page_title: The Big Tree, Rockport
hierarchical_section_title: The Big Tree, Rockport
caption_attribution_description: English: The Big Tree at Goose Island State Park north of Rockport, Texas, United States is estimated to be over 1000 years old and has a trunk circumference over 35 feet. The Big Tree was named the State Champion Coastal Live Oak (Quercus virginiana) in 1969.
context_page_description: The "Big Tree", near the town of Rockport, Texas, is one of the most famous live oaks in the world after being named "Texas State Champion Virginia Live Oak" in 1969. The tree retained that title until 2003, when a larger oak was discovered in Brazoria County, Texas. The "Big Tree" is still thought to be one of the largest live oak specimens in the United States.
  Despite the widespread, historically significant devastation of the surrounding region, the "Big Tree" was relatively unscathed by Hurricane Harvey, a category 4 hurricane that hit Rockport on August 25, 2017.
context_section_description: The "Big Tree", near the town of Rockport, Texas, is one of the most famous live oaks in the world after being named "Texas State Champion Virginia Live Oak" (Quercus virginiana) in 1969. The tree retained that title until 2003, when a larger oak was discovered in Brazoria County, Texas. The "Big Tree" is still thought to be one of the largest live oak specimens in the United States.
  Despite the widespread, historically significant devastation of the surrounding region, the "Big Tree" was relatively unscathed by Hurricane Harvey, a category 4 hurricane that hit Rockport on August 25, 2017.
caption: Goose Island Oak (the Big Tree), Rockport, Texas
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