Veterans- The ultimate survivors

[Stubby]

Sorry no pics but there was a 3000 year old olive tree on " Genos " Italian cooking program last night . Propped up with a few stone blocks .

[ben lightfoot]

Found this little beauty today

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

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Top drawer old bean!

[Adam M]

Popped to Hinton Ampner the other day. Gonna return with my camera at the weekend and take some pics of some proper bangin' oaks similar to the one Ben just posted. Didn't realise there were quite so many goodn's so close-by!

[jwade]

This is quite a well known and publicised Oak (Rob Mcbride). Just thought I'd share my shots of the Witley Oak. Great Witley, nr Stourport on Severn.

 

Landowner was approached about management but has refused it, or just doesn't want to pay for it. He stated he'd chop it up for firewood when it gives up the ghost. Field has clearly been turned over to agriculture at some point, which may have involved ploughing in vicinity of rhizosphere.

 

Old chap showed me round it, photographed the engraving inside it also... Attached is a PDF I put together of my experience of this tree.

 

File should read Witley Oak - apologies for spelling error.

Whitley Oak.pdf

Edited February 12, 2014 by jwade

[Graham]

This is quite a well known and publicised Oak (Rob Mcbride). Just thought I'd share my shots of the Witley Oak. Great Witley, nr Stourport on Severn.

 

Landowner was approached about management but has refused it, or just doesn't want to pay for it. He stated he'd chop it up for firewood when it gives up the ghost. Field has clearly been turned over to agriculture at some point, which may have involved ploughing in vicinity of rhizosphere.

 

Old chap showed me round it, photographed the engraving inside it also... Attached is a PDF I put together of my experience of this tree.

 

File should read Witley Oak - apologies for spelling error.

 

Such a shame. A little propping maybe and a little weight reduction could save that for generations to come.

[chris23a]

This old oak tree is located in Belvoir forest park, Northern Ireland. It is believed to be one of the oldest oaks in Ireland.

[David Humphries]

This old oak tree is located in Belvoir forest park, Northern Ireland. It is believed to be one of the oldest oaks in Ireland.

 

Thanks for posting.

 

Looks like (but the orientation of the image may be decieving) that it could do with more halo release from the domineering softwood canopies.

 

Do you know if it has had any work around it along these lines?

 

 

 

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[chris23a]

I don't have much info on it, found this on the woodland trust site:

 

The Woodland Trust | Tree profiles | Belvoir Park Forest oak

 

and this:

 

Old and ancient trees cast their magic at Belvoir | Belfast Hills Partnership

[sloth]

The fingeringhoe oak. Shown here a couple of summers ago,

http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?p=710215

A hefty 7.5m, ish, girth

 

 

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