THE OAK TREE IN ESSEX. 



Bedfords Oak. — At " Bedfords," Havering-alte-Bower, the seat 

 of the late Jas. Theobald, Esq., M.P., is an oak in vigorous growth, 

 the stem of which measures twenty-seven feet in its narrowest circum- 

 ference. This tree was unfortunately rent in two from top to bottom 

 on the night of P'ebruary 17th, 1894. The fallen part was replaced 

 in its original position by the late Mr. Theobald's desire. An 

 account of this accident will be found in this number of The Essex 

 Naturalist, page 153. 



Maldon Hall Oak.— At Maldon Hall, close to Maldon West 





Fig. 24. — Oak at Maldon Hall. 



Station, there is an oak tree, the boughs of which stretch 107 feet. 

 Its trunk measures 16 feet in girth at five feet from the ground. 



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FiG. 25. — Oak at Mu.vdon Hall, near Maldon. 



