Living witness : historic trees of Texas / Ralph Yznaga ; foreword by Damon Waitt.

Austin: The Hogg Pecan -- The Lone Star Pecan -- The Treaty Oak -- Burnet: The Indian Marker Tree -- Center City: The Center Oak -- College Station: The Century Oak -- Columbus: The Columbus Oak -- The Columbus Court Oak -- Comanche: The Fleming Oak -- Fort Worth: The Traders Oak -- The Turner Oak -- Galveston: The Borden Oak -- Goliad: The Baptist Oak -- The Cart War Oak -- Gonzales: The Runaway Scrape Oak -- Goose Island State Park: The Goose Island Oak -- Hamilton: The Twin Oaks -- Hazel Dell: The Choctaw Robinson Oak -- Kyle: The Auction Oak -- The Hanging Oak -- La Grange: The Muster Oak -- La Vernia: The Deaf Smith Oak -- Lincoln: The Old Evergreen Tree -- Mercury: The Heart o' Texas Oak -- New Braunfels: The Church Oak -- Panna Maria: The Panna Maria Oaks -- Refugio: The Mission Anaqua -- The Urrea Oaks -- Rio Frio: The Rio Frio landmark -- Rockport: The Zachary Taylor Oak -- San Antonio: The Ben Milam Cypress -- The Burnt Oak -- San Marcos: The Kissing Oak -- San Saba: The Matrimonial Oak -- Seguin: The Ranger Oaks -- The Whipping Oak -- The Hall of Texas Heroes.

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In a beautiful tribute to the natural heritage of the Lone Star State, photographer Ralph Yznaga celebrates the strong connections between Texans and their trees. Inspired by the old Texas Forest Service book, Famous Trees of Texas, Yznaga has captured the continuing attachment we have to these magnificent reminders of our culture and history. Stunning images, stories, a detailed map, and driving directions to thirty-seven famous (and infamous) trees help us appreciate how entwined the lives of people and trees are: The Treaty Oak, memorialized in Texas lore as.

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