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Damorey's Oak, Damorey's Oak, in Dorsetshire was close to 2,000 years of age when it was blown down in 1703, but Yew trees last even longer - some may even reach 3,000 years of age, though there is much debate over these figures. Both trees grow slowly, but the Yew takes its time: it grows only 1 foot in diameter for every 30 years of life, on average. Interesting in trees.?? No on that list.? Missplacement .?LET IT US..!! ![]() reference We collect a World Heritage Famous Trees Around The World thanx to wikipedia,.. And thanks from GE members.contributions. ... We working hard to find an (most of them)GPS or coordenates because wiki (and Forest Authorities in order to protect them)don't show up With a profile each ones: Thanx for contribute Nepomukasto contribute [url=http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Number/384032/page/0/vc/1] to contribute the Stelmuze". a wonderful 1500 years old oak Moaguten to contributeThe Old Master Gerardo64 For Recoleta Rubber Tree Thanx for contribute grizle Major Oak exactly. Thanx to grizle contribute Shakespeare's Mulberry Thanx to trvlnman to contribute Lahaina, Hawaii on Maui. Thanx to IanUK to contribute World's Southernmost Baobab tree Thanx to tekgergedan to contributeThe Lone Pine, a Turkish Tree Thanx to johnwesleybarkerfor contribute Fortingall Yew tree Thanx to firefysh to contribute Glastonbury Thorn. Thanx to flb to contribute Tane Mahuta .A Tree New Zealand . Interesting in trees.?? No on that list.? Missplacement .?LET IT US..!! ![]() We collect Africa 1-Arbre du Ténéré a very isolated tree in the Sahara region. (no longer there) Asia 2-The Bodhi tree, a Sacred Fig tree under which Buddha is supposed to have been enlightened, at Bodh Gaya, India. 3-The Sri Maha Bodhi tree, , propagated from the Bodhi tree, planted in 288 BC at Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. 4- Adyar in Chennai, , Tamilnadu, India 5-Guilty Chinese Scholartree, Jingshan park, Forbidden City in Beijing, China 6-Jomon Sugi, , a very large, old Sugi on Yakushima island, Japan. 7-The Strangler Fig, trees at Ta Prohm, Angkor, Cambodia Europe 8-Bartekan oak grows in Zagnansk in Swietokrzyskie Mountains; the most famous tree in Poland, about 1200 years old, 30 m tall, measures 13.5 m in girth near the ground and its crown spread is about 40 m. 9-Fortingall Yew,Perthshire, Scotland; the oldest tree in Europe, thought to be about 4,000 years old. 10-Gernikako Arbola,, an oak representing the Basque people, at Guernica, Basque Country, Spain. 11-Glastonbury Thorn,a hawthorn reputed to have been planted by Joseph of Arimathea. 12-Irminsul,a tree venerated by the Saxons. It was located near 14-Eresburg castle,Paderborn, and was destroyed by Charlemagne in 772. 15-Kongeegen (the King Oak), a tree venerated by the Saxons. It was located near Eresburg castle, Paderborn, and was destroyed by Charlemagne in 772. 16-Jægerspris Nordskov, , Sjælland, Denmark; estimated to be over 1200 years old, one of the oldest oaks in the world. 17-The Lone Pine,,]Turkish Pine used as a landmark in the ANZAC landings at Gallipoli in the First World War. Seeds collected from this tree are planted at many Australian war memorials. 18-Major Oak, an ancient Pedunculate oak in Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England. 19-Merlin's Oak,at Carmarthen, Wales. 20-Royal Oak,the Pedunculate oak in which King Charles II hid to escape the Roundheads following the Battle of Worcester in 1651, located in Boscobel, England (deceased and replaced by a replica). 21-Shakespeare's mulberry tree, at New Place, Stratford-on-Avon, cut down in the mid-18th century and fashioned into mementos. 22-Tree of Hippocrates, , the Oriental plane under which Hippocrates is supposed to have taught, on the island of Kos, Greece. North America, 23-Angel Oak,near Charleston, South Carolina 24-Charter Oak , Connecticut 25-El Árbol del Tule,the stoutest tree in the world, a Montezuma Cypress in Santa María del Tule, Oaxaca, Mexico. 26-El Palo Alto,a Coast Redwood in Palo Alto, California. 27-The General Grant tree,in Kings Canyon National Park, California. 28-General Sherman tree,a Giant Sequoia in Sequoia National Park, California.Its weight, including the root system, is estimated at 2000 tonnes (4,000,000 lb). 