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In a town preoccupied with literally tearing down its past like Houston, a tree that's been around for four centuries should be more significant. Instead the live oak blocks away from Allen's landing in downtown has the more sinister but false stigma attached to it as a hanging tree.
It even had a plaque in place calling it the old hanging oak until its removal in the 1990s. While there are some true hanging trees in and around Houston, this old oak was proven to not be one of them and should be more known as one of if not the oldest living thing in the city.
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Located on the corner of Capitol and Bagby across from Bayou Music Center music venue housed in the original Houston convention center.
Published
January 14, 2026
