Avenue of the Oaks
by Catherine Sherman
Title
Avenue of the Oaks
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Catherine Sherman
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Photograph - Photography
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"Avenue of the Oaks, Boone Hall Plantation, South Carolina" by Catherine Sherman.
In 1743, the son of Major John Boone planted live oak trees, arranging them in two evenly spaced rows, creating a spectacular approach to his home. It took two centuries for the massive, Spanish moss-draped branches to meet overhead, forming a shady lane that is nearly a mile long.
The plantation sits on Wampacheeoone Creek in Christ Church Parish about 10 miles (16 km) from historic downtown Charleston.
Boone Hall Plantation is one of America's oldest still working plantations, continually growing crops for over 320 years. It's on the National Register of Historic Places.
Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides) is an epiphytic flowering plant that often grows upon larger trees in tropical and subtropical climates, native to much of Mexico, Bermuda, the Bahamas, Central America, South America, the Southern United States, West Indies.
Quercus virginiana, also known as the southern live oak, is an evergreen oak tree endemic to the Southeastern United States. Though many other species are loosely called live oak, the southern live oak is particularly iconic of the Old South. Many very large and old specimens of live oak can be found today in the Deep South region of the United States.
Featured in "Whats New" group (12/16/2020); "Showcasing the South" group (12/17/2020)
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December 9th, 2020
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Kathi Isserman
CONGRATULATIONS! This AMAZING image has been FEATURED on the home page of "SHOWCASING THE SOUTH” L. Thank you for participating in the group. Please add the photo to the 2020 “FEATURED IMAGE ARCHIVE THREAD.”
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