General Tree pics

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This will be the first thread to 1 million views(very soon)....Well done Andy Collins for starting it and everyone who contributed....he's my favourite tree.

 

 

Do you remember going to the lakes for our 'bonding' weekend at college? We went to see the highest naturally regenerating oaks and then on to some yews. Were they the Borrowdale Yews? Tutor(can't remember name now) reckoned they were between 4 and 8 thousand years old!!! I was young and daft but still thought that was a tad vague!

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I remember them well James.I never forget a tree.They were Sessile Oaks and quite a sight halfway up that small mountain.The Borrowdale Yews are old but not as ancient as the Llangernyw Yew.Wordsworth wrote a poem about them.....i have a piece of deadwood i carved from one of them....Our tutor was Tony Pinkerton...How could you forget him?....although it was 22 years ago!

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I remember Tony. It was the other tutor. Not Dave Bentley, other one

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Paul Turnbull (Chainsaw Maintenance)

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Paul Turnbull (Chainsaw Maintenance)

 

 

👍🏻 that's the one

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The Borrowdale Yews have been dated at about 2,000 years so nowhere near the great age of my favourite Yew.

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I've just googled Llangernyw. I'm going over that way soon so I'll definitely be taking a detour. Any idea what The Old Stag next door is like for lunch 😊

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It is a very beautiful little village and the Old Stag is full of character.....Once you meet this Tree your mind will be blown!

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Over One Million Views for your thread Andy!

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I was asked by the local church council to take a look at these ash trees. Ø. 1.3m and 20 m tall.

They want them removed by the end of next year.