Hunting for UK Gems

[Adam Bourne]

Can you fell them then measure?

 

Please see rule 3.....

[Robert_S]

Please see rule 3.....

 

Never read the rules I could not be arsed, I guess I'm out

[Dan Curtis]

but certainly for a county that lacks trees there going to be big for Lincolnshire

 

There's some bigguns around, you've just got to look for them. Do you know the plane at algarkirk church? She's still fairly hefty but used to be near on 100 ft in all directions

[Adam Bourne]

There's some bigguns around, you've just got to look for them. Do you know the plane at algarkirk church? She's still fairly hefty but used to be near on 100 ft in all directions

 

 

I know it very well mate, used to be until someone reduced it you mean:001_smile:

 

Not far from there is a lime I posted on here in the region of 400/600 year old it maybe going in there mate

 

 

Edit: have you ever seen the one in kirton at the land rover garage?

Edited December 30, 2012 by Adam Bourne

[Dan Curtis]

Ok, so not a record breaker but one I visit regularly. Measured the stem at 52"dbh. Beautiful old pollard, completely hollow yet intact stem. It's a pain to get a good photo as it's surrounded on three sides by other trees.

 

Incidentally, it's the same tree that Ian Flatters and I filmed our rw video in the snow last year

[Dan Curtis]

I know it very well mate, used to be until someone reduced it you mean:001_smile:

 

Not far from there is a lime I posted on here in the region of 400/600 year old it maybe going in there mate

 

 

Edit: have you ever seen the one in kirton at the land rover garage?

 

Don't know the lime but I have been past the one at Kirton. Can't really remember it but know it's a good one.

 

The "reduction" was phase one of a retrenchment plan, I hit it as hard as I dared, though I'm not sure it was as much as I was meant to. Haven't seen it for a few months but last time I saw it it was flushing a new top, seemingly with most of the growth being nodal. There is a metal strap round the bottom church side limb if you get that close, nearly entirely occluded.

[Adam Bourne]

Don't know the lime but I have been past the one at Kirton. Can't really remember it but know it's a good one.

 

The "reduction" was phase one of a retrenchment plan, I hit it as hard as I dared, though I'm not sure it was as much as I was meant to. Haven't seen it for a few months but last time I saw it it was flushing a new top, seemingly with most of the growth being nodal. There is a metal strap round the bottom church side limb if you get that close, nearly entirely occluded.

 

 

Thanks to the insight mate, my folks live right over the other side of the A16 from there, we will have to organise something and I'll show you the lime, and also a few other beauties locally

[Dan Curtis]

Let's do it could do some measuring while we're there. Still got your lj, I'll try to drop in Friday night if I get the chance

[Adam Bourne]

Let's do it could do some measuring while we're there. Still got your lj, I'll try to drop in Friday night if I get the chance

 

You got my number mate just give us a bell anytime:thumbup1:

[john p]

Does it have to be the tallest? I know of some real fatties!

 

yep,im sure someone once told me its all about the girth:biggrin: