The real legacy behind the Angel Oak Tree near Charleston, SC

In Johns Island, South Carolina, hidden behind a chain-linked fence, is thought to be one of the oldest living oak trees east of the Mississippi River. It’s the Angel Oak Tree which stands 65 feet (20m or 6 stories) tall, is 28 ft (8.5 m) in circumference, and an area of 17,000 square feet is shaded by its tentacular crown. Estimated to be 400-500 years old, this Southern live oak has survived a number of hurricanes, floods, and earthquakes. It was damaged by Hurricane Hugo in 1989 but recovered and continues to grow. When looking for things to do in Charleston visitors who come here are encouraged to stop by the tree’s site, which is free to visit. This story is an example of how we can become better travelers by trying to learn the full history of some of the places we visit - the beautiful and the horrifying.
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[@thetruthhurtsyou147]

I absolutely love this tree. You did a Beautiful job capturing it's magnificent! It's special!!

[@DayveeSutton1]

thank you

[@iamKelliRWilliams]

I visited at 8 yrs old & felt the presence. Never went back until this weekend at age 31 with a friend and started crying. Charleston has a dark history. But it’s our history

[@jerryarcher1923]

Beautiful capture of this masterpiece of the Angel Oak, my wife and I visited the tree last May 2023. There is another one that’s worth looking at in Savannah, located off LaRoche Ave in Majestic Oaks subdivision.

[@chanizafolksify]

They still making a mockery of how they hang us tortured us and burned us in this tree that everyone is coming to admire. Please tell the real history behind this tree our ancestors where torture here

[@thecalmwayhome8483]

The tree sits on an old plantation. I am sure people were lynched there. Why would the locals lie? I agree that it is highly disrespectful to cover up the truth about the wicked owners and how they hung human beings from this tree. I personally don’t want to visit now that I know what happened.

[@cantstoptheflow]

I would persuade you to visiting!!! Going there is a way to connect to your ancestors and I did feel their presence all around me and not in a scary way. But I did notice a lot of disrespect things going on around the tree. Before I went, I cleared my mind and spirit and told my ancestors that I wanted to talk with them. I thought it would be a quiet place but it was almost like Disney world with so many people there. You can meditate and pray while you there and ask your ancestors anything you need help with in life!!! Hope this helps!!!

[@kirajohnson5072]

Hey I totally think you should visit the tree. Btw I’m a Charleston Native. I visited the tree when I was younger, and I just remember feeling uneasy so I began to just gaze from afar. As I began to gaze from afar I suddenly felt comfortable enough to sit on the tree. (Once I saw my grandmother comfortably walking up to the tree and sitting on it.) It’s an amazing site to see. HOWEVER as I am much older now, and learned more about the tree I’m not too sure if I would be comfortable enough to sit on it again. Who knows, I’ll probably start again by gazing at the tree and slowly building my confidence to get closer to it…. to ease the thought of sitting on it once again.

[@ducksongfans]

Bruh its beatiful and amazing one of the best experiances i have ha

[@cornbreadmilton5265]

My mother took me to see it back when I was 11,she told me that she first seen it back when she was a lil girl and told me the same stories about folks who say you see angels or ghost at night.

[@sharkerio]

Whoa, so interesting! I would totally love to go there. Great story Dayvee. I love places with history and stories.

[@DayveeSutton1]

thank you! me, too

[@FieldCommandNapoleonOfficial]

Great video, unfortunate history for such a beautiful tree. Good shit love from Australia

[@americathebeautifulforever9746]

Great job on the video. Thank you

[@DayveeSutton1]

thank you for watching!

[@thetruthhurtsyou147]

So BEAUTIFUL! GREAT FILMING!

[@DayveeSutton1]

appreciate it

[@sukariolawumi7544]

Touching and feeling the energy from this tree is unbelievable!

[@anikasear8910]

Wow this video is so amazingly edited Great job and it was very interesting

[@DayveeSutton1]

thank you so much. i appreciate you watching!

[@papagigo1]

This video makes me want to visit this tree.

[@ducksongfans]

Its better in person

[@sheafan1971]

Thanks for sharing this, I have many tree videos on my channel.

