address, re: sizes and prices.
Regards,
Penelope S. Richardson
I’ll get back with you, Penelope!
Contact Mike Bass on Facebook he does wonderful photography!
I do have a beautiful Picture of the Big Oak great for framing ..
not real sure there is a spot where you can stand a get a full shot.
The Biig Oak in Thomasville is a lot bigger than it looks in this picture.
Yes, it’s hard to do it justice…great old tree!
Mike’s photography is stunning!
When in Savannah, venture out to the “Majestic Oaks” subdivision off of LaRoche Avenue and take a gander at the tree that is the namesake for that subdivision… it makes this one in Thomasville look like a baby. The limbs on the Savannah tree touch the ground somewhere between 35′ and 45′ from the trunk and then grow back upwards again.
I was raised under the old Live Oaks of South Ga. brings back A lot of memories!