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| Landmark #313 | Butte County | Visited: May 11, 2012 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A plaque memorializing a massive oak tree! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: In 1887 Annie E. K. Bidwell named this huge oak after English botanist, Sir Joseph Hooker. When it fell during a windstorm in 1977, it was estimated to be over a thousand years old – it was nearly a hundred feet tall and 29 feet in circumference eight feet from the ground. The largest branch measured 111 feet from trunk to tip – circumference of outside branches was nearly five hundred feet.
OTHER TIDBITS: That pretty well sums it up! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: Bidwell Park, Hooker Oak Recreation Area Manzanita Ave between Vallombrosa and Hooker Oak Ave Chico, CA 95926 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~474mi (763km) — 7.9hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |