The live oak planted at the Gulf Hills Hotel and Resort in Jackson County on Tuesday is part of a much bigger picture. It’s ...

It is said to be the largest live oak east of the Mississippi. The gorgeous tree is 65 feet high, with a circumference of 25.5 feet. It's estimated that the tree shades an area of nearly 20,000 ...

But the thousands upon thousands of them he gathers to share with people working to improve habitat along the Mississippi River ... the seed that grows oak trees — was becoming critical.