> > >The Ghirardi Compton Oak has been a piece ofhistory for over 100 yearsin League City, TX. The tree stands 56 feet tall, has a canopy that is over 100 feet wide, and is 135 inches around. It also weighs an incredible 518,000 pounds. A county road widening project put the future of the Ghirardi Oak in jeopardy. Council voted to use park dedication funds to hire Hess Landscaping Construction to move the majestic oak. A project that took them just under a month to complete. Watch the incredible process from start to finish in this video. > >(5:33) http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=BFTj0hM3DHM > > > >
