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Samantha Siegel, 31, organizer behind the grass roots Save the Angel Oak petition, poses in front of the Angel Oak tree in Charleston, South Carolina September 24, 2013. {quote}I've always credited the tree to saving me,{quote} said the self-proclaimed tree hugger. {quote}Now it was my time to help save the tree.{quote} Charleston's urban forester Danny Burbage believes the tree to be 400 to 500 years old and one of the oldest living things east of the Mississippi River. REUTERS/Randall Hill (UNITED STATES)

Samantha Siegel, 31, organizer behind the grass roots Save the Angel Oak petition, poses in front of the Angel Oak tree in Charleston, South Carolina September 24, 2013. "I've always credited the tree to saving me," said the self-proclaimed tree hugger. "Now it was my time to help save the tree." Charleston's urban forester Danny Burbage believes the tree to be 400 to 500 years old and one of the oldest living things east of the Mississippi River. REUTERS/Randall Hill (UNITED STATES)