The Heritage Oak at World Golf Village: Northeast Florida
This is an article that was originally written by Vanessa Cunningham with Davidson Development.
This is a phenomenal Oak Tree located in The King & The Bear which is the gated section of the World Golf Village. When I came to work for Davidson Realty I did not realize that the Davidson Companies had hired this artist to do an original of this particular tree.
I fell in love with the tree not realizing it was the same one hanging in our foyer. One afternoon I took pictures of it and had the one I liked the best uploaded to Kodak. I had an 18" x 24" made and had it appropriately matted and framed and hung on my office wall.
The next day, Rick pariani, who was head of our ARC Board and also designed the World Golf Village came in and made a nice comment about the Heritage Oak. This is when I found out it was the same tree as the original downstairs.
This is the original article written by Vanessa who is also on the ARC Board and reprinted with her permission.
Many years ago, before World Golf Village was even imagined, much of the land here was either pine plantations or dairy pasture. The pastures were adorned with majestic Live Oak trees. The trees, livestock and wildlife co-existed and the trees thrived in their native habitat.
All too often some of our most beautiful trees are sacrificed by the development around us. There are many special preserved trees in World Golf Village, but the most famous of them all, a prestigious Southern Live Oak stands in Heritage Park, in the King & Bear neighborhood. In pre-design and development plans for our St. Augustine master-planned community, the tree, known as The Heritage Oak, stood right in the path of a planned major thoroughfare, Oakgrove Avenue. Through intrinsic design and environmental sensitivity, Oakgrove Avenue was re-designed to preserve the tree and make it a neighborhood landmark. This was a major accomplishment and a testament to the commitment to excellence by Davidson Development.
To celebrate The Heritage Oak; in 2006, the Davidson Companies commissioned a drawing by the official artist of the National Register of Famous and Historic Trees, Mr. Stephen Malkoff.
The original drawing, is now proudly displayed in the Davidson Companiesoffice as a reminder of what makes World Golf Village so special. In the words of Stephen Malkoff, "Don't take our trees for granted. Enjoy them and admire them."
Signed, numbered, limited edition, archival-paper prints (framed or unframed) of the Heritage Oak are available.
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