While visiting San Antanio for a Conference I took some time to visit the Alamo. In spite of the usual pictures showing the edifice, this monument is in the middle of downtown surrounded by buildings. It is very popular, with a long line of people waiting to go inside.
In the courtyard of the old mission there is a huge live oak. According to the plaque, the tree was moved there in the 1912’s by Walter Whall, in a demonstration of how trees could be moved. I can’t imagine a more highly visible, high pressure test of an arborist’s skill! He did a good job. the tree is in great shape today.
