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This magnificent oak tree is the centerpiece at Airlie Gardens in Wilmington. It is about 500 years old, covered in Spanish moss, and rises 70 feet high. 

WAKE COUNTY >>> A LITTLE OVER 90 MINUTES FROM NOW, OUR TAR HEEL TRAVELER PRESENTS A HALF HOUR SPECIAL CELEBRATING SPRING. >> AT THE MOMENT, WE FIND HIM ENJOYING SPRINGTIME IN WILMINGTON. SCOTT HAS THE MAGNIFICENT AIRILY OAK TREE.  >> Reporter: IT MAY NOT BE THE OLDEST OAK TREE NORTH CAROLINA OR EVEN THE LARGEST, BUT THE AIRILY OAK AT AIRILY GARDENS IN WILMINGTON IS CERTAINLY A STUNNING CENTERPIECE. >> I SEE THIS HUGE, MASSIVE CANOPY, ALL OF THIS BEAUTIFUL SPANISH MOSS KIND OF DRAPING THE TREE, IT IS KIND OF A REALLY COOL THING TO JUST LOOK AT AND RELAX AND ENJOY AND JUST TAKE IN REALLY HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN HERE. >> IT HAS LIKELY BEEN HERE SINCE THE 1800s. >> IF YOU CAN IMAGINE WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE 500 YEARS TO TODAY HERE IN WILMINGTON, IT IS JUST AMAZING. >> IT IS A GORGEOUS, GORGEOUS TREE AND A GREAT STATEMENT PIECE FOR THIS GARDEN. >> WEDDING CEREMONIES AND RECEPTIONS HAVE BEEN OUT HERE. >> THE BREEZE IS BLOWING OFF THE OCEAN AND HOW PERFECT IT WOULD BE FOR A WEDDING. >> IMAGINE THE WARS AND PEACE TREATIES HISTORY HAS SEEN. >> HOW ABOUT THIS, HURRICANES. >> OH YEAH, AND IT HAS SURVIVED. >> HAS THE TREE EVER BEEN STRUCK BY LIGHTNING? >> NOT THAT I AM AWARE OF. WE ACTUALLY ADDED LIGHTNING PROTECTION TO THE TREE AND IT IS ABOUT 70 FEET TALL, SO FOR A LIVE OAK, WHICH IS WHAT THE SPECIES IS, THAT IS YOUR MAXIMUM HEIGHT. >> THAT IS AMAZING. I WOULD LOVE TO BE A TREE TO LIVE SO LONG AND HAVE SUCH WISDOM AND BE ABLE TO SEE EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON AROUND IT. >> IT KIND OF MAKES LIKE OUR TIME PERIOD HERE SEEM NOT MINUSCULE, BUT FLEETING. >> HOW ABOUT THIS, THE WAY WE THINK ABOUT TRYING TO ENVISION THE HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND THE STREET AND 500 YEARS, 200 YEARS FROM NOW, SOMEBODY WILL BE SITTING HERE TRYING TO ENVISION THAT SAME THING AND WE WOULD BE IN THAT REALM OF IMAGINATION OF SOMEWHERE ELSE. >> EXACTLY. >> AND YOU ALSO JUST WONDER, MAN, IF I WAS IN THAT TREE, WHAT ALL IS UP THERE? WHAT IS GOING ON? WHAT TINY THINGS ARE HAPPENING IN THE TREE I REALLY HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT FROM THIS FAR AWAY. >> THERE IS THE FAMILY. >> WE WERE JUST ENVISIONING ALL OF THE LIGHTS THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND THIS TREE FOR 500 YEARS, NOW YOU ARE A PART OF THAT. >> AND YOUR LITTLE ONE. >> IF I HAD A WORD TO DESCRIBE IT, I WOULD SAY MAJESTIC. >> I THINK THAT IS KIND OF THE PERFECT WORD TO DESCRIBE THIS TREE, ABSOLUTELY. >> HOW BEAUTIFUL. CAN YOU IMAGINE THE ROOTS OF THE TREE? IT APPEARED AS A BACKDROP IN SEVERAL MOVIES, INCLUDING "KING

500-year-old oak tree centerpiece at Airlie Gardens 

One of Raleigh's iconic oak trees cam down Thursday as onlookers gathered to say their farewells to a tomorrow, and the process promises to be a spectacle that will disrupt downtown traffic.

Iconic oak tree in Raleigh comes down

Raleigh's iconic tree coming down

The city of Raleigh began cutting down a 150-year-old tree in Nash Square that holds many memories for residents.

A 150-year-old oak tree in Nash Square is a favorite spot for pictures, but city officials say it has become a safety hazard and it could be felled.

Will iconic Raleigh tree in Nash Square be uprooted?

Residents fear Raleigh tree will be cut down

Those who pass the 150-year-old tree in Nash Square are concerned about the city's plans to cut the tree down. 