Why a Texas man attempted to kill a 600-year-old oak tree

T exas’ history is littered with heinous crimes. Among them is the time a man tried to murder a tree.

This isn’t just any tree. The Treaty Oak stands at 507 Baylor St. in Austin, Texas, just a few blocks north of the Colorado River in the oldest section of the city. The 600-year-old sentinel remains there, alive and well, despite one individual’s determined efforts to end its life decades ago.

Criminally Texas

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