Big Deodar Cedar - What do you have in the UK?

[mdvaden]

Just measured the Deodar Cedar that I've put-off stopping at for a couple of years. I was curious what you folks have in the UK. You have a lot of years and history behind your area.

 

Over here, I could not even find this tree species on the National Big Tree Registry, which was surprising actually. They are not rare. Surprised none are nominated.

 

This one is 113 feet tall, 256 inch circumference, and crown 93 feet x 111 feet.

 

34.44 meters tall / 6.49 meters circumference and crown / 28 x 34 meter crown

 

Little slightly remodeled house is about 1894 says the new property owner. They know zero about the tree, not even they type.

Got any good Cedrus Photos to add in reply - let's see 'em

[Taupotreeman]

Nice house. Any complaints about needles in the guttering? Pity it didn't have Cedar shingles.

[atree]

Thats huge!!

 

DOnt get that big here in Nz.I'd say they'll remove it soon after getting sick of all the needle's.

[nepia]

Is it a lapsed pollard? The crown's looking a bit thin; is it in decline or is it just the picture? But to answer your question that's about ten times anything I've ever seen. I have to reduce a 14" dbh seedling in the spring though...

 

Thanks for posting; magnificent tree.

 

Jon

[Old Mill Tree Care]

Very impressive and maybe you can enlighten me MDVADEN.

 

In England, about ten minutes after moving into that house the average Brit would decide to remove the tree due to the needle fall.

 

Conversely, I've seen many photos of American houses that have deliberately been built under massive trees. A few years ago while in Virginia a local (non tree man) told me that you build in this way to acquire the benefits of a large tree. ie: heat insulation in the winter, cooler homes in the summer as well as the spiritual and soulful benefits.

 

This all makes perfect sense to me but I've always wondered if any of this is true or was he just having a laugh at my expense?

[David Humphries]

Hey Mario,

 

not really what you've asked for, but here's one I took (1st bad shot) of the Cedrus libani at Woburn Abbey a couple of years ago.

 

No idea of it's height or girth, but it is 350 years old.

 

 

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[Pat Ferrett]

One I took down last week the other was last year

[Tommy_B]

Not a Deodar, But still a good size one.

[mdvaden]

Wikipedia has a really nice photo of a Deodar Cedar from somewhere in Italy called Pedrego, Bergamo.

 

File:Pedrengo cedro nel parco Frizzoni.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

Nice full canopy.

[mdvaden]

Got a note in reply from Robert Van Pelt, mentioning that he and someone else has measured this tree back around 1996. Said it is a champion at present. But also said he knows of some taller and wider ones. Bob said it's an Atlas Cedar, which makes sense in light of all the upright stems. He said the last measure for it was 100 feet tall and 16 feet and 8 inches circumference (with exclamation about the quality of soil). That's a big girth increase in a short span of time to reach 21 feet & 4 inches by 2011. And 7 feet height gain is decent for an old tree too. Anyhow, it seemed like someone had to have measured this tree before considering it is in plain view.