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LARGE TREE NOMINEES
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Location: Behind Austin High between the right of way heading east on Cesar Chavez.
Why Is This Tree Special? It's a picture-perfect example of a live oak in Austin, TX. Absolutely beautiful.
Nominated By: Stephen Dellert
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Location: Eastwoods Park
Why Is This Tree Special? An oak of exceptional size and straightness that I have spent many afternoons reading underneath. Known locally as "George" to some.
Nominated By: Joseph Fabian
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Location: Butler Shores at Town Lake
Why Is This Tree Special? I work on Toomey Rd and during my lunch breaks I will go for a walk on the Butler Trail. I always walk by this tree because it's enormity and the breadth of its arms reaching into the sky captivates me. Sometimes I'll just stand there and look at it for a while. I believe it's a cottonwood tree.
Nominated By: Matt Sanner
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Location: This beautiful cottonwood tree can be found right next to the Butler Shores Swing Sets, off Toomey road.
Why Is This Tree Special? This tree is special for many reasons! It has the grand beauty of all cottonwood trees, but this one in particular has branches that hang low, allowing you to feel like you are inside of a magical tree world when sitting underneath it. The roots and stumps are large and protruding, giving you a nice place for some reflexology and earth connection. It is surrounded by many other cottonwood relatives, but this ones large canopy and bright colored leaves bring so much joy. It is also the perfect tree to hug!
Nominated By: Meredith Williams
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Location: As you enter the driveway to the Parque Zaragosa Rec center off of Gonzales St, the tree is immediately to your right.
Why Is This Tree Special? This huge heritage oak has many stories. The tree knows of days when Indians sat in her shade and Boggy Creek was allowed to flow beyond her concrete retaining walls. Two massive trucks fork very close to the ground which I find unusual for an old oak. The trunk that is leaning has bark on it's east side that has a real cool wavy effect. The beauty of the bark reminds me of time aged wrinkles and give me courage that aging with beauty might be possible.
Nominated By: Martina Clifton
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Location: General Marshall’s tree at Lions Golf course.
Why Is This Tree Special? General Marshall loved the trees at Lions and has fought for years to help keep Muny going.
Nominated By: Irwin
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Location: If you enter Dick Nichols Park start walking left past the basketball courts and past the baseball field and it’s next to the path on your right.
Why Is This Tree Special? This tree is a major highlight of the park. It has a bench under it but that is never enough space for all the people that enjoy its shade. I took my bump photos under this tree and this year took pictures with our newborn baby girl. We watch the community play baseball and cricket or on a quite day see Killdeer calling in the prairie. It’s a magical spot.
Nominated By: Jessica Coats-Drummond
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Location: Next to the old bridge on Wasson Road and Williamson Creek just east of Congress Ave in 78745.
Why Is This Tree Special? Nestled near my home along Wasson Road — once Old Post Road, the original trading route from San Antone to Austin — stands a living monument: an ancient live oak older than the city itself. This tree is more than wood and leaves. It’s a witness. A survivor. A sentinel of centuries past. Long before pavement and property lines, this mighty oak shaded horses, pioneers, Comanche scouts, and Tejano traders. Its limbs cradled the sky as Austin grew around it. It has weathered storms, droughts, wars, and the march of time. If any tree is a citizen of Austin, this is it. In an era of vanishing green space, it was brutally cut last year — out of season. It bent, but did not break. How much longer can it endure? We honor human elders with stories. Why not this tree? Its limbs hold memory. Its canopy shelters life. Its roots hold the spirit of this land. More than a tree, it’s the Witness Tree — a symbol of Austin’s soul: wild, patient, resilient. Let us protect what makes Austin home.
Nominated By: The Witness Tree
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Location: Located in the ROW area between IH35 and the IH35 southbound frontage road. It is easily seen from the traffic light at the intersection eastbound E Riverside Dr and the southbound IH35 frontage road; from the southbound IH35 frontage road that runs beside it; and from the northbound IH35 frontage road when stopped at the traffic light or moving north or west onto E Riverside.
Why Is This Tree Special? It is one of the several trees along IH35 within the city intentionally protected by engineers when designing the northbound entry to Austin. It is a gorgeous heritage live oak. I have admired it for my entire 48 years when moving through these intersections on an almost daily basis from my neighborhood above this part of the highway. It is important to recognize its beauty before it is removed in the ridiculous IH35 expansion project.
