The Duffee Oak is a historic
Southern live oak
''Quercus virginiana'', also known as the southern live oak, is an evergreen oak tree endemic to the Southeastern United States. Though many other species are loosely called live oak, the southern live oak is particularly iconic of the Old South. ...
in
Mobile, Alabama
Mobile ( , ) is a city and the county seat of Mobile County, Alabama, United States. The population was 187,041 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. After a successful vote to annex areas west of the city limits in July 2023, Mobil ...
. Being approximately 300 years old, it is considered by scholars to be the oldest living landmark in the city.
It was originally known as the Seven Sisters Oak for its number of large limbs. It was later renamed for former mayor of Mobile George A. Duffee, who lived nearby.
The tree has a circumference at breast height (CBH) of , a height of and a limb spread of .
It was recognized by the
National Arborist Association in 1977.
The
Alabama Forestry Commission
The Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC) is the forest management agency for the U.S. state of Alabama. It was created as a state agency by an act of the Alabama Legislature in 1924. Its general mission is protecting Alabama's forests from wildfire ...
recognized it as a famous and historic tree in 2003.
See also
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Boyington Oak
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List of individual trees
The following is a list of individual trees. Trees listed here are regarded as important or specific by their historical, national, locational, natural or mythological context. The list includes actual trees located throughout the world, as we ...
References
Individual oak trees
Tourist attractions in Mobile, Alabama
Individual trees in Alabama
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