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Jackson Oak
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The huge white oak that the Arboretum once named the Jackson Oak after a founder and benefactor of the nature preserve. The tree is dead but the trunk and bare branches are still standing among tall grass. A small trail and trail sign are in front of the pine trees on the right.
September 2013
Quinney, Richard
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