In the sweltering summer months, the sprawling canopy of one of Missouri City’s massive oaks offers a brief reprieve from the heat. Every year, people gather under its sturdy arms stretching across the Houston suburb’s Freedom Tree Park in recognition of an important moment in Texas history. The park, on the west side of Misty Hollow Drive, is the site of what was formerly the Palmer Plantation. The oak tree, believed to be at least 200 years o…
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