THE REMAKKABLE TREES 



OF 



HEREFORDSHIRE. 



THE TIBBEETON OAK. 



(Qiiercm sessiliflora. ) 

 APRIL, 1868. 



For many a year this tree lias been the envy of timber dealers, and large 

 sums of money have been oflered for it. From its' great beiglit and size it 

 has long been considered the finest Oak in the county. It is rather over 

 100 feet in height, and the diametric measure of its spread of branches is 

 98 feet. At 5 feet from the ground, where the card of the Club is placed 

 (1 foot by 6 inches), it measures 23 feet 9 inches in cu-cumferenc«. The 

 branch forming a second stem, has spoilt this magnificent tree before its time. 

 "Water has lodged, and decay set in at the junction, reaching the heart of 

 the tree, imtil in a severe storm' iu the spring of 1869 (since this photograph 

 was taken), the branch gave v.ay, auA the tree was split. 



(Ladmm-e and Hon, P]wto(jra])hcrs to ihe Woolhcrpe Naturalists' Field Club.) 



