Tree Care Notes
Since 1976, Dane County has made efforts to identify, track, protect and promote historic oak trees. Learn more about county efforts and a new online, interactive database created by the State Cartographer’s Office where citizens can submit images, updates, and new candidates for these historic local trees.
Have you ever wondered about the big trees in Madison, Wisconsin? Towering oaks with gnarled branches and thick trunks are scattered throughout the city. If you think these trees are unusual, you are correct. Some of them are hundreds of years old and have witnessed many generations and historical events. These old oaks are also significant because they are the last remnants of the oak savannas that used to cover southern Wisconsin.
