'Nationally significant' tree crashes into Suffolk homes (RIP Caucasian elm)

[Tom Mabbutt]

Holy cow! I always cast a glance at that tree when passing. A real shame.

[Kveldssanger]

Wow that massive stem on the left side there. That was the side that fell, no? Serious weight on there at quite a pronounced lean!

[Jamie M]

I was contracted by Norfolk County Council (even though the tree is in Suffolk) to do a survey of heritage trees back in November 2007. I've just had a look back through my records and we recorded this beastie as having a circumference of 25ft 8 inches .......

 

Twas truly a wonderful tree!

[timbernut]

Hi Timbernut, I was, but live in Leicester now. My family all still live in Beccles though and regularly make trips back, always dragging the Mrs with me to look at the Elm! Could never find too much literature on it though, just folklore! It was a real belter before reduction, but I suppose necessary due to the proximity of the houses and unless I am wrong I'm sure there was a bracket at the base?

 

 

I haven't moved quite so far (nr Norwich) and my mrs has to drag me back!😀

 

David, nice pics though post topping, there is another one along a back a lane between Beccles and Norwich,think it may be near as big but long time since I passed it, am gonna have a look on the way home from work tomorrow

[timbernut]

Was chatting about the zelkova on the way back from rfs trip to holkham estate today and I said I knew of another similar sized one between Beccles n Norwich, my, much more learned, colleague knew of the tree but was convinced it was a hornbeam but neither of us had been passed it for a while so we stopped to have a gander and thought I'd post a pic for anyone interested,although it doesn't do it justice as I couldn't get far enough away!