St Simons Island GA Avenue Of Oaks Sea Island Golf Club Landscape Art

by Reid Callaway

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St Simons Island GA Avenue Of Oaks Sea Island Golf Club Landscape Art

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Reid Callaway

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St Simons Island GA Avenue Of Oaks......by Reid Callaway
Sea Island Golf Club Retreat Avenue Landscape Art

I captured this image from between the historic live oak trees along Retreat Avenue on a wonderful sunny morning in St Simons Island, GA. It was one of those, "right place at the right time" kinda images. If you have never been to this part of Georgia's beautiful Atlantic coast, well you'll just have to put this location on your "Bucket List". Enjoy!

The Avenue of Oaks which is often called Oak Alley is located on Retreat Avenue on St. Simons Island, Georgia. It is said that Anne Page King planted this famous oak-lined pathway more than 150 years ago. The oaks highlight the entrance to the Sea Island Golf Club. Visitors are invariably captivated by the beautiful natural canopy provided by the thousands of live oak trees that grow to such majestic sizes in this area. Soli Deo gloria

The Avenue of Oaks originally served as the entrance to Retreat Plantation, an antebellum plantation known for its superior quality sea island cotton and extensive flower gardens.

Live oak wood is hard, heavy, and difficult to work with, but very strong. In the days of wooden ships, live oaks were the preferred source of the framework timbers of the ship, using the natural trunk and branch angles for their strength. The frame of USS Constitution was constructed from southern live oak wood harvested from St. Simons Island, Georgia, and the density of the wood grain allowed it to survive cannonade, thus earning it the nickname "Old Ironsides". Even today, the U.S. Navy continues to own extensive live oak tracts.

Live oaks are known for their enormous size and vast networks of twisting, winding limbs. They are so named because their deep green leaves retain their color throughout the year. In the early days, St. Simons Island supported a thriving lumber industry. Oak timbers, cut from Cannons Point, were used in 1794 to build the U. S. frigate Constitution, named Old Ironsides. In 1874, timbers from the island were also cut for use in the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge. While many trees in this area are older, legend holds that the average life span of a live oak is 300 years.
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June 22nd, 2013

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