There's a huge, spreading, 350 yr old plus white oak in McMinnville, Tennessee with a legend. It was known to the early pioneers, and it's now a state landmark tree. Listen to its story told by Warren County Historian Jimmy Haley, and former state urban forester Tom Simpson. Come along and discover the Birthing Tree through the eyes of a real pioneer family.

Guests
Jimmy Haley
Historian
Warren County, TN

Tom Simpson
former East Tennessee Regional Urban Forester
Department of Agriculture, Division of Forestry

Consulting Editor
David Still, II

Special thanks to:
Gene Hyde
Cheryl Watson Mingle
Elizabeth Benton
Dana Phillips Sorrentino
Kasey Krouse
Josh Abrams
Michelle Sutton

Photo credit
Nick Kuhn

Music
Diccon Lee, www.deeleetree.com

Artwork
Dahn Hiuni, www.dahnhiuni.com/home

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We want to hear about the favorite tree in your life! To submit a ~3 minute audio story for consideration for the "Tree Story Short” segment on This Old Tree, record the story on your phone’s voice memo app and email to:
doug@thisoldtree.net

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