A tree ID trail with a special surprise at the turn around point. Here you will find the second largest bur oak in the entire state of Texas. This was the largest until a few years ago when the new champ was found only a few miles away. Both are close to the Clear Fork of the Trinity River.
http://www.swf-wc.usace.army.mil/benbrook/Natresources.asp
http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/article.aspx?id=1336
You can take this trip on the trail with you! Go to EveryTrail for information on how to download the free ap to your iPhone or Android phone. Once you have downloaded the ap, you can download the Tree Trail and walk the trail with your phone as your guide.
The images on this Trail are sized for small phone screens - to see them better on your computers web browser, click on the 'View map fullscreen' link under the map above.
www.TexasTreeTrails.org
http://TexasForestService.tamu.edu
www.ctufc.org
www.GreatTexasTreeTrail.org
www.isaTexas.com
The Texas Forest Service has many Texas Tree Trail maps online in the EveryTrail format at www.GreatTexasTreeTrail.org. Check there for champion, historic and other Great Texas Tree Trails in your neck of the woods. For more info on how to identify trees, visit the Texas Forest Service Tree ID Website.
If you have a Tree Trail that you would like to post to www.GreatTexasTreeTrail.org contact jpg@tfs.tamu.edu
Tree, Trees, Big Trees, champion trees, dendrology, Tree Identification, Trail of Trees
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