My models (LOL) Tom and Billy posed in front to give you an idea of scale.

The Sallier oak belongs to the family Quercus virginiana, commonly known as the Louisiana Live Oak. The tree is one of the oldest and largest in the state
and is approximated to be 350 to 400 years old. The oak’s limbs stretch far to rest upon the ground and are covered with a top coat of Resurrection Fern.
This plant uses the oak as a host and springs to life after even a small rain. The fern does not damage the tree.

After the Hurricane of 1918, the tree began to split down the middle and was chained back together with heavy iron chains. These have now grown into the tree
and can still be seen hanging out of the bark of the tree. The north side of the tree was damaged by lightning in the 1930’s
and caught fire. Many of the branches on the north side were lost which gave the oak the leaning appearance it has today. (Imperial Calcasieu Museum)