THE EEMAEKABLE TEEES 



OF 



HEEEFOEDSHIEE. 



THE MISTLETOE-OAK at EASTNOE. 



APRIL, 1867. 

 Tliis well-kno\Tii tree is situated hy the side of the drive leading from 

 Eastnor Castle (The Right Hon. The Earl Somers), up the Eidgway towards 

 the Herefordshii-e Beacon, — about 400 paces from the Park Lodge, on the 

 left-hand side. The oak (Q pcdunculata ) is certainly more than 100 years 

 old, and at five feet from the ground from the ground has a cu'cumferenoe of 

 5ft. Sin. Earl Somers himself was one of the first to observe the Mistletoe 

 upon it many years since. It grows freely upon the tree. The three most 

 luxuriant branches are about thirty feet fi'om the gi-ound, near the main stem, 

 and in each instance the oak branch is killed beyond the place where the 

 Jlistletoe is situated. It grows also in four other places on the tree, and has 

 indeed taken thorough possession of it. The card of the Club (1ft. long by 

 6in. deep) is here placed at 4ft. from the gioiind. 



(Ladmore, Photographer to the Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club.) 



