Like this oak near the Texas Czech Heritage Center, massive trees that are hundreds of years old were here before the streets of La Grange were laid out. In La Grange’s residential neighborhoods, these old giants are respected and allowed to grow, even if they are in the middle of streets.
Photo by Russell Bennett
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