Son of the Tree That Owns Itself
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The Son of the Tree That Owns Itself is a white oak in Athens, Georgia, planted as a successor to the original famous “Tree That Owns Itself” and now regarded as its symbolic heir and local landmark.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Son of the Tree That Owns Itself canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4786534 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Son of the Tree That Owns Itself Context triple: [Tree That Owns Itself, alsoKnownAs, Son of the Tree That Owns Itself]
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A.
The Memory of Trees
The Memory of Trees is a 1995 studio album by Irish singer Enya, known for its ethereal, Celtic-influenced new-age sound and lush, atmospheric production.
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B.
I Talk to the Trees
"I Talk to the Trees" is a song from the 1951 Lerner and Loewe musical *Paint Your Wagon*, known for its introspective lyrics and romantic, reflective tone.
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C.
The Four Trees
The Four Trees is one of Claude Monet’s Poplars paintings, depicting a stand of trees along the Epte River in his characteristic Impressionist style.
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D.
The City of Trees
The City of Trees is the nickname and motto of Takoma Park, Maryland, highlighting the community’s strong emphasis on urban forestry and abundant tree canopy.
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E.
The Bent Twig
The Bent Twig is an essay featured in the magazine Against the Current, likely addressing political or social issues from a critical or leftist perspective.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Son of the Tree That Owns Itself Target entity description: The Son of the Tree That Owns Itself is a white oak in Athens, Georgia, planted as a successor to the original famous “Tree That Owns Itself” and now regarded as its symbolic heir and local landmark.
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A.
The Memory of Trees
The Memory of Trees is a 1995 studio album by Irish singer Enya, known for its ethereal, Celtic-influenced new-age sound and lush, atmospheric production.
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B.
I Talk to the Trees
"I Talk to the Trees" is a song from the 1951 Lerner and Loewe musical *Paint Your Wagon*, known for its introspective lyrics and romantic, reflective tone.
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C.
The Four Trees
The Four Trees is one of Claude Monet’s Poplars paintings, depicting a stand of trees along the Epte River in his characteristic Impressionist style.
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D.
The City of Trees
The City of Trees is the nickname and motto of Takoma Park, Maryland, highlighting the community’s strong emphasis on urban forestry and abundant tree canopy.
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E.
The Bent Twig
The Bent Twig is an essay featured in the magazine Against the Current, likely addressing political or social issues from a critical or leftist perspective.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
landmark
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ tree ⓘ white oak ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
articles about unusual property ownership
ⓘ
local tourism literature ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
legend of a tree owning itself
ⓘ
original Tree That Owns Itself deed story ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasApproximatePlantingPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | Son of the Tree That Owns Itself ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
local landmark in Athens, Georgia
ⓘ
subject of local folklore ⓘ |
| hasFamily |
Fagaceae
ⓘ
linked to:
oak family (Fagaceae)
|
| hasGenus | Quercus ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | symbolic property owner only ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
considered to inherit the property rights of the original tree in local tradition
ⓘ
stands on a small walled plot at a street corner ⓘ |
| hasOrganismType |
angiosperm
ⓘ
vascular plant ⓘ |
| hasOwnershipLegend | said to own itself and the land within eight feet of its base ⓘ |
| hasPlaque | marker explaining the Tree That Owns Itself legend ⓘ |
| hasSpecies | Quercus alba ⓘ |
| hasType | deciduous tree ⓘ |
| heritage | successor to the original Tree That Owns Itself ⓘ |
| isPartOf | local heritage of Athens, Georgia ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | photographs and postcards of Athens ⓘ |
| isVisitedFor | its unique ownership legend ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Athens, Georgia
ⓘ
Clarke County, Georgia ⓘ Georgia ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedInNeighborhood | downtown Athens ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Dearing Street ⓘ |
| locatedOnStreet | Finley Street ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | City of Athens authorities ⓘ |
| plantedFrom | acorn of the original Tree That Owns Itself ⓘ |
| replacedAfterEvent | fall of the original Tree That Owns Itself ⓘ |
| replacedTreeFallenIn | 1942 ⓘ |
| replaces | Tree That Owns Itself ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Quercus alba ⓘ |
| symbolicRole | symbolic heir of the Tree That Owns Itself ⓘ |
| touristAttractionFor | visitors to Athens, Georgia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Son of the Tree That Owns Itself Description of subject: The Son of the Tree That Owns Itself is a white oak in Athens, Georgia, planted as a successor to the original famous “Tree That Owns Itself” and now regarded as its symbolic heir and local landmark.
Referenced by (2)
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