Gabriel oak tree in St Matinville by jocko500

Photography • Landscape • posted on Sep 19, 2009

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this is Gabriel Oak tree In 1847, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's epic poem Evangeline had been read by many people around the world. A lot of people see the Evangeline Oak tree by the town square by the Church downtown. Few saw Gabriel Oak tree . so here it is. It the big twisted oak you see in the middle of the photo all spread out. It is a gaint of a tree for oaks. I still have not took the photo of Evangeline but with the girl poseing in front of it and all you saw was a out of focus trunk of the tree. I will take a photo of it when the sun is shineing as I drive by it and have time. here a link to the poem itself if you have time to read it http://www.louisianacajun.com/evangeline.asp here is what it all about if you did not have time. http://www.hwlongfellow.org/works_evangeline.shtml thanks for looking and comments on the left you see part of a cypree tree; note the diff type of leafs on the tree . It do have moss on it. It have no water close to it. Cypress trees can grow in the water or on dry land