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Host Doug Still introduces us to The Tree That Owns Itself. Legend has it that Col. William H. Jackson of Athens, Georgia, loved his old white oak tree very much. So much so that he created a deed for the tree and the land immediately surrounding it, giving ownership unto itself. Could it be possible? Who owns a tree? The answers aren't always as simple as they may appear.
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Host Doug Still introduces us to The Tree That Owns Itself. Legend has it that Col. William H. Jackson of Athens, Georgia, loved his old white oak tree very much. So much so that he created a deed for the tree and the land immediately surrounding it, giving ownership unto itself. Could it be possible? Who owns a tree? The answers aren't always as simple as they may appear.

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