Angel Oak - wikipedia Angel Oak The Angel Oak is a popular attraction near Charleston, South Carolina ( November 2017 ) Angel Oak is a Southern live oak ( Quercus virginiana ) located in Angel Oak Park on Johns Island near Charleston, South Carolina. The tree is estimated to be 400 - 500 years old. It stands 66.5 ft ( 20 m ) tall, measures 28 ft ( 8.5 m ) in circumference, and produces shade that covers 17,200 square feet ( 1,600 m ). Its longest branch distance is 187 ft in length. Angel Oak was the 210th tree to be registered with the Live Oak Society. Angel Oak in March 2010 The oak derives its name from the estate of Justus Angel and his wife, Martha Waight Tucker Angel. Local folklore tells stories of ghosts of former slaves appearing as angels around the tree. Despite the claims that the Angel Oak is the oldest tree east of the Mississippi River, bald cypress trees throughout North and South Carolina are significantly older. One example in North Carolina is over 1,600 years old. History Ferns and other greenery grow along the trees massive limbs Angel Oak was damaged severely during Hurricane Hugo in 1989 but has since recovered. The City of Charleston has owned the tree and surrounding park since 1991. Development is beginning to encroach on the site of Angel Oak. In 2012, plans to build a 500 - unit apartment complex that would be 160 yards ( 150 m ) from Angel Oak were challenged in court by a group called Save the Angel Oak and the Coastal Conservation League ; their concerns included the construction 's effect on available groundwater and nutrients. By December, 2013, another South Carolina nonprofit celebrated `` the preservation of 17 acres adjacent to the majestic tree. '' The Angel Oak tree is featured prominently in the book The Heart of A Child by Emily Nelson. See also List of famous trees References Notes Jump up ^ David Elliott ( 2015 - 03 - 29 ). `` Angel Oak Facts ''. www.angeloaktree.com. Retrieved 2015 - 05 - 20. Jump up ^ `` History of the Angel Oak ''. Jump up ^ Live Oak Society listing of oaks 1 - 500 Retrieved 2013 - 07 - 16 Jump up ^ Live Oak Society with images and information Jump up ^ Bertauski, Tony. `` Taking care of the Angel Oak, a grand old lady Johns Island tree estimated to be 400 - 500 years old ''. Post and Courier. Jump up ^ `` African American slave owners ''. americancivilwar.com. Retrieved August 30, 2015. Jump up ^ Pakenham, pp. 142 -- 43 Jump up ^ Dent, p. 148 Jump up ^ Pederson, Neil. `` Eastern OLDLIST : A database of maximum tree ages for Eastern North America ''. www.ldeo.columbia.edu. Jump up ^ Arboresque : Angel Oak Jump up ^ `` Angel Oak Website ''. Jump up ^ Angel Oak case ends, The State, April 6, 2012 Jump up ^ Angel Oak Preserve Celebration A Success, The Low Country Land Trust, December 20, 2013 Sources Samuels, Gayle Brandow ( 1999 ). Enduring Roots : Encounters with Trees, History and the American Landscape. New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press. ISBN 0 - 585 - 31062 - 9. Pakenham, Thomas ( 2002 ). Remarkable Trees of the World. London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 0 - 297 - 84300 - 1. Dent, Thomas L. ( 1997 ). Southern journey : a return to the civil rights movement. New York : W. Morrow. ISBN 0 - 688 - 14099 - 8. Perry, Lee Tom ( 2007 ). Insiders ' guide to Charleston : including Mt. Pleasant, Summerville, Kiawah, and other islands. Guilford, CT : Globe Pequot Press. ISBN 0 - 7627 - 4403 - 0. Coordinates : 32 ° 43 ′ 4 '' N 80 ° 4 ′ 46 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 32.71778 ° N 80.07944 ° W ﻿ / 32.71778 ; - 80.07944 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Angel_Oak&oldid=814262182 '' Categories : Individual oak trees Protected areas of Charleston County, South Carolina Trees of the Southeastern United States Natural history of South Carolina Individual trees in the United States Talk About Wikipedia Français Қазақша Edit links This page was last edited on 7 December 2017, at 19 : 25. About Wikipedia

Question: where is the 1500 year old oak tree in south carolina
Answer: Johns Island near Charleston, South Carolina.