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is greatly decayed, if not altogether dead ; and the few remaining branches on the other side are so 
overloaded with ivy, as greatly to endanger their safety in every storm.” At Aberpergwm, the 
seat of Wm. Williams, Esq., there is a fine growing tree, 25ft. in girt near the ground, and 15 ft. 
at the height of 3 ft. In Gloucestershire, at Doddington Park, is a growing tree 75 ft. high, with a 
trunk 12 ft. in girt, and a head 90ft. in diameter. In Herefordshire, at Croft Castle, it is 120 ft. 
high, diameter of the trunk 4 ft., and of the head 75 ft. ; another is 75 ft. high, diameter of the trunk 
8 ft., and of the head 96 ft.; another, a remarkably regular and handsome tree, 72 ft. high, diameter 
of the trunk 10ft., and of the head 104 ft.; and another, an old pollard, 56 ft. high, diameter of the 
trunk 12 ft.8in., and of the head81 ft. At Eastnor Castle, 18 years planted, it is 30 ft. high. About8, 
miles from Moccas Court is the Eardisley Oak, a fine old tree, having an immense head, wider than 
that of the Cowthorpe Oak : the trunk is 18 ft. high, and 30ft. in girt at 3 ft. from the ground ; with a 
hole at the ground, which, in warm weather, serves as a retreat for pigs and sheep. The Nun-Apton 
Oak, near Brinefield, has a trunk 33 ft. in girt at 5 ft. from the ground. The Moccas Court Weeping 
Oak (fig. 1568. in p. 1732.) is 75 ft. high ; the circumference of the trunk is 13 ft. Gin., and the diameter 
of the head, in one direction, is 100 ft. In Tibberton Park there is an oak ( fig. 1587. in p. 1746.) which, 
as we are informed by its proprietor H. Lee Warner, Esq., has reached the astonishing height of 127 ft. ; 
the trunk 97 ft. 6in. in height before it divides into branches ; its circumferences averages about 18 ft. 
In Hertfordshire, at Hatfield, are many fine specimens: one, with a trunk 36 ft. in circumference, 
and clear to the height of 30 ft., contains 270 cubic feet of timber. In Lancashire, at Holker Hall, 
there is an oak 75 ft. high, with a trunk girting 21 ft:: the diameter of the head is 66ft. The Broad 
Oak, at Winwick Hall, is only 30 ft. high ; but the circumference of the trunk, at 1 ft. from the ground, is 
17 ft., and the diameter of the head 90 ft.: at 10 ft. from the ground, there are 8 branches, which grow 
in a horizontal direction ; and at 10 ft. from those are 6 more branches, spreading in a similar manner. 
In Leicestershire, at Donnington Park, 80 years old, it is 68 ft. high, the circumference of the trunk 
12 ft., and the diameter of the head 81 ft. ; another, very old, is 64 ft. high, the diameter of the head 
66 ft., and the trunk 33 ft. in circumference. At Gopsall, at the seat of Earl Howe, Q. pedunculata is 
70 ft. high ; circumference of the trunk 18 ft., and diameter of the head 77 ft. In Montgomeryshire, 
in the park at Powis Castle are many fine oaks: one of these is 99 ft. high, with a trunk girting 
21 ft. at 3 ft. from the ground ; the diameter of the head 93ft.: it contains about 1335 cubic feet of 
timber. ‘‘ The handsomest oak I ever saw,” says Marsham, “ was in the Earl of Powis’s noble park, 
by Ludlow, in 1757; though it was but 16 ft. 3 in. in circumference at 5 ft. from the ground ; but it 
ran quite straight and clear of arms (I believe, full 60 ft. high), and had a large fine head.” (Bath 
Soc. Papers, vol. i. Pp 66.) Possibly this may be the tree mentioned above. In Monmouthshire, at 
Tredegar Park, 175 years old, it is 85ft. high; the circumference of the trunk is 18 ft., and the 
diameter of the head 75 ft. In Norfolk, at Merton Hall, is an oak with a trunk 63ft. 2in. in git. 
(See fig. 1602. in p. 1764). It is said that, some years ago, a still {larger oak, in the same park, was 
blown down. Another oak at Merton measures 25 ft. in circumference at 5 ft. from the ground. 
There are many oaks in the wood with trunks varying from 12ft. to 24 ft. in circumference. One of 
these has a clear trunk 22 ft. 10 in. in height, averaging a girt of about 13 ft,, and perfectly straight. 