29-Geneseo Big Tree, at Geneseo, New York 30--Kiidk'yaas, Canada 31-Gwaii , (Queen Charlotte Islands), British Columbia, Canada. 32-Liberty Tree, at Boston, Massachusetts. 33-Lone Cypress, a dramatically situated Monterey Cypress on the 17-Mile Drive 34-Mile Drive, in Pebble Beach, California. 35-Mercer Oak, , New Jersey's emblem. 36-Methuselah,, California. 37-Mingo Oak, ,, West Virginia. 38-The National Christmas Tree, , a blue spruce planted in President's Park in Washington, D.C. It was 30-foot tall when it was transplated from York, Pennsylvania in 1978. 39-The Queens Giant,, Queens, New York 40--Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, New York 41-Stratosphere Giant, tallest tree in the world,, a Coast Redwood in California. 42-Treaty Oak, , in Austin, Texas. 43-Washington tree in California Oceania 44-Gloucester Tree , Gloucester National Park, Australia. 45-Tane Mahuta, , Northland Region, New Zealand. 46-Te Matua Ngahere, Northland Region, New Zealand. |
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Here's one you could add to the Africa collection: This is the Southernmost Baobab tree in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. It is also known as the Upside-down Tree because locals believe (or at least they used to, don't know whether they still do!) giants plant them upside down. Carbon dating has shown that some Baobabs have lived for anything up to 3000 years. N.B. I don't know it's exact position. Have you ever tried to find a particular tree in an area that is Low-Res, full of trees, with no place names?!! However, my placemark is pretty close, I know it's in the Mpumalanga Province which is what I marked. |
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ianuk beatiful tree,like many others hidden to public The Forest Service does not reveal the actual position in order to protect those trees.CLICK FOR PLACEMARK |
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I have actually seen this tree myself on holiday in the Kruger National Park in 1996. However, I can't remember what the nearest camp was and the Kruger's own website doesn't say where it is. But you may be right, perhaps you're just supposed to come across it.... |
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Hey Majoska, Here's one in Lahaina, Hawaii on Maui. The thing takes up a complete square block on Front Street near the harbor. Pretty impressive. http://www.mauiwhaler.com/localarea.htm 'Ficus Benghalensis' has been a Lahaina landmark for more than 12 decades. The tree has spread over the area via aerial roots which, when they reach the ground, grow into thick trunks. The Lahaina Banyan Tree is the largest in the United States. BTW - Nice Post. Good thread idea. trvlnman
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Nice collection and welcome addition. Here's an update for you pinpointing the Major Oak exactly. |
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thanx grizle you know we tried all sources can we trusted GPS location we working
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I've added overlays for all the UK trees with exact locations and aerial photos for the low res places where I can. Note that Shakespeare's Mulberry was 80 miles out. Here's a plan of Glastonbury abbey showing the Thorn Tree location Also added a new one, The Ankerwycke Yew reputedly under which King John signed Magna Carta in 1215, but much older than that. |
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grizle they are so important as the castles the trees even can determine the destination of a part of the world as it can be the agreements of peace there are like symbols as a flag for a tree they can identificarmas that a finished book thanx for you tip now GE Community learn about thoses trees |
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Hi, Checking trees that I know, you have mis-located the following: The Mehuselah Tree is about 20 miles south of the placemark; The General Sherman Tree is about right, but the General Grant Tree should be about 30 miles *northwest* of the General Sherman Tree. The Stratosphere Giant is about 400 miles away from it's true location in Humboldt County, California. Nice idea, though
