Although this oak was accessioned in 2010, it actually predates the Arboretum’s founding. It towers over the collections of crab apples and hawthorns on Peters Hill, has done so for over 150 years. This tree is special to me even though I have walked the Peters Hill circle for a mere 35 years. I watched it hold red-tailed hawks in its branches, applauded our arborist’s cabling to secure its large limbs, passed under its shade when expecting my daughter, and touched its course bark to reassure myself of what is important.