Agrarian Trust

The Tree that Owns Itself: a pioneer for a new agrarian society

We found this little tidbit on Wikipedia, and thought it made a good Land Reform thought for the day!

TheTreeThatOwnsItselfThe Tree That Owns Itself is a white oak tree, widely assumed to have legal ownership of itself and of all land within eight feet (2.4 m) of its base. The tree, also called the Jackson Oak, is located at the corner of South Finley and Dearing Streets in Athens, Georgia, United States. The original tree fell in 1942, but a new tree was grown from one of its acorns, and planted in the same location. The current tree is sometimes referred to as the Son of The Tree That Owns Itself. Both trees have appeared in numerous national publications, and the site is a local landmark.

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