White Oak is known as the Rhino Tree because of its bent trunk and a lateral limb with vertical branches. The reason for this deformity is unknown, but it may have resulted from a fallen tree landing on the main stem. Grazing livestock may also have cropped young offshoots from the lateral branch, leaving only the two seen today. Before Lawrence Woods was protected by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources in 1997, the site was used for logging. The Rhino Tree's deformity clearly helped it survive by lowering its market value.