A huge live oak draped in long veils of Spanish moss fills the frame. A wooden stairway and railed platform built against the trunk let visitors climb into the branches. The caption calls it the "BIG TREE NEAR DAYTONA, LARGEST IN FLORIDA" and gives its circumference as 35 feet.
Live oaks (Quercus virginiana) are broad-canopied trees common in Florida's hammocks and sandhills, and Spanish moss often hangs from their limbs. In the early 1900s, oversized Florida trees like this one were promoted as tourist attractions, and the built stairway turned a natural specimen into a destination.
White border around the image; handwritten message on the front (top margin and right side); small red circular stamp mark at lower right; slight edge wear.
Postmark: SEABREEZE FLA MAR 11 3PM 1906. Undivided back with printed "THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS."; 1¢ green Franklin stamp; light soiling and edge wear.
Cite this card
Big Tree near Daytona, largest in Florida, 1906, postcard, c. 1906. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/big-tree-near-daytona-largest-in-florida-1906. Accessed November 2, 2026.
