Meetings with remarkable trees, the Arbtalk version

[Graham]

Looks like this ash and pine may be off for a walk.  Sheep caused the erosion and I've probably posted them before.

[Graham]

A bit of old skool meeting. Last seen in 1987 when I did some work on her.  39 feet in circumference then.

[David Humphries]

2 minutes ago, Graham said:

A bit of old skool meeting. Last seen in 1987 when I did some work on her.  39 feet in circumference then.

Is it still there Graham?

[Graham]

Just now, David Humphries said:

Is it still there Graham?

I think so David.  It's the Lydham Manor oak.  Apart from this tree Lydham had some remarkable trees inc a couple of giant walnuts.

[Graham]

1 minute ago, Graham said:

I think so David.  It's the Lydham Manor oak.  Apart from this tree Lydham had some remarkable trees inc a couple of giant walnuts.

The chap standing on the right is Andy Morton: author of a few books about ancient yews.  I did a bit of travelling with him through Herefordshire as he researched them.

[Graham]

A nice old pollarded chestnut I worked on many years ago.

[tree-fancier123]

8 minutes ago, Graham said:

I think so David.  It's the Lydham Manor oak.  Apart from this tree Lydham had some remarkable trees inc a couple of giant walnuts.

was still going in 2013 - interesting in this write up they say only 350 ish years old

 

Pedunculate oak in the park of Lydham Manor, Bishop's Castle, England, United Kingdom

This page contains specific information about pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) '15337', which can be found in the park of Lydham Manor in Bishop's Castle (county of Shropshire).

 

The Lydham Manor oak, in private grounds. The trunk is heavily burred, and it is growing very fast. Repeated measurements since 1940 indicate that the tree cannot be more than 300 years old, and may be no more than 250 - generally, oaks of this stature are assumed to be a thousand years old. The 2012 measurement was made by Rob Rowe for the Ancient Tree Hunt.

The girth of the tree, measured at a height of 1.50 m, is 13 m (2012, Ancient Tree Hunt (Rob Rowe)). Its height is not known.

 

https://www.monumentaltrees.com/en/gbr/england/shropshire/7605_lydhammanor/15337/

[Graham]

2 minutes ago, tree-fancier123 said:

was still going in 2013 - interesting in this write up they say only 350 ish years old

 

Pedunculate oak in the park of Lydham Manor, Bishop's Castle, England, United Kingdom

This page contains specific information about pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) '15337', which can be found in the park of Lydham Manor in Bishop's Castle (county of Shropshire).

 

The Lydham Manor oak, in private grounds. The trunk is heavily burred, and it is growing very fast. Repeated measurements since 1940 indicate that the tree cannot be more than 300 years old, and may be no more than 250 - generally, oaks of this stature are assumed to be a thousand years old. The 2012 measurement was made by Rob Rowe for the Ancient Tree Hunt.

The girth of the tree, measured at a height of 1.50 m, is 13 m (2012, Ancient Tree Hunt (Rob Rowe)). Its height is not known.

 

https://www.monumentaltrees.com/en/gbr/england/shropshire/7605_lydhammanor/15337/

I'm surprised at that!  Many prominent people have talked about medieval wood pasture and have always claimed that this tree is a remnant of that.  I have/did have a ring from a fallen oak that had to be cleared that dated back to around 1700 give or take.  How they can give a similar age to a tree with  girth of 13m a similar age is beyond me!  Maybe the work I did gave it a new lease of life :-)

[tree-fancier123]

6 minutes ago, Graham said:

I'm surprised at that!  Many prominent people have talked about medieval wood pasture and have always claimed that this tree is a remnant of that.  I have/did have a ring from a fallen oak that had to be cleared that dated back to around 1700 give or take.  How they can give a similar age to a tree with  girth of 13m a similar age is beyond me!  Maybe the work I did gave it a new lease of life :-)

yes the people who published that web page may not be hard core biologist types - I think they were trying to blame the burrs for an abnormally quick surge in girth

[alistairmagee]

This is the biggest Ash tree I have ever seen, I was amazed at how big it was! A truly impressive tree.