TIL about the Tree That Owns Itself, a white oak in Georgia, USA, that, according to legend, has legal ownership of itself and of all land within eight feet (2.4 m) of its base

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TIL about the Tree That Owns Itself, a white oak in Georgia, USA, that, according to legend, has legal ownership of itself and of all land within eight feet (2.4 m) of its base

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Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 8 months ago

Tree That Owns Itself - Wikipedia

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While this is noted as more legend than history, I still think it’s pretty interesting.

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