Gardens & Edens - Big Tree Park

Big Tree Park
General Hutchinson Parkway, Longwood 32750
No phone

Admission: Free
Hours: Daily 8:00 a.m. to sunset
Location: Take I-4 Exit 49, drive east on SR 434; turn left on Route 17-92 and left on General Hutchinson

Pay a brief visit to this small Seminole County park to gawk at the oldest cypress tree in the U.S. “The Senator” (nicknamed to honor the senator who donated the land) stands 126 feet high and measures 47 feet around. It’s estimated that the behemoth is some 3,500 years old.

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