Hooker Oak

The massive and majestic Hooker Oak, which occupied this site, was named in honor of renowned British Botanist Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker. The Hooker Oak was acclaimed to be the largest Valley Oak in the world before it fell on May 1, 1977. Age 326 years height 105 feet perimeter 481 feet longest limb 112 Feet trunk circumference 28 feet area under the tree 18,000 Sq. feet. Preservation of the Hooker Oak tree stump, The children’s play area and the Bidwell Park guide map are in memory of Elmer Brouillard Chico fire chief.