Highest tree.

[Jason James Gairn]

self medicating my moonshine due to EEC absinthe husbandry subsidy cuts. That downturn hits all of us.

[Graham]

self medicating my moonshine due to EEC absinthe husbandry subsidy cuts. That downturn hits all of us.

 

A devotee of the Green Fairy. I climbed a 5' wormwood.

[Jason James Gairn]

Artemisia absinthium!!! Indeed.

And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as if it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters; and the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter. — Book of Revelation 8:10-11

The Russian for wormwood is Chernobyl.

 

Oh and this thread is a bit like this shot of Tony What'shisname after he went fishing.

[Jason James Gairn]

157ft london plane, it was measured a couple of years before we climbed it

 

Wow! That's the present record holder in Europe I think. Where is it? can we all have a go?

[Andy R]

Wow! That's the present record holder in Europe I think. Where is it? can we all have a go?

 

ditto..where is it, we want pics...whats the spread like on a 157ft plane..?

[Jason James Gairn]

Awesome tree for a comp for sure.

[Peter]

Actually, its not that wide or impressive looking, just very tall and perfectly in proportion. Its in Dorset, and its the tallest broadleaf in the uk.

 

Stealth climbing only....

[Graham]

...and the waters of wormwood were inhabited by sirens of great beauty and inebriation

[arbaholic]

a 110 ft black poplar for me. Was having a big reduction. What a climb!

[Gavin]

ditto..where is it, we want pics...whats the spread like on a 157ft plane..?

 

yeah low slung branches low crown bloody thing must have a spread of at least 200ft

anyway last year i was asked to harvest the fruit on 150ft apple tree.....haha