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.» Rrcatly decavcl. if not altogether dead ; and the few remaining branches on the other side are so 

 ovorloa.le.1 w.th >vy, as greatly to endanger their safety in every storm." At A^rgwrn the 

 ir he hPi^M nf '•r'/'V'i' ""•■? \^f^"^lf^°^>"f^ fee, 25ft. in girt near the grmi, d, an.T^i.? ft! 

 ? "I'^.o'^i*'".'"'^:^"- '" f'loiicestershirc, .it Doddiiigton Park, is .a growing treeV'Sft. hiVh w ith i 

 trunk 12 ft. in girt and a head 90 ft. in diameter.*' In FIcreWd«h1reri" Croft CagVle it i'sTxj ft 

 high, diameter of the trunk i ft., and of the head 7.0 ft. ; another is 15 ft high d ameter of the trunk" 

 of th^Tr'^.nC u,^''*'''"',"^'!-,^ l"°'i'"' '^ ^'^'"^^kably regular and handsome treerTeThyhdfamc^^^^^ 

 trunk lo"ft''s'''"'^"'>'f.*h\^'^^?c';^'^- ^'"^ ^"O"'"' an old pollard. 5fi ft. high, diafncter o? ,hc 

 trunk 12 ft. 8 in., and of the head 81 ft. At Kastnor Castle. 18 years planted it is 30 ft hich About 8 



?ll','fnf';rr'"?v;" ^°';:'," "l" ^^-^--li^'^y f^^k, a fine old tree,^ havinran immc^nse head^ wid^^^^^^^^^^ 

 u^iS M ^ Cowthorpe Oak : the trunk is 18 ft. high, and S(l(t in girt at 3 ft. from the g^mind w h a 

 hole at the ground which, in warm weather, serves as a retreat for pigs and sheep The Nun- Vpton 



rTf ,hi i^' I ■ •••,.' ''^-•.' '» -^ "'"8*1 ; "«: circumference of the trunk is l.J ft. 6 in., and the dianietci 

 of he head, in one direction, ,s luO ft. In Tibberton Park there is an oak {Jiu- ir,H7 n p l".^ ) wh^ch 

 ?he rMy,V^^"ftT'^ ^>' V P'HrV'l''' "• Loc Warner, Esq., has reached the ait'^nishng height of T-T ft ■ 

 In Hnr fnr^,h> \'^'.'^'?^'^■'^"'■'■' " '"""''^^ ""° branches; its circumferences avfragc! about 8 ft 

 In Hertfordsh re. at Hatfield, are many fine specimens: one, with a trunk 3fi f t in circumference 

 and clear to the height of .30 a, contains 270 cubic feet of tin ber. In Lancashire at HolkerlHu' 

 Uiere is an oak 7.>ft. high, with a trunk girting 21 ft. : the diameter of the head s 66 ft The Broad' 

 n^' nnV h^'h^"^'' ''"yVr*,'"- high; butthecircumferenceofthetrunk,atl ft. from he ground i 

 II ^bnr^^ ,f 1 ^'^""'.'•" °^ ""i '''='■"' '•*' "■ = "' '" ^'- '■"■""I 'he ground, there are 8 branches which gov 

 in a horizontal direction ; and at 1(1 ft. from those arc f, more branches spreading in a "im lar manner 

 In Leicestershire, at Donnington Park, 80 years old, it is fis ft. high, hi circumfcrencrofth^ trunk 

 rfift'%nH/h ^'''^T'^ff^"^""? ''^^'' ^' "• ; •■•"""'^■■■' ^"^ "'^'. i^ '^" I'igh, the diameter of the head 

 -nft'h 1.""'"""''r'"^^"- >"5"-cumfercnc<-. At Gopsall, at the seat of Kar Howe ^/peduncuHtris 

 in fh. '^ J C':';^'"f"^."<'e of the trunk 18 ft., and diameter of the head 77 ft. In Mon g oZr s^^^^^^ 

 o\ ft 'at /ft tn^'Jh ^•''"^ r^vT"":-^ '""^ "■'■^^ ■■ '""-' "'■ 'hose is !W ft. high, ^vi h a n nk g rt ng 

