This live oak lives in an old cemetery in the southern US. Its far reaching branches are covered in resurrection fern. This fern grows on trees and other surfaces but it does not steal nutrients. It reproduces from spores rather than seeds and can often survive droughts during which it seems to dry up and then come back to life when water is available.
In addition to the photos, I’m sharing a video below, because it’s hard to get the whole tree in a photo.
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August 27, 2020 at 9:16 am
Thursday Tree Love. What a wonderful idea for a post! Inspired by nature AND you JoAnna! Thank you for the morning uplift. xo āØ
August 27, 2020 at 9:59 pm
My pleasure! I’m glad you enjoyed it. Thursday Tree Love is the brainchild of Parul Thakur. I hope her link works.
August 27, 2020 at 9:35 am
Love!!! Old trees are one of my absolute favorites in nature. šāØ
August 27, 2020 at 10:01 pm
Mine, too! They have so much character and wisdom! Thank you for appreciating them with me!
August 28, 2020 at 6:54 am
Will always be a favorite ! Thanks for sharing. šāØ
August 27, 2020 at 9:45 am
Live oaks are amazing trees. They can’t live where I live (too cold) but I’ve seen them (complete with the resurrection ferns) in Florida and the Carolinas. Very nice choice for today.
August 27, 2020 at 10:08 pm
Thank you, Alana. They are amazing! This one is near the Carolina Coast.
August 27, 2020 at 12:27 pm
Grandeur!
August 27, 2020 at 10:21 pm
Great word! Thanks, Rosaliene!
August 27, 2020 at 6:28 pm
I love the video. If you were far enough to capture it without the video we wouldn’t have seen the true awesomeness of it.
Love, light, and glitter
August 27, 2020 at 10:31 pm
Thank you! I wanted to make sure people could see the ferns on the branches. Love, light and glitter!
August 28, 2020 at 6:14 am
Stunning! Thanks for putting up this video.. It took me straight to your tree and the ferns it is home to.. I love the way its branches open up to the sky.. almost like petals blooming..
August 28, 2020 at 10:33 pm
Ah, like petals blooming. Thank you for finding that sweet analogy for this tree’s reaching out and opening up. I’m glad you enjoyed it!
August 28, 2020 at 5:58 pm
JoAnna, trees like this are one of my favorite things about the deep South! Very inspiring! Have a great weekend! š Cheryl
August 28, 2020 at 10:56 pm
Thanks, Cheryl. I’m glad you enjoy these trees, too. They do seem to thrive here. You have a great weekend also! š
August 29, 2020 at 11:57 am
Just lovely JoAnna!
August 29, 2020 at 8:52 pm
Thank you, Joey. If it had not been so hot, I could’ve stayed a long time gazing at this one.
August 29, 2020 at 6:36 pm
Lovely old sturdy tree, and what a nice video.
August 29, 2020 at 9:34 pm
Thank you, Teresa!
September 1, 2020 at 2:14 am
This is gorgeous Joanna.
Thanks for the video. I haven’t seen an Oak tree. Someday. š
September 1, 2020 at 8:19 pm
There are many different kinds of oaks. I hope you do get to see one. š
September 2, 2020 at 7:29 am
Soon enough Iām sure. š
September 7, 2020 at 12:58 am
What a big tree and the video was a great idea to see it in full glory. You are right. Hard to get the tree in one frame. Thanks a ton for sharing and joining. This is a marvel.
See you on the 10th, JoAnna!
September 7, 2020 at 8:21 pm
I could’ve marveled at it all day if it wasn’t so hot out. Thanks for helping us spread tree love! I hope to be there!
September 10, 2020 at 9:38 am
Beautiful tree… and most of its branches are all covered with the fern! something I’ve never seen before..
A video is a great idea, JoAnna š
September 10, 2020 at 9:34 pm
Thank you, Priya. I hope you were able to see the video. It’s not showing up for me right now. Could be my computer.
September 11, 2020 at 12:36 am
Yes..I did enjoy the video š