A restaurant chain has apologized after sparking outrage when it cut down an oak tree in London that was believed to be up to 500 years old.

Estimated to be 13,000 to 18,000 years old, the tree — known as the Jurupa Oak — is older than almost any other plant on Earth. It has survived an ice age and rapid climate warming.

“Old Glory,” a roughly 400-year-old Valley Oak tree in Stevenson Ranch, became a Los Angeles County Historic Landmark this week. Why it matters: But it wasn’t always a walk in the park to ...

Artist Doug Smith, left, and Natasha Markov-Riss, the owner of Baba’s Cafe, with the octopus Smith carved from a tree stump in front of the Peaks Island cafe. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer.

A restaurant chain has apologized after sparking outrage when it cut down an oak tree in London that was believed to be up to 500 years old. Described by British conservation charity the Woodland ...

A Casey Trees worker measured the the circumference of the Northampton Oak last summer. Photograph by Evy Mages . That said, the Northampton Oak did have its moment of arboreal glory in 2006 when the ...

A centuries-old Skipinnish Oak named after a Scottish band has won this year’s Tree of the Year contest. The oak, thought to be at least 400 years old and hidden away in a Sitka spruce ...

The oak was selected during a four-month-long open voting process hosted by the Arbor Day Foundation. From the first day of voting, oak was the people’s clear choice, finishing with more than ...

JOHNS ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) - A plan to highlight the beloved 400-year-old Angel Oak Tree and its surrounding land on Johns Island is being brought to city officials for approval to move forward. The ...

He learned the tree was destroyed around midnight Sept. 27 after Hurricane Helene’s 60 mph winds swept through campus. One section of the tree fell onto Norman Hall.

A tree in the Scottish Highlands known as the Skipinnish Oak has been named UK Tree of the Year. Native woodland experts had no idea the tree existed until a gathering in 2009. It is thought to be ...

Furious row after insurance company chops down 'majestic' 110-year-old oak tree to stop it falling on house. By OLIVIA ALLHUSEN. Published: 06:47 EDT, 26 January 2025 | Updated: 07:12 EDT, 26 ...