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is greatly decayed, if not altogether dead ; and the few remaining branches on the other side are BO 

 overloaded with ivy, as greatly to endanger their safety in every storm." At Abcr{>erg\vm, the 

 seat of Wm. Williams, Esq., there is a fine growing tree, 25ft. in girt near the ground, and 15ft. 

 at the height of 3 ft. In Gloucestershire, at Doddington Park, is a growing tree 75 ft. high, with a 

 trunk 12ft. in girt, and a head 90ft. in diameter. In Herefordshire, at Croft Castle, it is 120ft. 

 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 104ft. ; and another, an old pollard, 56ft high, diameter of the 

 trunk 12ft. 8 in., and of the head 81 ft. At Eastnor Castle, 18 years planted, it is 30 ft. high. AboutS, 

 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 33ft. in girt at 5ft. from the ground. The Moccas Court Weeping 

 Oak (fig. 1568. in p. 1732.) is 75 ft. high ; the circumference of the trunk is 13ft. 6 in., and the diametei 

 of the head, in one direction, is 100 ft. In Tibberton Park there is an oak (Jig. 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 27 ft. 6 in. 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 36ft. in circumference, 

 and clear to the height of 30ft, 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 66 ft. The Broad 

 Oak, atWinwick Hall, is only 30ft. 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 64ft. high, the diameter of the head 

 66 ft, and the trunk 33 ft. in circumference. At Gopsall, at the seat of Earl Howe, Q. pedunculuta is 

 70ft. 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 90 ft. high, with a trunk girting 



21 ft. at 3 ft. from the ground ; the diameter of the head 93 ft. : it contains about 1335 cubic feet ot 

 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. p. 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 18ft, and the 

 diameter of the head 75ft. In Norfolk, at Merton Hall, is an oak with a trunk 63ft. 2 in. in gilt. 

 (Sec Jig. 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 25ft. in circumference at 5 ft from the ground. 

 There are many oaks in the wood with trunks varying from 12 ft. 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 27ft., and the diameter of the head 171ft; at 

 Easton Park is one 26 ft. in girt at 1 ft. from the ground ; and in Chase Park is one 26 ft. 3 in. in 

 girt at 1 ft. from the ground. In Yardley Chase are many fine oaks, besides those already mentioned 

 in p. 1765. : one, a growing tree, is 70ft. high, with a trunk 12 ft. in circumference, and 28 ft high to 

 the first branch ; another has a trunk 26ft. 3 in. in circumference; and several have trunks varying 

 from 15 ft. to 20 ft. in circumference. At Strelly Hall, the seat of Thomas Webb Edge, Esq., is the 

 Strclly 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 180ft. in diameter. It is now a tnere 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. 6 in. at 3 ft. from the ground, and a head 81 ft. in diameter. A pollard oak, in the 

 same park, has a trunk which girts 17ft. Sin. at 3ft from the ground. In a wood at Corby is 

 an oak 70 ft. high, with a trunk girting 16ft. An oak on the Pascoe estate, in the samecounty, has 

 a trunk 25 ft. 6 in. 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 50ft. In 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, 4 "> ft. high, though only 7 ft. 6 in. in circumference, 

 and is a fine young tree. In Oxfordshire, at Blenheim, is a fine oak, nearly 30 ft. in girt. In Cornbury 

 Park, Q. pedunculata is 48ft. high, with a trunk 34ft. 3 in. in circumference near the ground, and 



22 ft. 3 in. at the height of 17 ft. : the diameter of the head is about GO ft. In Pembrokeshire, at Stackpole 

 Court, d. sessilifl6ra 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 50 ft. high; the diameter of the head is 

 97 ft., and the circumference of the trunk 17 ft. 3 in. In Rutlandshire, in Normanton Park, there is 

 an oak 65 ft. high, diameter of head 90ft, girt of the trunk, at 3 ft from the ground, 14 ft 3 in. : 

 the species is <i. peduncul&ta. Another oak, in the same park (Q. sessiliflora), measured 1G ft. in 

 circumference at 3 ft. from the ground. Its height, and the diameter of its head, are nearly equal to 

 the preceding. They arc 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 50ft. high, with a trunk nearly 20ft. 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 18ft., 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 39ft high ; at Kinlet there is a growing oak 112ft. 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 1 10 ft. In the 

 natural woods adjoining Kinlet are numerous trees both of Q. pedunculata and of Q. sessiliflbra. 

 In Staffordshire, at Trentham, there is an oak 60ft. 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. 2 in., 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 arc six noble trees, called the CliffOaks, 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 18 ft. 7 in. in circumference 

 at 3ft. from the ground, and containing Gi>0 cubic feet of timber: the others vary in height from 