[@seymourcakes3857]

Great video. You’re story telling is impeccable. ❤️

[@derwinwestfall7329]

I live on John's island and a few miles away and I always do a 4.:20 break with a pair of white squirrels who's lived there for what seams forever

[@kr9527]

You do what??? You smoke weed with squirrels??

[@bombtubejamz739]

Reminds me of some old robbinhood hideouts would be at but a beautiful tree. Thans for the nice video

[@Leeuw1962]

Amazing tree!

[@DayveeSutton1]

indeed

[@DragonRage61]

I 💚 this tree!

[@J0SHU4N0LL]

Great video!

[@dianemontgomery566]

Wow what a beautiful tree. So sad that negative comments are made about it when the real truth is any ugly brought to this beautiful wonder is as usual done by humans not the tree! Its purpose is to sustain life not take it. The evil is in people not a beautiful piece of nature.

[@tylerrsmith443]

I didn't know the limb touching the ground was the designation. Live right near it and never knew that. Thanks!

[@magalimarchand]

Impeccable,🙏

[@Ladysensei]

Native of Charleston funny never heard these stories before in 64 years

[@margmullen78]

The Mausoleum tree is believed to be over 4,000 yrs old. It sits on top of the mountains between California and Nevada. Check it out it's not as pretty but it's still here.

[@jadedjene8786]

Welcome home

[@thetruthhurtsyou147]

The bad stories may not be true. The tree is still magnificent and your filming is perfect.

[@yokidelehitch232]

Looks like if buttonwood from the keys and the gumbo limbo tree had a child

[@iasunhewehmunja32]

no mention of Justus and Martha Angel the owners of the land where the name comes from?

[@FLYTEDADON]

Which one is it 500 or 1500 years

[@sergiovega6804]

That's the tree where slaves where hang

[@DayveeSutton1]

Would you visit here? Even knowing the history?

[@cantstoptheflow]

I visited in January and took pictures and I found that in some of the pictures you could see figures and almost like ghost figures of different people. I want to do more research and see if the people I think I see are connected to the tree!!!!

[@DayveeSutton1]

@@cantstoptheflow wow. yeah, many people have reported weirdness by the tree. i'd love to follow what you come up with!

[@cantstoptheflow]

@@DayveeSutton1 I saw images of an eye, a bride, a baby, and a nun. I heard goat sounds in the woods and children laughing and running. Even though they were kids there, it wasn’t them I heard. The ground was wet and it hadn’t rained and the color green kept appearing in my pictures. You have any insight on any of those?!?

[@DayveeSutton1]

@@cantstoptheflow the ground was damp when we went to. (you can see in the video) i do not have any more insight there as i haven't done a deep dive study of the site. i'm sure there is a local historian who would and is just as fascinated. yes. i believe you about the sounds and voices. it's on the land of a plantation.

[@thecalmwayhome8483]

@@cantstoptheflow Probably a sign for the blood that was shed there. The owners were wicked people to hang human beings from a tree. I believe those poor souls can not rest and their suffering still lingers on that tree.

[@ducksongfans]

I went there last yesr, im gonns go bsck in falk to grab some acorns

[@JDumasRochelle]

We always said "on" John's Island and not "in" John's Island when I was growing up in Charleston. You suggest the unverified hangings were unjust and presumably racially motivated. That disqualifies you from being an historian to be taken seriously.

[@AwareInTheWoods]

I disagree. I think she’s even more of a qualified historian for even mentioning it. To know the history of people talking about the hangings that may have happened there and not mention it is to purposely erase it in favor of a more positive account of the site. The fact that people have even talked about alleged racial violence is important information that should be taken into account when doing a review of a place like this to get as much of the entire history as possible.

[@infinitequest0424]

Trees are haunted?

[@kiampierre1527]

The tree they hung our people on

[@retiredluvit4100]

get some evidence then i am interested.

[@JonesNit117]

Fake news 😂😂😂

[@yourboychris1112]

if we make everything about racism then all we will become is a bitter angry and DIVIDED people. Chose love not HATE and leave the past in the past. Peace.

[@christine713]

Part of love is recognizing that people were hurt and are still hurting from the tremendous brutality of our past. You don’t just pretend nothing happened. That’s just salt in the wound.

[@maiab.4894]

Truth and Reconciliation are crucial to any real peace. Not ignoring and rug sweeping.