 Timhor "i'hoT .'^^'■"T'v";'' diameter of the head 93 ft.: it contains about l.iiO cubic fee of 

 f'?^i ii l.hc handsomest oak 1 ever saw," says Marsham, "was in the Earl of Powis's noble nark 

 by Ludlow, in 1/5/ ; though it was but K, ft. 3 in. in circumference at 5 ft. from Uie gro, I but it 

 ran quite straight and clear of arms (I believe, full 60 ft. high), and h.ad a large fine head '■ ' '/]„// 

 Tr'^t^T''^' ?'-i-f • *■•' ^ T'"^'? '^'^ ""^y '"> 'he tree mentioned above. In Monmou h^hire a 

 i^.^J ^r''!b }'^J-^?? °'''' i' '^ ^^^- high; the circumference of the trunk is 18ft and the 

 f^l" uiot'Tl-r'J'- ./"Norfolk, at Merton Hall, is an oak with a trunk 63 ft. 2 in. in g it 

 jnce.A- IWU. in p. 1/fit). It is said that, some years ago, a still .larger oak. in the same nark wii 

 blown down. Anothor oak at Merton measures 25 ft. iA eircuiiifefence at 5 V from fhe groimd 



the" ins aTeaVlrnVk -'ft Tun t'^ ''Z^' '■'""■'''"^ '"^""^ ''''■ '" 2+"- "' circumference ^Oneof 

 ThU i« ; m, .^ fi , r • "• '" ''i;'*^'' ' averaging a girt of about 13 ft., and perfectly straight 



Ihis IS a magnificent tree, with a very han.lsome head. In Northamptonshire, at Shipley HoiisS it 

 P,1V'LJp I °'''' the circumference of the trunk 27 ft., and the diameter of the head 171ft '.at 

 ^nat Kr'fromThe-p'rnnnJ ^T f i^' /"'.°'" '''' ^'"''"'^ ' '-"'" '" ^hase Park is one 26ft 3 in. in 

 ?n n i7r- „ ground In Yard Icy Chase are many fine oaks, besides those already mentioned 



Jho'^fiilhrLT' "" ^'"r"i ''«'«'■ '« ',""■. high, with a trunk 12 ft. in circumference, and 28 ft hi^h^ 

 fmm ir^tn on W ■""''' has a trunk 26ft. 3 in. in circumference; and several ha e trunks varying 

 Str^li Hr'n^H n^- '"Circumference. At Strelly Hall, the seat of Thomas Webb Edge, Esq., is'^ hi 

 ^5„»^ ^'^°?^,^^^. "'h'ch was measured in 1739, after its main arms had been blown off- when it 

 contained oM cubic feet of timber, and its head was 180 ft. in diameter. It is nowa mere shel • 

 seat of tleTarrof k'^nf.'l'n'h"' ^ "' ^'""^ 'he ground. 18 ft. in circumference. At Deeiie Park, th^ 

 Kirtine a boift U f 6 in ^;f"'f f.' are several large old oaks, one of which is 45 ft. high, with a tfunk 

 girting al)out U (t. h in. at j ft. from the ground, and a head 81 ft. in diameter A nollard oak in tho 

 ToJ-jh vSf '■'.'h"' r'"'',!' ^"'' ^7 ft. 3 in. at 3 ft. from the grS In a'woSl at Co rbv is 



a rui^k -Vft 6 ii ' in'^irf .T^^"""^ ^" "• • ^^ l''^ ™ *''*^ ^^"""^ «"'"'' >" 'he samecountv; h.as 

 thpn it fl;„^ in. in girt, which rises (averaging about 15 ft.) to the height of about 22 ft. or 2+ ft • 

 nllntJ f — ^ ft H?' J"'''^.'"' ^'''"«' ^" apple-tree head. In Northumberland, at Hartbun 83 vcars 

 planted, it is /4 ft. high ; the circumference of the trunk is 12 ft, and the diameter of the head 60 1^" 



ParVu U r8ft"'h>r'H"°"'^'^ '? '"'^ '"^'/^' "' "''^^^"^ "f-^'^ft- 'n Nourgh.?mshire!at Clum^^ 

 I ark It IS 58 ft. high the circumference of the trunk 13 ft. 6 in., and the diameter of the head 7^ ft • 

 a Thorosby Park, ,t ha. a trunk, clear „f branches, 15 ft. high, though only 7 ft. tifn in r rcumfer;nce' 

