According to the park this includes the destruction of the nearby Bulow Plantation during the second Seminole War in 1836.
The oak has been a silent witness to human activities along Bulow Creek. This oak is called the “Fairchild Oak” and is thought to be over 400 years old. The oldest Live Oak tree in Florida (pictured here) is thought to be in Ormond Beach, and is located in Bulow Creek State Park. Each Live Oak tree is usually draped with lovely Spanish moss that sways gently in the breeze, giving these trees a touch of eeriness. They have these huge trunks and gnarly outstretched limbs that look as though they could almost reach out and grab you. I am often in awe that such huge magnificent trees are able to stand firmly in such sandy loose Florida soil. Many oaks you see lining older southern streets are hundreds of years old. This oak is considered to be a symbol of southern strength. Each time I walk beneath the magnificent branches of Live Oak trees I feel as if I am being transported back to another time and place.
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