Angel Oak

Angel Oak, Johns Island, South Carolina

Height:  65 Feet

Circumference:  25.5 Feet

Area of shade:  17,000 sq. feet

Largest Limb:  Circumference 11.25 feet / Length 89 feet

 

The Angel Oak is a live oak (Quercus virginiana), a native tree species found throughout the low-country.  Believed to be in excess of 1400 years old, its massive, draping limbs and wide spreading canopy present the aura of an angel but the naming of this tree was acquired from the tree's previous owners, Martha & Justis Angel.