227:
435:
321:
25:
234:
131:
487:
Personnel at both Cal Oak and
University of California Berkeley Forestry Lab became intrigued with the lumber. The wood turned out to be as remarkable as was the tree. In order to support its immense crown, the tree grew an abnormal portion of support wood on the upper side of its limbs and stems.
425:
When it fell on May 1, 1977, it was nearly a hundred feet tall (30 m) and at eight feet (2.4 m) from the ground, 29 feet (8.8 m) in circumference. The largest branch measured 111 feet (34 m) from trunk to tip and the circumference of outside branches was nearly five hundred feet
504:
The
Ceremonial Mace, which is held by the head of the platform party procession during the formal Commencement Ceremonies at Chico State, contains Hooker Oak wood. The mace made its debut on May 3, 2017, during the inauguration of Chico State's first female president, Gayle E. Hutchinson.
537:. The playground erected on the site of the great tree was named in honor of Chico Fire Chief, Elmer Brouillard. A booklet, "The History of the Hooker Oak" was written by Debra Moon for the City Of Chico Bidwell Park Centennial Hooker Oak Bench Project and printed in July 2005.
454:
Cal Oak set up a program using local artisans as well as the work training centers for the handicapped to produce a limited number of artistically designed items from its share of the tree. Many of these were given to various institutions, which included the
500:
The gavel used at City
Council meetings by the mayor of Chico was made from the Hooker Oak by Chico Fire Chief Elmer Brouillard. The public benches in the lobby of the Chico City Council Chambers were made out of Hooker Oak wood by local artist Paul Atkins.
442:
For three years after falling, the tree lay on the ground whist city leaders struggled to determine its fate. In the spring of 1980 the City of Chico commissioned Cal Oak Lumber
Company to remove and reclaim sound portions of the tree at Cal Oak's
525:
The local branch of the
Society for Creative Anachronism, an international non-profit focusing on pre-17th Century history, is named "The Barony of Rivenoak" after the Hooker Oak. A wood from the tree appears in their ceremonial coronet.
301:
Upon first seeing the tree in 1872, Hooker declared the tree to be the largest of its species in the known world. Since then other valley oaks have been found of similar size. On
January 7, 1958, the
307:
reported that in 1921 the Hooker Oak was over 110 ft (34 m) tall and estimated that 7,885 people could stand under its canopy assuming 2 sq ft (0.2 m) per person.
479:
also received acorns from the original tree in 1981 and planted them in their gardens. Chico Fire Chief Elmer
Brouillard made gavels and plaques from the wood for the Chico City Council.
492:, roughly 50% heavier than surrounding oaks. This together with other special characteristics, provided the wood with its unique grain and character, and the tree with its longevity.
674:
426:(150 m). Its age had been estimated at a thousand years, but on its demise it was found to be two trees, of 325 years each which had long ago grown into one.
684:
160:
669:
447:
hardwood plant; they were allowed to retain some of the wood as compensation. After milling the oak, Cal Oak arranged for the lumber to be dried at the
664:
654:
679:
226:
510:
285:
472:
448:
412:
108:
617:
530:
346:
197:
46:
649:
393:
89:
365:
61:
342:
42:
331:
659:
476:
456:
372:
350:
335:
68:
35:
546:
460:
488:
This type wood is known as "tension wood" and helped provide the tree with an unbelievable high density: .88
379:
75:
590:
361:
57:
444:
280:
261:
148:
489:
434:
464:
293:. The tree fell in 1977, and portions of it were later milled for use by local artisans.
386:
82:
303:
256:
643:
569:
468:
265:
534:
144:
515:
320:
290:
276:
24:
522:
forms his outlaw band beside the tree (called the "Gallows Oak" in the film).
519:
438:
Photo of loggers alongside the main trunk of the Hooker Oak in the early 1980s
175:
162:
272:
269:
130:
618:"New Face, New Mace: Special Staff Made for President's Inauguration"
433:
268:, whose husband had founded Chico, named the tree in 1887 after
314:
18:
508:
The Hooker Oak was featured Warner
Brothers Studio's film
572:. Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks
475:, and the University of California at Berkeley. The
204:
195:
154:
140:
123:
49:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
8:
529:The location of the tree is registered as a
135:Postcard featuring the Hooker Oak circa 1910
675:Natural history of Butte County, California
349:. Unsourced material may be challenged and
129:
120:
413:Learn how and when to remove this message
109:Learn how and when to remove this message
254:was an extremely large valley oak tree (
591:"Sycamore is largest tree for hardwood"
558:
264:. Amateur botanist and local socialite
16:Historical valley oak in California, US
564:
562:
203:
194:
7:
685:1977 disestablishments in California
347:adding citations to reliable sources
241:Location of Hooker Oak in California
47:adding citations to reliable sources
670:History of Butte County, California
283:. It was featured in the 1938 film
473:California State University, Chico
233:
14:
459:(in honor of its namesake), the
319:
232:
225:
23:
665:California Historical Landmarks
451:'s Forest Products Laboratory.
