ancient trees

[silky fox]

on a recent visit to wales,i stumbled across this old timer...it,s the langernyw yew.it has been estimated at between 4 to 5,000 years old..it is wales,oldest living thing and possibly europes. although it has lost it,s centre many years ago,it is very much alive.sitting here i had the greatest respect for something that has occupied the the same position for so very long......would appreciate any pictures of ancient trees you may have seen...although our industry requires us to remove dead,dying or dangerous trees...i reckon the preservation of a living monument that has the potential to way outlive us is a good thing.....................

[christreeroot]

Crackin tree that, makes you think though how many people have sat next to it like that over the years...

 

 

Are those PPE fellipe flops

[Amelanchier]

Great tree. It long been considered that the current UK legislation fails to protect trees such as this one because of those exemptions.

 

Recently, there have been efforts by the Ancient Tree Forum to push for the inclusion of trees as 'green monuments' within the latest review of the heritage bill. If successful, our ancient trees could see the same protection as scheduled ancient monuments...

 

Watch this space.

[David Humphries]

Great tree. It long been considered that the current UK legislation fails to protect trees such as this one because of those exemptions.

 

Recently, there have been efforts by the Ancient Tree Forum to push for the inclusion of trees as 'green monuments' within the latest review of the heritage bill. If successful, our ancient trees could see the same protection as scheduled ancient monuments...

 

Watch this space.

 

Went to a Helen Read Lecture at Temple Church last night, where a representative of the Tree Council spoke passionately about the position of the Green Monuments Campaign

 

http://www.treecouncil.org.uk/?q=node/47

 

http://www.treecouncil.org.uk/?q=node/637

[skyhuck]

on a recent visit to wales,i stumbled across this old timer...it,s the langernyw yew.it has been estimated at between 4 to 5,000 years old..it is wales,oldest living thing and possibly europes. although it has lost it,s centre many years ago,it is very much alive.sitting here i had the greatest respect for something that has occupied the the same position for so very long......would appreciate any pictures of ancient trees you may have seen...although our industry requires us to remove dead,dying or dangerous trees...i reckon the preservation of a living monument that has the potential to way outlive us is a good thing.....................

 

 

That tree looks shagged!! wants felling!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kidding,kidding, only kidding!! Honest:001_tongue: