The famous trees in Texas that you can visit this summer

PHOTOS: The most famous trees across Texas

There is plenty of living, natural history to visit all around Texas this summer if you are a fan of Lone Star trees.

Click through to see the state's most famous trees and where you can visit them... less PHOTOS: The most famous trees across Texas

There is plenty of living, natural history to visit all around Texas this summer if you are a fan of Lone Star trees.

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There is plenty of living, natural history to visit all around Texas this summer if you are a fan of Lone Star trees.

The Texas A&M Forest Service keeps track of the state's most historic trees, the ones that have been witness to events across Texas history big and small.

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One example is the Treaty Oak, the existence of which was first noted during Texas' colonial period. It's believed to be more than 500 years old. The forest service notes that we really can't get the approximate age of a tree unless its cut down and examined and that is not common unless the tree is dead.

According to the forest service, the Travis County live oak is the only one of the "council oaks" left over from the few that Stephen F. Austin signed a treaty between white Texans and Native Americans under in present-day Austin.

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Before early white settlers came to the area Tejas, Apache, and Comanche Indians all looked upon the Treaty Oak with great reverence. Apparently there was also a tea made by Indian maidens from the leaves of the oak which was used in some ceremonies to ensure true love.

The city of Austin bought the tree in 1937 to make sure that it would always been protected. Its been saved numerous times over the years from vandals. There is a marker in front of the tree where it stands on the east side of Baylor Avenue, between Fifth and Sixth streets in Austin.

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It should be no surprise that most of the trees on the list are live oaks, one of the most prevalent and hearty tree found in Texas. Under the right conditions they can and do thrive for centuries.

Some trees on the service's master list have died over the years because of drought conditions and other natural occurrences that befall trees. The stories behind the trees, though, are still told on the service's website.

We've collected some of the most famous trees across Texas in the slideshow above and included the ones that can actually be visited by the public. Some historic trees are on private property and not available for public visitation.

Click through the slideshow above to see where the famous trees in Texas are...