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Live Oak Society (LOS)
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CHAIRMAN : Coleen Perilloux Landry
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2001 - 2009 Chairman
Only one human is permitted in the Live Oak Society, according to the by-laws
of the Society.
That person is the chairman, and she is responsible for registering and
recording the Live Oak Society members.
For inquiries, further information, or to register an oak, contact Coleen
Landry
504- 887-1800
e-mail: CPL70600@aol.com
address: 3609 Purdue Drive, Metairie, LA 70003. |
REGISTRY
- Live
Oak Registration Form
- Girths over 16 feet are classified as centenarians.
- To become a member, a live oak must have a girth (waistline) of eight feet
or greater.
PRESIDENT : Seven Sisters Oak; registry #200
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Current PRESIDENT of the Live Oak Society
Seven Sisters Oak, #200 on the registry,
located at 200 Fountain in Lewisburg, LA; two blocks from Lake Pontchartrain.
This oak is also the National Champion on the National
Register of Big Trees.
copyright © 2006 Patrick
Burke
Photo by Coleen Perilloux Landry -March 2007
FOUNDER, Dr. Edwin Lewis Stephens
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The Society was founded in 1934 by Dr. Edwin Lewis Stephens, the first
president of Southwestern Louisiana Institute (now the University of Louisiana in Lafayette). The Society promotes the culture, distribution, preservation and appreciation of the live oak tree, scientifically known as Quercus Virginiana.
The Live Oak Society began with 45 members chosen by Dr. Stephens and now
boasts 5894 members in 14 states and is under the auspices of the Louisiana
Garden Club Federation, Inc.
The first president was "The Locke Breaux Oak" in Taft, Louisiana, who lost its life in 1968 due to air and ground water pollution.
Its successor and current president is the "Seven Sisters Oak", formerly known as "Doby's Seven Sisters". The owner who first named the tree was Carole Hendry Doby, who was one of seven sisters. "Seven Sisters Oak" is located in the Lewisburg area of Mandeville, Louisiana on the shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Estimated by foresters to be 1200 years old, this tree has a girth of over 38 feet.
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The first vice-president is "Middleton Oak" in Charleston, South Carolina, with a girth
of 31 feet. The second vice-president is the "St. John Cathedral Oak"
in Lafayette, Louisiana, measuring 27 feet. The "Lagarde Oak"
in Luling, Louisiana, is third vice-president and measures 29 feet. "Martha
Washington Live Oak" in Audubon Park in New Orleans, Louisiana, is
fourth vice-president and measures 28 feet in girth. The largest registered
stand of 249 live oaks is in City Park in New Orleans.
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