This is located on the University of So. Mississippi campus. It is an amazing tree. This Oak tree is over 500 years old. The square foot area of the branches is 1600 s.f.! It has survived both of the most recent hurricanes, Katrina and Isaac, not to mention all of the other hurricanes, also.
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Friendship Oak
730 East Beach Boulevard, Southern Miss Gulf Park campus, Long Beach, MS 39560
228 865 4500
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Ranked #1 of 4 attractions in Long Beach
Type: Landmarks/ Points of Interest
Description: Over 500 years old, this oak tree is allegedly Mississippi's oldest and most beautiful tree.
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Amory, Mississippi
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my husband and i have seen many of these oak trees in our traveling but when you consider all this one has been through it makes it almost haunting to walk around under the huge limbs. if you enjoy taking in part of God's beauty and considering the history of our Mississippi coast, this one is free.....enjoy!
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Miami, Oklahoma
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This tree is awesome!! It was defiantely worth the trip to Biloxi. This tree is so old the limbs are growing out of the ground.
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Houston, Texas, United States
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This tree is amazing. The tip to tip width is 155 ft. It is recovering from the damage done by Katrina. I would have given it 5 stars but the construction around the tree took a little bit away from it.
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Kingwood, Texas
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In the same area if you enter the facility at this address I found an even better tree IMO. 1170 West Railroad StreetLong Beach, MS 39560 This was advertised on a flier but for some reason I cannot find it on these travel pages.
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Mandeville Louisiana
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This amazing oak tree is in Long Beach about 10-12 miles west of Biloxi on a college campus but worth the drive. It was massive...much more spread out than tall. The span of it's branches was incredible so much that I could not even fit the whole tree in any picture. The only aspect of the tree I found sad...
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Giant oak tree that saw many explorers. Great place for taking pics. Pick up an acorn to plant back at home.
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Dallas, Texas
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The Oak tree was really pretty, it was bigger than I expected it to be. The lower branches drag the ground since it is so old and big. This is a wonderful opportunity to take photos. It also has a nice saying to it that all who enters the tree together will be friends for life. We enjoyed our time...
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Louisville, Kentucky
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Beautiful tree was easy to find parking was near by we stopped there after are trip to Ship Island was only like 2 miles down the road. Amazing it survived Katrina.
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Pleasanton, California
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I was surprised to see a tree to be a top attraction so went to check it out ...
First off, it's located in Long Beach, it's close but not quite Biloxi.
Second, it's called the Friendship Oak, not Friendly.
Leaving those corrections aside, the tree is amazing. When I saw the tree, I was thinking that it survived all...
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