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The Fortingall Yew is misplaced. I've been to it, so I saw the mistake straight away. Using Multimap search "Fortingall" produced this result and co-ordinates 56 36 03 N, 4 03 09 W. This is the location of the village I expect. The resolution is not large enough to find the tree exactly. The Fortingall there's a Pub and a Church, the yew is slightly to the north of the church and enclosed by a wrought iron fence. When and if I manage to accurately pinpoint the tree, I will post the placemark. In the meantime, you have the opportunity to revise using the co-ordinates above. |
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This is the placemark for Fortingall based on the village coordinates on Multimap. |
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thank you the best thing that might happen is that someone with a device of GPS was putting himself in the exact place .. possibly he will be sometimes I have been so unlike things or of different so distant as almost 5.000 km of diferencia.entre the point real or the fictitious incredible .. but it is like that when one does not know the exact places of every historical object as these ... that finally belongs for not alone knowledge of the community of GE .. but also to a person who wants to look for a fact .. but that is as exact as possible and professional thank you 292.21 meters 958.69 feet |
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I move Fortingall Tree the right placemark Thanx johnwesleybarker |
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Hi, Majoska. I notice that you mention the Glastonbury Thorn. I don't know whether or not you have a picture of it, so I will send one I took last year. firefysh. |
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Thanks firefysh for the contribution .I tell you that only I was lacking the locate of three (3) places like they are in australia and in New Zealand indeed lacking someone that they are not in the list as there are the tree. 44-Gloucester Tree, Gloucester National Park, Australia. 45-Tane Mahuta, Northland Region, New Zealand. 46-Te Matua Ngahere Northland Region, New Zealand. Now, Another one where the conquitador of Mexico Hernan Cortes where spend the famous " sad night tree" later that was defeated by the Aztecs (that it does not exist already but the place is there in Mexico D.F . If some member GE or any other person that it is known about the exact place, since that lets know about it indeed there are many others but since I do not want to put an inaccurate place .. since I prefer without post, it not to give a wrong information.. thank you... Majoska
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Hi, Majoska. The Gloucester tree is about 2.25km East of the township of Pemberton in the state's South West. The co-ordinates are 34° 27' S 116° 04' E These figures are rounded out and taken from an atlas. I have found that Google Earth is not always deadly accurate if you just feed the co-ordinates in to it, so you may need to juggle it a little. If you go to my "Birding in Australia" post, and have a look through the South West, I have marked Pemberton. The tree is 2.25km East of the town, and slightly South. I have attached a map, but will delete my mark after sending, so you can do it properly. ![]() firefysh. |
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That is it. ![]() firefysh. |
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Hi Maj, Perhaps this tree posted in GE back in November 2005 might meet your specification of being unique. web page Quote: |
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flb no I don't post web page this I know was post for someones
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Hi Majoska. Both of the NZ trees (45 and 46) are in the Waipoua Forest and close to State Highway 12. I found this map showing the location of Tane Mahuta See yehoudin's earlier post here |
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Great Grizle since we "blind" to locate exacly spot..now you pingpointed Tane Mahuta ![]()
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Quote: Great ! flb nice I m not good to be a judge,but that peole to involved this know this a great tree.. but the botanists that it is known about this know that you mentioned is only indeed only one of his type.