 P^J •?,'"' /"""'Tn'/''-- ,i" O'^fo^'i-'hire, at Blenheim, is a filie oak, nearly ;J0 ft in girt In Corn! i^rv' 

 ^ ft 'tin 'n?' h^h''•^'.^'^'^^^ h.gh. with a trunk St ft. 3 in. in cir'cumference near t he groum?, and 

 22 tt. 3 in at the height of I / ft. : the diameter of the head is about (iO ft In Pembrokeshire at Stackonlp 

 Court, a. sess,hfi,Va is KJO ft. high, with a head 60 ft. in diameter, and -a tZk 13 ft 6m n cir^^^^ 



,or't?onedheai 'ulf.'ffi.'u?' '' "'"0!'' ''"'" 'hree branches, forming a handsome ^ndweUoI 

 portioned head It is difficult to name the age ; but 1.50 years ago it was designated the Laree Oak 

 nV^''"l''r,"h '" Radnorshire, at Maeslaugh Castle, it is 50 ft. high ; the difmeter of the head is 

 in o/Jk r- ft hll T"''?'^'' " ^^ iV'V'' '' "• 3 '"• I" ""tlandshire, in Normanton Park, here is 

 IhP !il/ • V^. ' 'hameter of head!M»ft.,girt of the trunk, .at 3 ft. from the ground, U ft 3in • 

 the species is Q pedunculiita. Another oak, in the same park (d sc.ssilifl6ra\ measured 16 ft in 



[he'",^Peod?n^ '"rhl' ^'""^ 't '^ *i'°"'"'- ^'' ^'^''^"'' ^"'^ "''' 'h'''"'^'" "^ ''^ head, 'anearfy equal o 

 ,uZ ' -^r .7 ^ % 'Y^ 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 appcanance ; and its straBeline 



.^.^ITh'? T'" ''■""','• '''^'''^' ^T}' ^ ^''""y '"'^'"^ ''•'P^'^'- The other, on the contra?", with it' d^ "? 



f*;! n 'I -o ^'7" l^^'^'Z' '"""' '"•"'' ''•"""'• ''^ = '"""^''^ appearance. In Shropshire, at Porkin^^on 

 IS an oak .'^O ft high, with .a trunk nearly 20 ft. in circumference, and a head offt in diameter and 

 another, m the .same nark 100 ft. high, h.as a trunk 18 ft. in girt to the height of IS ft ,T,d a'head 

 f..>ft. indiamecr: at tlardwicke Crange, 10 years planted, it is a^ ft. high- at Wil ev Park 15 

 years planted It is 39^ high ; at Kinlet there is a growing 'oak 112 ft. high! the girt o7thetr'unk 



lr\;l frnT-n t^>Zl^' "^ ""^ '''^?"' '-^ "• ' ■■*'■'"' '"'■'"y "'"^ specimens, from SO ft. to 100 ft. hVgh wi h 

 trunks from 1.-) ft. to 2+ ft. in circumference, and the branches extending from 80 ft. to 1 lo ft |„ the 

 natural womls adjoining Kinlet are numerous trees both o( U. peduncubMa and of d. sessilil^6ra 

 111 .MafTordshire at lren_th.im, there is an oak 60 ft. high, the circumference of the trunk 21 ft and 

 the di.imcter of the head /Oft At B.agofs Park, there is a twisted oak. about ,56 ft. high; .ircinnference 

 li^nw 'ph' ■"" ■^"- m'I" ""^ "'T'L"-^' ^ "• ^ "•■• "'"^ containing 720 cubic feel of nc. riy all crookwl 

 t.,n!K;r. I his is an old tree and has lost much of its height an<i many of its toughs. In the s.imc 

 park are SIX noble trees, calle.1 the ClifTOaks, in a healthy growing state, and perfectly sound The 



ll fft ftom'Jh'/''"'' '1 """;' '\^'"'^ '^'"•'' " '"<• "• ''■«'^- ""h a trunk 18 ft.Tin^ in^- rcur^ferencl 

 at ., ft. from the ground, and containing 620 cubic feet of timber: the others vary in height from 