This is a magnificent tree, with a very handsome head. In Northamptonshire, at Shipley House, it 
is 350 years old, the circumference of the trunk 97 ft., and the diameter of the head 171ft. ; at 
Easton Park is one 26ft. in girt at 1ft. from the ground; and in Chase Park is one 26ft. 3 in. in 
girt at 1ft. from the ground. In Yardley Chase are many fine oaks, besides those already mentioned 
in p. 1765. : one, a growing tree, is 70 ft. high, with atrunk 12 ft. in circumference, and 28 ft. high to 
the first branch ; another has a trunk 26 ft. 3in. in circumference; and several have trunks varying 
from 15 ft. to 20 ft. in circumference. At Strelly Hali, the seat of Thomas Webb Edge, Esq., is the 
Strelly Broad Oak, which was measured in 1739, after its main arms had been blown off; when it 
contained 560 cubic feet of timber, and its head was 180 ft. in diameter. It is nowa mere shell; 
but its trunk still measures, at 3 ft. from the ground, 18 ft. in circumference. At Deene Park, the 
seat of the Earl of Cardigan, there are several large old oaks, one of which is 45 ft. high, with a trunk 
girting about 14 ft. 6in. at 3ft. from the ground, and a head 81 ft. indiameter. A pollard oak, in the 
same park, bas a trunk which girts 17 ft. 3in. at 3ft. from the ground. Ina wood at Corby is 
an oak 70 ft. high, with a trunk girting 16ft. An oak on the Pascoe estate, in the same county, has 
a trunk 25 ft. Gin. in girt, which rises (averaging about 15 ft.) to the height of about 22 ft. or 24 ft. ; 
when it forms what may be called an apple-tree head. In Northumberland, at Hartburn, 83 years 
planted, it is 74 ft. high ; the circumference of the trunk is 12 ft., and the diameter of the head 60 ft. ; 
this trunk is without boughs to the height of upwards of 50 ft. Im Nottinghamshire, at Clumber 
Park, it is 58 ft. high, the circumference of the trunk 13 ft. 6 in., and the diameter of the head 72 ft. : 
at Thoresby Park, it has a trunk, clear of branches, 45 ft. high, though only 7 ft. 6in. in circumference, 
and is a fine young tree. In Oxfordshire, at Blenheim, isa fine oak, nearly 30 ft. in girt. In Cornbury 
Park, Q. pedunculata is 48 ft. high, with a trunk 34 ft. 3in. in circumference near the ground, and 
22 ft. 3in. at the height of 17 ft.: the diameter of the head is about 60 ft. In Pembrokeshire, at Stackpole 
Court, Q. sessilifldra is 100 ft. high, with a head 60 ft. in diameter, and a trunk 13 ft. Gin. in circum- 
ference. At the height of 13 ft., it divides into three branches, forming a handsome and well-pro- 
portioned head. It is difficult to name the age; but 150 years ago it was designated the Large Oak 
at Stackpole. In Radnorshire, at Maeslaugh Castle, it is 50ft. high; the diameter of the head is 
97 ft., and the circumference of the trunk 17 ft. 3in. In Rutlandshire, in Normanton Park, there is 
an oak 65 ft. high, diameter of head 90 ft., girt of the trunk, at 3 ft. from the ground, 14 ft. Sin. : 
the species is Q@. pedunculata. Another oak, in the same park (Q. sessilifldra), measured 16 ft. in 
circumference at 3 ft. from the ground. Its height, and the diameter of its head, are nearly equal to 
the preceding. They are standing some 30 yards distant from each other, and within 50 yards of a 
bog. The latter is widely different from the former in its general appearance; and its straggling 
branches and pallid leaves give it a very naked aspect. The other, on the contrary, with its deeply 
jagged dark green leaves, and robust habit, has a sombre appearance. In Shropshire, at Porkington, 
is an oak 50 ft. high, with a trunk nearly 20 ft. in circumference, and a head 90 ft. in diameter; and 
another, in the same park, 100ft. high, has a trunk 18ft. in girt to the height of 18 ft., and a head 
65 ft. in diameter: at Hardwicke Grange, 10 years planted, it is 25 ft. high: at Willey Park, 15 
years planted, it is 39 ft. high ; at Kinlet there is a growing oak 112 ft. high, the girt of the trunk 
16 ft.6 in., and the diameter of the head 84 ft. ; also many fine specimens, from 80 ft. to 100 ft. high, with 
trunks from 15 ft. to 24.ft. in circumference, and the branches extending from 80 ft. to 110 ft. In the 
natural woods “adjoining Kinlet are numerous trees both of Q. pedunculata and of Q. sessilifldra. 
In Staffordshire, at Trentham, there is an oak 60 ft. high, the circumference of the trunk 21 ft., and 
the diameter of the head 70 ft. At Bagot’s Park, there is a twisted oak, about 56 ft. high; circumference 
of the trunk, at 3ft. from the ground, 27 ft. 2in., and containing 720 cubic feet of nearly all crooked 
timber. This is an old tree, and has lost much of its height and many of its boughs. In the same 
park are six noble trees, called the Cliff Oaks, in a healthy growing state, and perfectly sound. The 
largest of these, which is called the King Tree, is 100 ft. high, with a trunk 16 ft. 7 in. in circumference 
at 3ft. from the ground, and containing 620 cubic feet of timber: the others vary in height from 
