Here is a couple for Dr david lonsdale.

[David oakman]

A couple of veteran oak trees both of them alive and well.

pic 1 top missing.

pic 2 hardly nothing left but flushes every spring and won't die.

pic 3 An epiphite the low branch on the left of this oak is a field maple and by the size it has been there a long while. enjoy

[Ian Leach]

Fantastic pics David its amazing how long they last, Are these pics all from the estate you live at??

[David oakman]

Yes. here are two pics of a tree i have dated to be around 1370. My son is 18 and is about 12 stone to give you an idea of size.

[Tree Man Tom]

Once heard someone say an oak tree takes 500 years to mature, spends 500 years at maturity then spends 500 years dying. Anyone else heard that? It all makes good sense to me.

[Meep]

Once heard someone say an oak tree takes 500 years to mature, spends 500 years at maturity then spends 500 years dying. Anyone else heard that? It all makes good sense to me.

 

I went to Newton Rigg and one of the lectures said the same thing

[Ian Leach]

Amazing is the estate open to the public, would be nice to see.

[David oakman]

The hall gardens are open to the public and the front park. But these trees are in the back park sorry lads they are for my eyes only.

[Ian Leach]

Lucky Bugger:001_tongue:

[Mesterh]

Nice pics of some nice trees there

 

 

Once heard someone say an oak tree takes 500 years to mature, spends 500 years at maturity then spends 500 years dying. Anyone else heard that? It all makes good sense to me.

 

I dont think they live that long tbh, I think most are lucky to survive beyond 500 years old.

[David oakman]

Don't let me put you off ian i have 16 veteran oaks two of which are about 1300 three veteran sycamore and veteran lime. The avenue of oaks is 1600 with a lot of the old ones still in place. They have been kept and worked on and i risk assess them once a year and the hazard trees once a month.