Plans to develop 12 acres surrounding the Cherry Hill Plantation live oak were scuttled last fall, and now efforts are underway to preserve the land and the oak, the oldest and largest in Beaufort County, seen here in Port Royal on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. The 350-year-old behemoth has a circumference that is reported to be a few inches larger than the iconic Angel Oak in Charleston. Tony Kukulich/Post And Courier

Preservation of Beaufort County’s oldest live oak moving ahead

By Jessica Wade

The Post And Courier

PORT ROYAL — The largest, oldest live oak in Beaufort County sprouted from an acorn and rose from the ground more than a century before South Carolina was established as a state. The tree stood through the American Revolution and Civil War, hurricanes and — most recently — developers.

A preservation effort aims to keep the 350-year-old Cherry Hill Oak around for generations to come.

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