A town's 'cultured' live oakBy Bo Petersen (Contact)
The Post and Courier
Friday, May 9, 2008
MCCLELLANVILLE—In among all the live oak limbs draping this little coastal town, the huge crowns of old live oak in the front yards, the town center live oak allee, townspeople swoon over the Deerhead Oak. "This," Gabe Purvis says with a proud pat on the huge swaybacked trunk, "is our pride and joy." The centuries old tree isn't the most gargantuan of the oaks that endlessly nuzzle McClellanville. In all the leaves and almost human figured trunks, it might not even catch the eye of a passer-through. Puzzled visitor after visitor peers, then asks, where exactly is the deer head? But from this tree spread the roots of this place. Saturday, the grand old tree gets another loving pat on its bark. The town dedicates a plaque on the grounds at its base, at the intersection of Pinckney and Oak streets. It was named the Heritage Tree of the Year at the end of 2007 by the S.C. Urban and Community Forestry Council for its cultural significance. Read more in tomorrow's edition of The Post and Courier |
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