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  1. Dan Curtis
    Failing light I'm afraid Rob. Not in the best of health either
  2. Dan Curtis
    I believe its nigra on excelsior rootstock
  3. Dan Curtis
    'tis a beast mate.....there are bigger though! Go find and measure them!
  4. Dan Curtis
    Few teasers for next time:laugh1: And Adam going up for the top measure on the beech
  5. Dan Curtis
    Couple more of the chestnut. Most of the props are fairly irrelevant now. Only one seems to be bearing any weight, the others probably aren't even capable of it anyway
  6. Dan Curtis
    The Turkey oak we visited, Adam has the full measurements, but I know that the stem from one face at it's slimmest point was around 7'! The dbh wasn't massive as it was pretty much rectangular and around 4' from the opposite face.
  7. Dan Curtis
    We should've done the beech last, everything else seemed a bit small in comparison!
  8. Dan Curtis
    Crowning glory of the day. The beech at Canwick measured in at 23.7m high, with a spread of 37.5m and a girth of 5'2". Not the tallest but one hell of a spread, it could have possibly been a bit wider had it not shed a few limbs. Check out the limb in the last photo If you've got any better shots of it Adam stick 'em up, your camera is better than mine!
  9. Dan Curtis
    This plaque was placed by a smaller chestnut nearby; "This chestnut tree was planted by Claude Ancliffe in 1978....This tree was grown from a chestnut taken from the chestnut tree planted by Katherene (sic) Howard, wife of Henry VIII on 13th October 1541" Implying that the older tree is the original 1541 tree, making it 472 years old. Doing a quick rough measurement and calculation, the older tree is approximately four times the girth of the younger, so ignoring bad years etc, it should be roughly four times the age (I may be wrong). Based on the 1978 planting date, the older tree is approximately 132 years old. Difficult to believe it's the original. Perhaps a replacement for a replacement of the original?
  10. Dan Curtis
    You may be right, I'm trying to find out if there is a champion in the UK, ours has to be a contender if it is!
  11. Dan Curtis
    Some people watch football, some people drink beer. I climb trees
  12. Dan Curtis
    I've decided big trees don't like having their photo taken, it's a right bugger to get good ones of them! Here's a quick couple from today, I'll have to go through the rest and sort them out later, need some dinner in me! The plane in the woods isn't the best shot but you can just about make out it's size. Could we have found a champion privet? Pending a confirmed i.d. Thanks for today guys, was good to see you Adam and meet you Andy and Martyn
  13. Dan Curtis
    He's gone to find you mate, go to aldi
  14. Dan Curtis
    Yep, see you in the morning:)
  15. Dan Curtis
    Happy birthday mate, blimey, big week for you. Bet you're almost bouncing with excitement!
  16. Dan Curtis
    Road trip?
  17. Dan Curtis
    Pm'd Other pm's replied to:thumbup:
  18. Dan Curtis
    Pm Ian Flatters, he's got one
  19. Dan Curtis
    Which one? There are a few on there?
  20. Dan Curtis
    Yes that's the one, couldn't think what it was called. Be good if you could come along
  21. Dan Curtis
    Yes, I really can't believe the last measurement was correct. Prob best sometime Feb onwards for me
  22. Dan Curtis
    Found this, might be of interest. Monumental trees in the United Kingdom It does seem that most trees were measured by laser though
  23. Dan Curtis
    That's Cambridgeshire mate, bit further south than we'll be going. I know that tree though and it's a beast
  24. Dan Curtis
    Bump, still looking for a freelance groundie
  25. Dan Curtis
    http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/climbers-talk/52522-big-tree-measuring-expedition-lincolnshire-saturday-12th-jan.html

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