| Treaty Oak | |
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Treaty_oak_austin_2015.jpg) The Treaty Oak in 2015 | |
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| Species | Texas live oak (Quercus fusiformis) |
| Location | West Line Historic District (Austin, Texas) |
| Coordinates | 30°16′17″N 97°45′20″W / 30.27130°N 97.75550°W |
The Treaty Oak is a Texas live oak tree in Austin, Texas, United States, and the last surviving member of the Council Oaks, a grove of 14 trees that served as a sacred meeting place for Comanche and Tonkawa tribes before European colonization of the area. Foresters estimate the Treaty Oak to be about 500 years old.[1] Before its vandalism in 1989, the tree's branches had a spread of 127 feet (39 m). The tree is located in Treaty Oak Park, on Baylor Street between 5th and 6th Streets, in Austin's West Line Historic District.