Nominated By: Gayle Goff
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Location: PEAS Farm & Urban Orchard, beside the kitchen facility, connects to walkway into the PEAS Farm, can be seen from the far-end of the gardens.
Why Is This Tree Special? The Beautiful Elder Burr Oak is special because of the hugs, refuge, and joy they offer to kin from all paths of life. There is a theory that the countless hugs this tree relative has given and received supported their survival of the Oak-pocolypse! They did not lose a single branch during their dormancy. We have witnessed them increase in vibrancy and abundance. We can often hear the monk parrots greeting the Elder Burr Oak as they fly over. We see squirrels foraging for acorns, ants exploring the trees' crevices, and massive green gorgeous summer leaves waving in the breeze, as the tree beckons life to rest under their shade. This precious tree has witnessed so many children joyfully grow alongside the natural world! They are a testament of resilience as they continue to thrive beyond having a screw once drilled into their side and sidewalks surrounding their root system. Each time I walk near them, they draw me in, as if to say, "Please don't forget the love we share. Hug me!
Nominated By: LaurenReneé Salinas-Garcia
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Location: In the dining courtyard of the restaurant Vinaigrette.
Why Is This Tree Special? It may be the largest, grandest, oldest live oak tree in Austin or perhaps even the entire area. I’d estimate it to be 700-1000 years old. What it’s seen of human history is astounding. It’s absolutely magnificent.
Nominated By: Steve McMillen
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Location: Rattan Creek Park
Why Is This Tree Special? The tree arches over the path creating a lovely tree canopy and there is a bench to enjoy it.
Nominated By: Brigid
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Location: The location of this tree is inside swim pool area.
Why Is This Tree Special? This tree is special because it has been in this location for over 60 years and about a shade after being in the pool. It should have a historical marker on it.
Nominated By: Dr. Pearl Cox
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Location: Southwest corner of eastwoods park by a picnic table.
Why Is This Tree Special? It’s huge and beautiful and reminds you of the strength in having your roots firmly and strongly planted in the earth.
Nominated By: Joanna Wolaver
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Location: Bauerle Ranch, great oak tree, at the wishbone intersection.,
Why Is This Tree Special? This tree is remarkably old, with distinct twists in its form and an enormous branch splitting from the base of the trunk. It stands as a natural totem and beloved landmark for South Austin hikers.
Nominated By: Evan Million & Audrey Hernandez
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Location: This tree is in a field on land owned by UT at the married student housing (Brackenridge Apartments) complex. It is south of Lake Austin Blvd., north of Kermit St., east of Memphis St. and west of Lufkin St.
Why Is This Tree Special? The trunk is huge! I measured the circumference at 17’10”. It looks like it was two trees at one time that twisted around each other and grew into one tree.
Nominated By: Lisa Minton
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Location: This tree stands boldly in Barkley Meadows, in Del Valle, TX, just east of the airport near Onion Creek. It's easily accessible, and even the least nimble of tree appreciators can easily stroll right up to her, because she's right by the parking lot! She does a great job of greeting anyone stepping out of their car and offers some inviting shade with her magnificent branches. She's one majestic lady. These photos don't do it just. You gotta see it her person!
Why Is This Tree Special? Golly gee, look at the size'ov'er! Her branches are so very branchy and she's got a wide chonkiness to 'er. Lovely thicc trunk on this one. This tree is a wonderful picnic spot for anyone looking to keep their car within sight, and the shade is just tops for folks looking to escape the Texas sun. Any arborist that's been caring this for park tree should be very proud. It's a very impressive tree.
Nominated By: Heather LouAnna Wray
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Location: St. Edward's University Common Ground Oak, located in the "Common Ground" area behind Teresa Hall, near Lot U on the campus. Look for the Common Ground sign and the tree is located between the garden and food forest areas.
Why Is This Tree Special? Located at St. Edward's University's Common Ground experiential learning area, this live oak is a gathering place for shade and relaxation for the campus community and the public who visit this special place. The Common Ground consists of the Students for Sustainability Garden, the Food Forest, and the "Three Sisters" garden. Many events and activities are held here, and the tree provides shelter and a convenient meeting spot. In addition to the events, many students can be seen studying, enjoying a meal, or simply relaxing under this tree. This space has truly evolved to become an important part for many students, and the common theme during this evolution has been this might oak overseeing it all!
