1840 ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM, PART III. 



Is ;:r.\ith decAyed. if not altogether dead j and the few remaining brandies on the other side are so 

 overloaded with ivy, as greatlj to endanger their safety in every storm." At Aberpergwm, the 

 seat ofWm. Williams. En., there is a fine growing tree, 85ft. in girt near the ground, and 15 ft. 

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

 trunk 18 ft. in girt, and a head 90ft. in diameter. In Herefordshire, at Croft Castle, it is 120ft. 

 Inch, diameter ol' the trunk 4 ft, and of the head 75 ft. ; another is 75 ft. high, diameter of the trunk 

 B ft., ami oi the head 96 ft. ; another, a remarkably regular and handsome tree, 72 ft high, diameter 

 o( the trunk 10ft., and of the head 104 ft ; and another, an old pollard, "56 ft high, diameter of the 

 trunk i: ft. 8 m., and of the head 81 ft. At Eastnor Castle, 18 years planted, it is 30 ft. high. About8, 

 miles from Bfoccas 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 Hrinetield, has a trunk 33 ft. in girt at 5 ft. from the ground. The Moccas Court Weeping 

 Oak [Jig. 156S. in p. £738.) is 75 ft high ; the circumference of the trunk is 13 ft. 6 in., and the diametei 

 of the head, in one direction, is 100 ft. In Tibberton Park there is an oak {fig. 1587. in p. 1746.) which, 

 as « e are informed by its proprietor H. Lee Warner, Esq., has reached the astonishing height of 127 ft. ; 

 the trunk 87 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 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 Win wick 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 6S ft. high, the circumference of the trunk 



18 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 90 ft. high, with a trunk girting 

 81 ft. at 3 ft. from the ground ; the diameter of the head 93 ft. : 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. p. 66.) Possibly this may be the tree mentioned above. In Monmouthshire, at 

 Tredeg a r Park, 175 years old, it is 85ft. high; the circumference of the trunk is 18ft, and the 

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

 (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 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 27 ft, and the diameter of the head 171ft; at 

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

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

 in p. 1705. : one, a growing tree, is 70 ft. 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 

 Strelly Broad Oak, which was measured in 1739, after its main arms had been blown off; when it 

 contained .060 cubic feet of timber, and its head was 180 ft. in diameter. It is now a 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. 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 17 ft. 3 in. at 3 ft. from the ground. In a wood at Corby is 

 an oak 70 ft high, with a trunk girting 16 ft. 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 50 ft In Nottinghamshire, at Clumber 

 Park, it is SB ft. high, the circumference of the trunk 13 ft. 6 in., and the diameter of the head 72 ft. : 

 at Thoresby Park.ithas a trunk, clear of branches, 45 ft. high, though only7ft 6in. in circumference, 

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

 Park, Q. |>cdiinculata is 48 ft. high, with a trunk .'54 ft Sin. in circumference near the ground, and 

 22 ft. 3 in. at the height of 17 ft: the diameter of the head is about 60 ft In Pembrokeshire, at Stackpole 

 Court, <l. sessiliflora is 100 ft. high, with a head 60 ft in diameter, and a trunk 13 ft. 6 in. in circum- 



At the height of 13 ft., it divides into three branches, forming a handsome and well-pro- 

 portioned head. Ft is difficult to name the age; but 150 years ago it was designated the Large Oak 

 ., c I . 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 hi. In Rutlandshire, in Norman ton Park, there is 

 an oak 05 ft. high, diameter of head 90 ft, girt of the trunk, at 3ft. from the ground, 14 ft 3in. ; 

 flic ^|*<,' i- i) pedunculata. Another oak, in the same park {(I. sessiliflora), measured 16 ft in 

 < ircumference at 3 ft, from the ground Its height, and the diameter of Its head, arc nearly equal to 

 the preceding They arc standing some SO yards distant from each other, and within 50 yards of a 



i tterl widely different from the former in its general appearance; and its straggling 



i and pallid leaves give it a very naked aspect. The other, on the contrary, with its deeply 



jagged dark green leaves, and roimst habit, has a sombre appearance. In Shropshire, at Porkiagton. 



is an oak 50 ft high, with a trunk nearly 20 ft. in circumference, and a head 90ft. in diameter; and 

 another, in the I tine ii.uk, 100ft high, has a trunk 18ft in girt to the height of IS ft., and a head 

 85 ft in diameter: at llardwicke Orange, 10 years planted, it is 25 ft. high: at Willey Park, 1.0 

 ; anted, it is S9ft high ; at K inlet there is a growing oak 112 ft. high, the girt 01 the trunk 

 16 fi 6 in., andthe diameter Oi the head 84 ft ; also many fine specimens, from 80 ft. to 100 ft. high, with 

 trunk* from 15ft to24ft. In < an umlerencc, and the branches extending from 80ft. to 1 10 ft In the 

 irood adjoining K inlet are numerous trees both of Q. pedunculata and of (l sessiliflora. 

 In Stafford-bin, at 'In nth. 'in, there ll m oak 60ft. high, the circumference of the trunk 21 ft, and 



meter of thi head 70 ft At Bagot's Park, there is a twisted oak, about 56 ft. high; circumference 



of the trunk, «l 3ft from the ground, 87 ft. 2 in., and containing 720 cubic feet, of nearly all crooked 



Thi 1 an old tree, and has lost much Of its height end many of its boughs. In the same 



lied the Cliff Oaks, in a healthy growing state, and perfectly sound. The 



. irhii h ll called the King Tree, is 100 ft. high, with a trunk 18 ft. 7 in. in circumference 



from the ground, and containing 630 cubic feet oi timber: the others vary in height from 