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(New add Tane Mahuta by grizle ) |
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(New add El Templete Plaza de armas(that tree no longer there instead there a colum more information go to the placemark,Habana Cuba) Click Here For Placemark |
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(New add The ancient specimen at Icod de los Vinos, Tenerife |
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Have you added Tane Mahuta to the kmz already? I doesn't show up there. Any way, is flb's position close to mine?. See my post from last November here. There is also a link to the LINZ that has good lat/lon grid data for places in NZ. See the Geoscience Australia website for Aussi coordinates. greets yehoudin |
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Well done yehoudin excellent resource and 6 weeks earlier than my placemark which was 300m out anyway! For information, LINZ also locates Te Matua Ngahere to 35.6119 S 173.5212 E |
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well done all of you... yehoudin ,,, Grizie Im not in home so I can't reply til now (duties you know) Since you gave Tane Mahuta I post thanxfully to this web site show this coords or GPS Now I woriking now to find others " Green Giants" don't care if they're unique but lovely localy
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Click Here For Placemark New Addition: "The Senator " Florida Champion. a lightning bolt knocked off the top of The Senator several decades ago. girth = 425 inches — height = 118 feet crown spread = 57 feet estimated age = 3,500 years |
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New addition Worlds largest Pohutukawa tree ..New Zealand CLICK FOR PLACEMARK
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Alberta Canada:whitebark pine 1100 years Old.CLICK FOR PLACEMARK Possibly the oldest living tree in Alberta, another whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis). Age by ring count is over 1100 years. Note the twisted (spiral) grain, very typical of very old-age trees Go to the placemark to exact where it
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Fitzroya is a genus in the cypress family Cupressaceae with only a single species, Fitzroya cupressoides native to the Andes mountains of central Chile and adjoining Argentina, where it is an important member of the Valdivian temperate rain forests.CLICK FOR PLACEMARK In 1993 a specimen from Chile was dated as 3622 years old. This gives it the second-greatest fully verified age recorded for any living tree (the oldest being the Great Basin Bristlecone Pine) REFERENCE:WIKIPEDIA
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A reputed descendant of Newton's apple tree, found in the Botanic Gardens in Cambridge, Trinity College, Cambridge, England,
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Apollo 14 launched in the late afternoon of January 31, 1971 on what was to be our third trip to the lunar surface. Five days later Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell walked on the Moon while Stuart Roosa, a former U.S. Forest Service smoke jumper, orbited above in the command module. Click Here For Placemark Packed in small containers in Roosa's personal kit were hundreds of tree seeds, part of a joint NASA/USFS project. Upon return to Earth, the seeds were germinated by the Forest Service. Known as the "Moon Trees", the resulting seedlings were planted throughout the United States (often as part of the nation's bicentennial in 1976) and the world. They stand as a tribute to astronaut Roosa and the Apollo program. Birmingham Botanical Gardens Moon Tree Sycamore (platanus occidentalis) planted Arbor Week, 1976, at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Alabama Tree is located at 33 deg 29.439 min N, 86 deg 46.579 min W
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Wild Fig Tree at Echo Caves Click Here For Placemark Deepest Root The greatest reported depth to which roots have penetrated has been calculated at 120 m (393.7 ft) for a wild fig tree at Echo Caves, near Ohrigstad, Mpumalanga, South Africa. The common fig is a member of the genus Ficus. Ficus is a large genus with some 2,000 tropical and subtropical tree, shrub, and vine species distributed around the whole world. |
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World:Famous Trees: Indian Banyan(Planted in 1787) CLICK FOR PLACEMARK Banyan tree in the Indian Botanical Gardens The Greatest Spread of a tree occurs on a Banyan tree in the Indian Botanical Gardens in Calcutta. It has 1,775 prop or support roots, a circumference of 1,350 feet, covers three acres, and dates from before 1787. |
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The most isolated tree is a Norwegian spruce growing on Campbell Island in Antarctica. Its closest tree neighbor is about 120 miles away, in the Auckland Islands. Click Here For Placemark There are approximately 100 species of mistletoe native to the United States. This evergreen does not grow in soil but on the tops of tree branches. Mistletoes are hemiparasitic, meaning they obtain part of their food from an external source. The plants absorb food from the sap of trees through specialized roots called haustoria.The scientific name Phoradendron comes from the Greek words phor and dendron, meaning tree thief. |
