One can see how huge this oak is when it is compared to the huge house behind it.
The structure of an ancient live oak can be seen best in February and March when the oak sheds its old leaves and simultaneously puts on its new leaves.
All of Alfred Bonnabel's children grew up in this house and their memories of this beautiful tree are heartwarming.
Alfred Bonnabel developed much of what is today known as Old Metairie. The Bonnabel plantation ran from the River Ridge to Lake Pontchartrain. His family were mostly educators in Jefferson Parish and a few of his children who still live in the area are octagenerians and older. There is a public school and a Boulevard named for Alfred Bonnabel.