Hunting for UK Gems

[Adam Bourne]

Does anyone no of a list of the uk's tallest trees, every time I've done a google search I just get the uk's tallest tree???? Which it would be nice to see what where up against in varied species

 

Thanks in advance

 

Adam

[Spruce Pirate]

So you're looking for the tallest tree by speiceis in each county? This could take a while....

 

There's a big old oak down the road from me, I'll try and get up it and take a tape measure. Out of interest what is the tallest in the UK at present?

[Adam Bourne]

The tallest:

Stronardron Douglas Fir, Argyll and Bute

Since it was planted by Archie Fletcher of Dunans castle in 1849, the Stronardron Douglas Fir has grown to a staggering 209ft making it the tallest tree in Britain. The old yew is taller than 15 double-decker buses piled on top of each other and would tower above Nelson’s column. Experts say that the tree is in good health and should continue to grow by about 12inches a year.

 

 

Not my own words

[HCR]

Meetings with Remarkable Trees by Thomas Packenham (aka The Earl of Longford) lists many of the notable trees of the UK.

[teepeeat]

this could actually turn out to be a useful reference for the tree industry if everybody gets contributing.

[Spruce Pirate]

Did a quick google and came up with:

 

"A 211ft grand fir planted in the 1870s beside Loch Fyne, Argyll. It is thought to be the UK’s tallest tree since before the last ice age. The fir, in Ardkinglas Woodland Gardens, has “died back” twice in the last 20 years – meaning the top has died, as a result of drought or a lightening strike, before growing back. This is the most competitive category, and within a decade it may be overhauled by firs planted in Snowdonia in the 1920s. Height is calculated by climbing the tree and dropping a measuring tape to the ground" from the telegraph on-line.

 

Argyllshire has always been good tree country. Top scorers in the height competition always seem to top out at around the 200' mark (the Dougal at the Hermitage at Dunkeld, the one down in wales (can't remember exactly where), the Argyll trees). Is this about as high as trees will grow in our windy island climate?

[Adam Bourne]

I know this was posted on the forum earlier on in the year but thought it would be worth a mention in here

 

BBC News - Wiltshire oak tree declared UK's tallest

[David Humphries]

Does anyone no of a list of the uk's tallest trees, every time I've done a google search I just get the uk's tallest tree???? Which it would be nice to see what where up against in varied species

 

Thanks in advance

 

Adam

 

Adam, did you not see the link in red (in my post) to the UK tree register?

 

Gives all indigenous uk champions and then a further link to members for all UK height and girth champions of all the species here in the UK.

 

Think it was last updated in 2011, but may have been earlier this year.

 

 

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[Adam Bourne]

Well bend me side ways and call me Trevor, I just thought you just put that in red writing

 

What a plonker

 

 

Thanks david

[David Humphries]

Well bend me side ways and call me Trevor, I just thought you just put that in red writing

 

What a plonker

 

 

Thanks david

 

 

 

You do know that you're meant to hang on & scrutinise each and every one of my words, don't you ?