Nominated By: Jim Morris
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Location: In front of Austin Craft Brewery, 4700 Burleson Rd, Austin, TX 78744
Why Is This Tree Special? This tree is huge, over 10ft in diameter, I ran out of measuring tape! Looks to be the last giant in this area! Big ol' Burle. Its a split trunk oak, but one half is now gone :(. This tree provides much needed shade on a very hot day, and you can enjoy a beer beneath this beauty! the pics dont give it justice.
Nominated By: JR Cao
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Location: Lions golf course 13 tee box
Why Is This Tree Special? This is my favorite tree in austin! I call it the tree of many faces, as every angle, the trunk looks like 2 different faces talking or laughing. (Maybe they are judging the golfers tee shots?? That’s what I like to think) One time, someone had placed a yo-yo toy perfectly in the place of where a monocle would go for one of the faces. What made it even more amazing for me, is that my dad was a Yo-yo champion! He was an artist who passed in 2019, and the yo-yo in the tree felt like a sign from him to keep on loving trees & seeing the many faces they have.
Nominated By: Rachel Wade
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Location: The Bald Cypress tree is located in Onion Creek Metropolitan Park, river right approximately 1,000 feet downstream along the creek from the dog park and approximately 100 feet upstream along the creek from the pedestrian creek crossing.
Why Is This Tree Special? Austin Watershed Protection (AWP) is committed to improving the health of the 45 watersheds under its jurisdiction. To monitor pollutant loads, AWP environmental scientists install equipment in creeks across Austin that automatically collect water samples during storms. Equipment must be affixed in a manner and location that minimizes the likelihood of loss during flood events, ensures the collected sample accurately represents the creek, and does not harm the riparian zone. The nominated Bald Cypress tree presented a unique solution to these constraints at Onion Creek. Equipment was affixed to tree roots, which provide stability and protection, as well as a suitable sampling location within the creek. Scientists took care to ensure that the tree was not harmed or damaged during equipment installation. The data collected will be used by AWP for ongoing monitoring and restoration efforts across Austin.
Nominated By: Christina Bryant
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Location: Along the Ann and Roy Butler Trail, between Lou Neff Point and the Zilker volleyball courts on the lake.
Why Is This Tree Special? This tree is the BEST TREE EVER. It has steps and a platform at the base for easy and comfortable access. I've picnicked, sketched, read books, and meditated here. I've also seen people fishing and playing instruments sitting under the tree. No blanket to throw down? No problem. This tree has so many huge roots coming out from the ground, making many comfortable places to sit all around the base. The pattern of the bark is beautiful; I can only imagine what her leaves look like this time of year (these pictures were taken in the winter). There is also a great view of the city to the right!
Nominated By: Emma Hettlinger
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Location: Rosewood Park, near the swimming pool.
Why Is This Tree Special? This must be one of the largest anacua trees in Austin! The shade it has given to generations of people using the park as it has grown, surrounded by cement. This past spring saw the tree erupt into blooms.
Nominated By: Mickle Pickle
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Location: This magnificent Bald Cypress tree stands on the lower lakeside grounds of The Contemporary Austin – Laguna Gloria, near Liam Gillick’s artwork "Raised Laguna Discussion Platform (Job #1073)." A living landmark of the landscape, it quietly waits to be discovered by Austinites and their families as they explore the sculpture park—a natural wonder nestled among contemporary art and Texas history.
Why Is This Tree Special? This large, old Bald Cypress stands proudly near the shoreline of The Contemporary Austin - Laguna Gloria. Estimated to be around 290 years old, with a diameter at breast height (DBH) of 60 inches, it’s a rare sight in Central Austin—especially at this size.
I chose this tree because of its immense, humbling scale. Its root flare alone is thicker than I am. It’s easily found on the grounds of Laguna Gloria, offering a moment of wonder to every visitor. I’ve watched hawks and ospreys perch in its branches, and over time, it has become both a natural landmark and a place of cool, shaded rest.
Nominated By: Paustian Hajek, Landscape Manager, The Contemporary Austin
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Location: 2201 college avenue
Why Is This Tree Special? It’s huge! Largest live oak I’ve seen.
Nominated By: Jeff Krolicki
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Location: Callahans parking Lot
Why Is This Tree Special? Because it’s alone standing strong, and beautiful as ever.
Nominated By: Lawrence Ramirez
SMALL TREE NOMINEES
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Location: Front yard
Why Is This Tree Special? Best looking desert willow I have ever come across. It blooms from early summer to late fall.
Nominated By: Jill Qian
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Location: The Baby Burr Oak of Cunningham School is located on the northwest side of Cunningham School by Buffalo Pass. It is near the push door of the black fence by the teacher parking lot.
Why Is This Tree Special? For many moons, the Mulberry tree at Cunningham Elementary was a playground, home and snack bar for birds, squirrels, and children. The Mulberry shaded parents as they chatted at school dismissal, watching their students climb her branches. All were saddened when the Mulberry became sick: parents lost their shade, squirrels and birds lost their snacks and homes, children lost their jungle gym, and PEAS staff lost a friend. As one cycle ends, so does another begin; community effort and many hands brought Baby Burr Oak to Cunningham! Fruitful Common's Mini Tree Grant purchased Baby Burr locally and planted her for our Arbor Day Community Celebration . Sydnie Levell, AISD Urban Forester, set up her protective stakes and fencing. PEAS staff through heat and drought, dragged a 30 foot hose twice a week to water her. We were overjoyed when we her leaves appeared this spring! One day she will provide food, shade and joy to all. Baby Burr Oak is Austin community, past, present, and future!
Nominated By: Erin Magrath
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Location: Tree is a palm near-ish the duck pond with a stunning view of the clock tower. Very instagram worthy if you’re into that sort of thing. It could definitely look stunning from this view on a sunny day or when the football team wins with a lit up clock tower night.
Why Is This Tree Special? I love palm trees in general. Looking at palm trees makes me so happy. The turtle pond area has so much joy for students and alumni. This whole area has such great understated trees. You can see how they watch over the turtles peacefully. On a bad day, you can come by this area and have a smile. You can see different cozy memories from this spot like as mentioned the clock tower, the pond, etc. I used to love sitting out here eating lunch or a quick bite and admiring everything. A soothing quality.
Nominated By: Nicole Russin-McFarland
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Location: Dr. Peter Beck Memorial Cedar Elm, located in the Equity Courtyard, between Premont Hall and Equity (formerly Doyle) Hall at St. Edward's University.
Why Is This Tree Special? Dedicated to Dr. Peter Beck, this cedar elm is located in the Equity Courtyard, which is a NWF Wildlife Area on the St. Edward's University Campus. The tree is dedicated to longtime professor Dr. Peter Beck, who helped start the Environmental Science and Policy program at SEU, and who was active in many campus and local causes supporting sustainability and combating our impact on climate change. A passionate birder, Dr. Beck had a lasting impact on his colleagues and many, many students in his 20 years at the university. As a designated wildlife area, the Equity Courtyard, with this tree in its center, is a wonderful natural oasis with native and adapted plants, a Monarch Garden, a mural painted by students and local artist NIZ, and many areas for students to study or just enjoy nature.
Nominated By: Jim Morris
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Location: Greenbelt Trail near Seismic Wall.
Why Is This Tree Special? This tree appears to be sprouting from a boulder. She’s giving “King Arthur pulling a sword from the stone energy” as well as “she doesn’t even go here” — seemingly out of place and still growing at all odds. Forget “peek-a-boo” this is the “peek-a-tree.”
Nominated By: Elise Liberto
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Location: The Travis County Park it's found at is at Windmill Run Park at 8100 Kirkham Dr, Austin, TX 78736. Not the easiest to get to but worth it! Park in the parking lot, take the trail to the left past the playground and walk to the open Softball field. Walk past the softball field to the right where you should find a heavy mulch path where Quercus Buckleyi, Prickly Limestone Ash, Redbud and more trees are found. Go through that trail, walk past this xeric area that'll take you to this area where water drains, walk through the field and then you run into a Juniper woodland. This part of the trail circles. If you go left, and venture towards ACC Pinnacle and Silverdale Dr., you'll find multiple Madrones. Durand Oak, Whitlow Wort, Grooved Nipple Cactus, Indian Breadroot, Escarpment Black cherry and Hexalectris spicata are all there plus more. It's a really special trail to walk through if you're into native plants.
