The Big Tree
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The Big Tree is a nearly 400-year-old burr oak tree near the Missouri River in Boone County, Missouri. It is tied for National Champion, representing the largest tree of its species in the United Stat
The Big Tree in spring 2016
Acorns from the Big Tree
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Firefighters work to extinguish a fire inside the Big Tree in 2020
Boone County, Missouri
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Boone County is located in the U.S. state of Missouri. Centrally located the state's Mid-Missouri region, its county seat is in Columbia, which is Missouri's fourth-largest city and location of the Un
The Big Tree
…The Big Tree is a nearly 400-year-old burr oak (Quercus macrocarpa) tree near the Missouri River in Boone County, Missouri. It is tied for National Champion, representing the largest tree of its species in the United States. Standing alone in the floodplain of the Missouri…
The Boone County Courthouse of Greek Revival style architecture, built with three stories and basement, with front portico / pediment and columns, at the surrounding Boone County Government Complex, in the county seat town of Columbia, Missouri
The Boone County Fire Protection District responding to a working structure fire.