One of the largest Live Oak trees in the south, the famous Fairchild Oak has stood for centuries and survived the clearing of the surrounding land for plantations, as well as the complete destruction of the area during the Seminole Indian War in the 1830s. Now part of Bulow Creek State Park, the Fairchild Oak is the much-visited centerpiece of the largest remaining stand of Southern Live Oak trees in the country.
The majestic tree greets visitors at the entrance to the Park, and is the starting point for two nature trails that take hikers through forests, swamps, salt marshes, tidal creeks, and plantation ruins. The short Wahlin Trail loops around a groundwater spring, while the seven-mile Bulow Woods Trail leads visitors from the Fairchild Oak to the Bulow Plantation Ruins, passing through the shaded Bulow Hammock and around the massive trunks of the Live Oaks.