Why Is This Tree Special? I just think Texas Madrones are special trees since I don't find them very often. They were one of the first trees that really got me to appreciate native plants in a way I really hadn't before. I live very near Windmill Run Park and I go through this area once every couple of weeks at least. Watching the successional native plant diversity as different plants bloom one after the other is both beautiful and eye opening just to see how nature feeds habitat on it's own absent people. It's amazing. Trees are amazing.
Nominated By: Joseph Emerson
UNIQUE TREE NOMINEES
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Location: The leaning pecan tree in Duncan Neighborhood Park! It’s located on the north end of the park, to the left as you come down the stairs to enter.
Why Is This Tree Special? This tree is the perfect place to escape the Texas heat. It leans to one side, providing a nice little shaded area to enjoy in an otherwise sunny park. Such a great place to settle in with a nice book, admire the wildflower meadow, or gaze upon the growing Austin skyline.
Nominated By: Jessika Westerman
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Location: After passing the hillside theater on William Barton Dr, head up the hill and look to your right, the tree is within 10' of the road but easy to miss.
Why Is This Tree Special? This old live oak tree always reminds me of an octopus with its tentacles wrapped around, in and through the grounding limestone. It looks like there's a force trying to pull the tree skyward and it's roots are trying hard to keep it from taking flight to the sky.
Nominated By: Martina Clifton
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Location: End of Hyman Lane, on the right after the house.
Why Is This Tree Special? This tree is a tall, beautiful Live Oak with a full canopy that goes all the way to the ground, forming this magical secret room underneath- on only 1/2 of the tree. It’s next to power lines so one whole side has been pruned away from the lines for many years. I’ve never seen a tree quite like it and even though I wish it got to have its whole canopy, the way that it has grown is really unique.
Nominated By: Sarah
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Location: 6009 Bullard Dr, Austin, TX, 78757. It’s on the side of the yard. You can see it from White Rock Dr.
Why Is This Tree Special? It’s a silly tree that dresses up.
Nominated By: Ant
SCHOOLYARD TREE NOMINEES
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Location: Blackshear Elementary 1712 E 11th St Left side of school yard by sidewalk
Why Is This Tree Special? The tree has provided shade to generations of Blackshear Elementary students. It even grew over the stone wall of the school yard. Not sure how long it’s been growing, but perhaps since the 1930s.
Nominated By: Meg Kareithi
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Location: This tree is in front of Odom Elementary School and has been beautifully shading and providing shelter for our school community for decades. It is located to the right of our circle drive between it and the parking lot, shading the majority of the sidewalk that goes between.
Why Is This Tree Special? This tree is special because it is the first one you see when you drive up in the morning. Families gather around it in the morning and at dismissal and it was planted by the school community in the early years of the school’s existence. This tree has the most remarkable canopy- providing refuge in the sweltering Texas heat to a massive slice of our front entrance. It’s resilience through the years, its steadfast nature through thick and thin, and its ability to provide inspiration through the cycle of its seasonal nature- growing just as the children grow and sheltering us in its leafy embrace! This tree has seen the school through much and we hope to see it continue to thrive for decades to come.
Nominated By: Lisa Richardson
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Location: It is located in the courtyard at Menchaca Elementary. (Not the playground). The space is surrounded by the admin wing, cafeteria and main building.
Why Is This Tree Special? This tree was located at the entrance of the track before the rebuild. The kids would huddle under the tree for shade to cool off. This huge tree became the center of the courtyard of the new school. Shortly after opening, we noticed an owl nested near the base. She laid eggs and we all were able to watch her babies grow and learn to fly. It was a very special experience for the kids and staff. This tree provides shelter, shade, and beauty. It’s a special area at this school.
