A charity recording the largest and tallest trees of all species found growing throughout Britain and Ireland.
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Our #TreeOfTheWeek is a champion Cork Oak (Quercus suber).
It's the largest of three standing on the village green near the entrance to Powderham Castle park.
It's the girth champion of Devon and also the tallest (22m) in all of Britain and Ireland!
#ThickTrunkTuesday
This fine yew (Taxus baccata) stands in the churchyard of St. Cuthbert’s in Widworthy, East Devon.
Although it's not a champion, it is a fine tree and was described in 1791 (Gentleman’s magazine) as: “A large flourishing yew tree."
#ThickTrunkTuesday
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ALT The trunk of a large Yew tree in the foreground with the door to a church in the background
ALT A fine yew tree with a large trunk and green canopy of leaves.
This Cryptomeria japonica tree is considered one of the best single-stemmed examples of its species!
It grows on a private estate in Fonthill, Wiltshire.
You can discover 11 specimens of 6m or more in girth on The Tree Register website treeregister.org #thicktrunktuesday
ALT A huge Cryptomeria japonica tree with a very large branch low down. A person wearing purple stands nearby looking at the tree admiringly
This sycamore at The Hirsel, Coldstream, Scottish Borders is said to have been planted to commemorate the Battle of Flodden in 1513
At 7m girth it's among the largest sycamore in Scotland
There are 700+ champion and remarkable sycamore on the Tree Register!
#ThickTrunkTuesday
🌳 Arbutus menziesii – A champion tree with a rather unusual journey!
Edinburgh’s champion Madrone was moved around 18 years ago when its former site was redeveloped for housing
🌿 Tree No. 129960
🌱 One of 42 Arbutus menziesii on our interactive map.
##thicktrunktuesday
Our new website is now live! 🌳
Explore the Tree Register and discover Britain and Ireland’s champion trees. A unique database of 295,000 tree records for members to explore!
Visit: treeregister.org
Picture: Giant Silver Fir at Ardkinglas
#ThickTrunkTuesday
ALT A man stands next to a Giant Silver Fir, at Ardkinglas in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The man is made to look tiny by the sheer enormity of the tree
This giant Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) in Heywood Wood, part of #ForestryEngland's Eggesford Forest, is believed to be an original tree from seed introduced by David Douglas in 1827 and planted in the early 1830s
Girth ~8m at 2.2m
12.69m at the base.
#ThickTrunkTuesday
ALT a large Douglas fir tree
ALT a champion Douglas fir tree
Come and see the fabulous spring colours in the amazing garden at Gresgarth Hall with its remarkable collection of rare trees and plants. Many of the trees and plants were collected and grown by the owner - Lady Arabella Lennox Boyd.
gresgarthhall.com
Come and see the fabulous spring colours in the amazing garden at Gresgarth Hall with its remarkable collection of rare trees and plants. Many of the trees and plants were collected and grown by the owner - Lady Arabella Lennox Boyd.
gresgarthhall.com
Come and see the fabulous spring colours in the amazing garden at Gresgarth Hall with its remarkable collection of rare trees and plants. Many of the trees and plants were collected and grown by the owner - Lady Arabella Lennox Boyd.
gresgarthhall.com/
