The 'Big Tree' beckons
The first day of spring doesn’t feel that way as John Sam Williamson and Chris Starbuck meet up on a county road outside Columbia, Mo.Temperatures are below freezing and a cold wind is whipping along...
View Article'Big Tree' struggles during drought; Web doc explores reinvention
Before the American Revolution, before the Civil War, before Lewis and Clark came through here, a huge tree has been standing in central Missouri, growing to 90-feet tall. The beloved bur oak – which...
View ArticleWhy arborists are providing TLC for the 'Big Tree'
Arborists and tree lovers from across Missouri joined together Tuesday to care for the famous "Big Tree," just South of Columbia, a Bur Oak that is hundreds of years old- and starting to show its age.
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