Nominated By: Elisa Barnes
STORY TREE NOMINEES
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Location: This Escarpment live oak is located behind Sam’s Club at 9300 S I-35 Frontage Rd, Austin, TX 78748, between the loading dock and Slaughter Creek. It sits about 1,000 feet west of I-35, near the Cinemark Southpark Meadows. The tree stands just above the Slaughter Creek floodplain, near a dirt path used by unhoused individuals for access and shelter. It’s in a neglected patch of land surrounded by big-box stores like Walmart, Best Buy, and Target. Once part of native oak savanna and an Indigenous trade route, the site is now overgrown, eroded, and isolated by commercial sprawl. The tree marks a geographic and social edge — where Hill Country meets pavement, and where Austin’s growth has pushed both nature and unhoused people out of sight.
Why Is This Tree Special? The Shelter Oak is special because it stands as a living refuge deeply rooted in Austin’s layered history, where the old San Antonio Road crosses the Balcones Escarpment. This ancient live oak has witnessed centuries of change—from Indigenous travelers and early settlers to today’s sprawling city. More than a tree, it’s a sanctuary for unhoused neighbors who gather beneath its wide, sheltering branches. Around its trunk, they share board games, leave offerings at a small altar, and exchange kindness in a community forged in hardship. In a city racing toward growth and often forgetting those at its margins, The Shelter Oak holds space for resilience, dignity, and human connection. It reminds us that home is not just walls or roofs, but found in roots, shade, shared moments, and the quiet strength of survival. This tree is a powerful symbol of hope and belonging for all who seek refuge beneath its arms.
Nominated By: Adam Epstein
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Location: Western Oaks neighborhood Park - 4910 Woodcreek Rd, Austin, TX 78749.
Why Is This Tree Special? Kids from all over come to the Western Oaks park to play, hang out before/ after swim team, play tennis and just enjoy the area. The tree has wide branches that cover a huge area and low hanging branches that kids climb on.
Nominated By: Katie Boshart
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Location: NE corner of Braker and I35. Can't miss it.
Why Is This Tree Special? It seems very very hardy seeing that it is surrounded by parking lot except for a little area surrounding the base of the tree. There is a special plaque nearby describing its age and what has happened around it.
Nominated By: Catherine Brown
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Location: This tree is located at Waterloo Park in the center of the Meredith Heritage Tree Deck, at 1301 Trinity Street. Step off of the busy downtown streets and enjoy 11 acres of trees, flowers, and greenspace right in the heart of Austin! Tables and chairs on the deck allow visitors to sit and relax under the tree canopy in the calm cool shade.
Why Is This Tree Special? This Live Oak at Waterloo Park is a tried and true Witness Tree, having observed Austin and so much history over its 200-year lifespan thus far. From the region’s earliest settlers to the construction of the Texas State Capitol, from early Austin neighborhoods to beloved community events, and from storms and floods to the construction of the water-diverting Waller Creek Tunnel, this tree has provided shelter, shade, and inspiration to countless folks along the way. During park renovations earlier this century, the tree found much-needed support from Waterloo Greenway and City of Austin tree experts. The soil was loosened around the roots to help it grow and stay nourished, and a deck was built around it to provide protection from erosion and park visitors. Standing strong every day, this tree plays host to passersby, families, children, and all sorts of birds and critters, while providing quiet, coolness, and calm in the heart of downtown Austin.
Nominated By: Emily Erickson
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Location: The Mystery Creek Cottonwood is located at 106 Red Bird Lane where Mystery Creek turns North from Red Bird Lane on its way to Little Turtle Creek.
Why Is This Tree Special? The Mystery Creek Cottonwood is a very old tree. When Clark from the Save Barton Creek Alliance saw it, he felt compelled to hug the tree. It is truly impressive and indicative of a long established riparian habitat. It is the sentinel of our neighborhood; the Bird Streets of Pleasant Hill. Our neighborhood was THE first suburb in South Austin. Established right after World War II to accommodate homecoming soldiers. The ad copy shows a picture of Uncle Sam inviting young newlyweds to grab a slice of heaven in the form of a half acre lot well south of town. We were in the boonies on the Old San Antonio Highway, deep in the woods. The Mystery Creek Cottonwood would have already been well established at that point and has stood, overseeing our sleepy little corner of Austin, as progress closes in. It’s vital for us to protect our natural heritage and urban forests. The Mystery Creek Cottonwood is emblematic of our combined responsibility to be mindful stewards of Austin’s green spaces.
Nominated By: Brad Massingill
