Swaledale trees.

[corylus]

As I'm starting to photo a few of our old trees in the area I thought I'd post a few of my favourites.

 

Hawthorn small elm pollard, sadly dead.

Edited January 23, 2014 by corylus

[corylus]

Don't know what happened in the middle???

 

Here's the pic

 

[Gray git]

Where abouts are you based, that thorn is a monster

[corylus]

Based nr Reeth in N Yorks.

 

We have some massive thorns, some of which Rackham believes are pollarded.

 

As to why they are so big (along with some yew), one theory goes that lead mining did for all the other species as fuel, and that these were left, but they are also bordering an old wood pasture (see thread here..http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?p=1037146#post1037146)

[Gray git]

I'm just down the valley from you at Richmond.

Probably a combination of what you said and the fact that a lot were used as pit props and the general conditions in the dales, some lovely cedar's growing in the church ruins half way between us.

You'll be looking forwards to the main road being closed for, 6weeks I think, let's hope it doesn't snow in that time as diversion won't be passable again :eek:

[corylus]

 

A rather large sycamore, c 6m of base exposed, along an old trackway with many similar.

Btw, where would you measure such a tree for ageing purposes? It appears to have been pollarded as it splits into 3 at c7ft

 

 

Coppiced (?) alder on banks of River Swale

 

 

Large Rowan (recorded on Ancient Tree Forum)

[corylus]

Some more recent finds

 

Largest syc coppice I've found in the Dale, A4 pad for size comparison.

 

 

Oak pollard...c4m dbh

 

According to local Archeology group (SWAAG) the oldest oak in the Dale, but apparently planted(?)

[corylus]

The second pic above is I presume pedunculate oak...but confused by both leaves and acorns having no/little stem. Any help appreciated. Not familiar with ancient oaks.

 

[corylus]

The old oak above as sketched by SWAAG member and artist Jocelyn Campbell

 

http://jocelyn.swaag.org/#!album-0-55

 

The SWAAG website has lots of Swaledale Tree info on as well as lots of Jocelyn's drawings

 

http://www.swaag.org/index.php

[corylus]

 

A relict hedgerow ash

 

 

One of the largest coppiced alders I've encountered

 

 

Another hedgerow ash (once laid)

 

 

Old hedge line alder and rowan

 

 

Crab apple.....I think this is one tree that has been coppiced

 

(But don't know why the pics are small?)