But there’s more to the live oak tree than meets the eye ... Spindly hairs of Spanish moss dangle from the old timer’s canopy, which is thin on top but preparing to leaf out as spring advances.

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“I saw in Louisiana a live-oak growing / All alone stood it, and the moss hung down from the branches ... Native peoples have ground the tree’s acorns into meal and knew its strong ...

There was no doubt the tree would come first and the house would come second," says owner Stephanie Dixon, referring to the mighty Spanish moss-draped live oak in her St. Simons Island ...