34:needs additional citations for
655:Individual trees in California
531:California Historical Landmark
198:California Historical Landmark
1:
597:. January 24, 1916. p. 3
680:1970s individual tree deaths
511:The Adventures of Robin Hood
467:, Sacramento Valley Museum,
286:The Adventures of Robin Hood
701:
624:. Chico State Publications
220:
216:
212:
191:
128:
547:List of individual trees
449:University of California
176:39.738333°N 121.825278°W
477:Royal Botanical Gardens
457:Royal Botanical Gardens
277:Royal Botanical Gardens
439:
181:39.738333; -121.825278
437:
650:Individual oak trees
595:The Pittsburgh Press
533:and can be found in
463:Historical Society,
343:improve this section
281:Joseph Dalton Hooker
275:and Director of the
43:improve this article
172: /
496:In popular culture
440:
205:Reference no.
660:Chico, California
622:Chico State Today
423:
422:
415:
397:
262:Chico, California
249:
248:
149:Chico, California
119:
118:
111:
93:
692:
634:
633:
631:
629:
613:
607:
606:
604:
602:
587:
581:
580:
578:
577:
566:
490:specific gravity
418:
411:
407:
404:
398:
396:
355:
323:
315:
236:
235:
229:
187:
186:
184:
183:
182:
177:
173:
170:
169:
168:
165:
133:
121:
114:
107:
103:
100:
94:
92:
51:
27:
19:
700:
699:
695:
694:
693:
691:
690:
689:
640:
639:
638:
637:
627:
625:
616:Rhine, Amanda.
615:
614:
610:
600:
598:
589:
588:
584:
575:
573:
568:
567:
560:
555:
543:
498:
485:
483:Characteristics
465:Bidwell Mansion
432:
419:
408:
402:
399:
356:
354:
340:
324:
313:
299:
245:
244:
243:
242:
239:
238:
237:
200:
180:
178:
174:
171:
166:
163:
161:
159:
158:
136:
115:
104:
98:
95:
52:
50:
40:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
698:
696:
688:
687:
682:
677:
672:
667:
662:
657:
652:
642:
641:
636:
635:
608:
582:
557:
556:
554:
551:
550:
549:
542:
539:
497:
494:
484:
481:
431:
428:
421:
420:
327:
325:
318:
312:
309:
304:Sacramento Bee
298:
295:
257:Quercus lobata
247:
246:
240:
231:
230:
224:
223:
222:
221:
218:
217:
214:
213:
210:
209:
206:
202:
201:
196:
193:
192:
189:
188:
156:
152:
151:
142:
138:
137:
134:
126:
125:
117:
116:
31:
29:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
697:
686:
683:
681:
678:
676:
673:
671:
668:
666:
663:
661:
658:
656:
653:
651:
648:
647:
645:
623:
619:
612:
609:
596:
592:
586:
583:
571:
565:
563:
559:
552:
548:
545:
544:
540:
538:
536:
532:
527:
523:
521:
517:
513:
512:
506:
502:
495:
493:
491:
482:
480:
478:
474:
470:
469:Butte College
466:
462:
458:
452:
450:
446:
436:
429:
427:
417:
414:
406:
395:
392:
388:
385:
381:
378:
374:
371:
367:
364: –
363:
359:
358:Find sources:
352:
348:
344:
338:
337:
333:
328:This section
326:
322:
317:
316:
310:
308:
306:
305:
296:
294:
292:
288:
287:
282:
278:
274:
271:
267:
266:Annie Bidwell
263:
259:
258:
253:
228:
219:
215:
211:
207:
199:
190:
185:
157:
153:
150:
146:
143:
139:
132:
127:
122:
113:
110:
102:
99:November 2014
91:
88:
84:
81:
77:
74:
70:
67:
63:
60: –
59:
55:
54:Find sources:
48:
44:
38:
37:
32:This article
30:
26:
21:
20:
626:. Retrieved
621:
611:
599:. Retrieved
594:
585:
574:. Retrieved
570:"Hooker Oak"
535:Bidwell Park
528:
524:
509:
507:
503:
499:
486:
461:Butte County
453:
441:
424:
409:
400:
390:
383:
376:
369:
362:"Hooker Oak"
357:
341:Please help
329:
302:
300:
284:
255:
251:
250:
145:Bidwell Park
105:
96:
86:
79:
72:
65:
58:"Hooker Oak"
53:
41:Please help
36:verification
33:
516:Errol Flynn
430:Disposition
291:Errol Flynn
179: /
167:121°49′31″W
155:Coordinates
644:Categories
601:15 October
576:2012-04-30
553:References
520:Robin Hood
373:newspapers
252:Hooker Oak
164:39°44′18″N
124:Hooker Oak
69:newspapers
514:(1938).
330:does not
297:Discovery
289:starring
541:See also
445:Oroville
403:May 2024
273:botanist
141:Location
628:May 31,
387:scholar
351:removed
336:sources
270:English
83:scholar
389:
382:
375:
368:
360:
85:
78:
71:
64:
56:
394:JSTOR
380:books
311:Death
260:) in
90:JSTOR
76:books
630:2020
603:2015
366:news
334:any
332:cite
279:Sir
62:news
518:as
345:by
208:313
45:by
646::
620:.
593:.
561:^
471:,
147:,
632:.
605:.
579:.
416:)
410:(
405:)
401:(
391:·
384:·
377:·
370:·
353:.
339:.
112:)
106:(
101:)
97:(
87:·
80:·
73:·
66:·
39:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
