The Angel Oak on Johns Island in South Carolina

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The Angel Oak on Johns Island in South Carolina
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Beautiful, I feel the primal urge to climb it.

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I’ve been to this tree, my dad lives near it, a bunch of locals will immediately get very angry with you

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There’s a witch somewhere looking for her tree.

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Or an ancient troll buried beneath it, waiting to awaken

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“Wood carver!”

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Biblically-accurrate Angel Oak.

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Oh, is the tree doing some painting? It’s got that nice little easel there.

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Gotta wonder how many people were lynched on it. Is that how it got its name?

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[Author] Denise Roffe interviewed an old African American woman, a descendant of slaves who once labored on the land near Angel Oak. She recounted a legend that the tree was home to giant vultures who feasted on the bodies of slaves who were hung from the branches.

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I was there a few years ago ago! It’s huge! The picture is great but in person is still so much better.

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Amazing that this tree is 10 quadrillion years old.

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Speaking as a tree hugger, WAY TO GO, NATURE!

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I don’t know it looks more like an eldritch octopus to me.

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