McBaine Bur Oak with Milky Way
by Harold Rau
Title
McBaine Bur Oak with Milky Way
Artist
Harold Rau
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Estimated to be 350 years old, Missouri's largest bur oak tree is located near the town of McBaine in Boone County, Missouri. According to the National Register of Big Trees, which last measured the tree in 2006, the bur oak is 90 feet high, has a 130-foot spread and a circumference of 287 inches. It stands along a road and in the midst of soybean fields. This capture includes the Milky Way seemingly coming out of the top of the tree. This photograph won Second Place in the St Louis Photography Club 2018 contest.
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January 11th, 2018
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