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The Herbig Family This hollow tree trunk provided a 'home' for Friedrich and Caroline Herbig and two of their 16 children until 1860 at Springton. Johann Friedrich Herbig (27) arrived in South Australia on the Wilhelmine from Bremen on 3 October 1855. While looking for employment he went to the Adelaide Hills where he worked for George Fife Angas. He later leased a block of land of eighty acres from Angas at Black Springs, later called Springton (Map). This was on a time payment and enabled him to start out on his own and pay off the land over a number of years. Being still rather poor Friedrich lived in the base of a very large gum tree which was located on his own land, thus saving rent or the cost of having to build a hut or house. He soon got to know Anna Caroline Rattey, who had arrived on the Vesta from Hamburg on 1 December 1856, and lived now at Hoffnungsthal in the Barossa Valley. Friedrich and Caroline married in 1858 and Caroline moved into the tree house in which Friedrich had been living for nearly three years. A year later the first of their sixteen children, Johann August, was born in the tree. After the birth of their second son in 1860 the tree house became too small and a hut was built to accomodate the growing family. During the 1860s Friedrich became more and more involved with the affairs of the local community and the Lutherans and when their church was finished Friedrich became elder, lay-reader and president of the congregation. In 1867 Friedrich made his last payment for his land which he had worked for so long and now could call his own. He and Caroline now had a new house, six children and since starting as a chaff merchant the Herbig family had grown even bigger, in size and assets. Friedrich taught himself English with the help of a German-English dictionary. He bought more land, eventually owning more than one thousand acres, planted more crops including vines and had more children. By the time the Herbigs celebrated their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary they had fourteen children and expecting number fifteen. However the older children were now able to work the land or even for themselves. The last child, Clara Amanda, number sixteen was born on 3 July 1885. About a year after this happy occasion Friedrich had an accident while crossing a creek and died on 18 October 1886 aged fifty-eight. He was buried at the Friedenberg cemetery. It was now left to Caroline, who could not read or write, nor speak English, to oversee and take care of the large family on her own. This she did remarkably well for a further forty years. She brought up her several young children, looked after the many grandchildren and buried seven of her own children. Caroline died on 19 March 1927, aged eighty-seven. 34°43'S 139°05'E Location 26km south of Angaston in the Eden Valley. Description In Springton is the ancient Herbig Tree, an enormous hollow gum tree in which a pioneer settler named Herbig is said to have lived with his family. |
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Click Here For Placemark Many Thanx toGerardo64 for you contribution Known as the 'Gran Gomero',It was planted in 1878 and is 50 metres wide. Es un arbol centenario, histórico, con una copa de 50 mts de diámetro y 20 mts de altura. Ubicado frente al café La Biela.
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There others placemarks,but not mention to thoses trees Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, Israel Mount of Olives is located on the east of Jerusalem, Israel. The mountain is named after the olive trees that used to cover its slopes. Mount Olives is holy to Jews, Christians and Muslims, and many religious traditions are tied to it.There is also a large Jewish cemetery, there, as well as olive trees that date back 2000 years, in the Garden of Gethsemane.
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Click Here For Placemark The Everglades also face an ongoing threat from the melaleuca tree (Melaleuca quinquenervia). Sprinkled from airplanes using salt and pepper shakers, the tiny seeds of the thirsty tree were intended to suck up the water and make the "land" of the Everglades suitable for development. The tree remains a useless invasive species. The oils in the trees are also highly flammable, leading to increased danger from wildfires The two most serious exotic plants which threaten to replace the unique northern Everglades habitats found at A.R.M. Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge are the melaleuca tree and Old World climbing fern.Together, these two invasive exotic plants affect nearly 75% of refuge lands. The refuge holds the dubious title of having the worst melaleuca and climbing fern infestations in south Florida. Melaleuca affects nearly 49% of the refuge, an estimated 71,000 acres, To date, the refuge has spent over $1 million attempting to eradicate this tree Although over 2.4 million melaleuca trees and seedlings have been killed and an estimated 6,800 acres have been treated, the program at best has had limited success due to inadequate funding. |
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Jomon Sugi, 7,200 years old: tree The Yakusugi is a type of cedar and the most ancient examples on the island are thought to be 3,000 to 3,500 years old. One tree, known as the Jomon Sugi, has a girth of 16.4 meters, which by some estimations would make it 7,200 years old: the Jomon period extended from 12,000 B.C. to around the third century B.C. OPEN PLACEMARK REFERENCE
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A giant oak tree at Bowthorpe Park Farm, Manthorpe, on the A6121, three miles south west of Bourne, has earned a place in the Guinness Book of Records and in 1998 was the subject of a short film on television about its size and longevity. The tree stands in a grassy meadow behind the farmhouse and visitors can see it for a small charge that is donated to charity. The legendary Bowthorpe Oak is the largest girthed living British oak and its circumference measures almost forty feet. Apart from its great size, it has a rugged bole, gnarled and crooked branches and a great spread of crown. It is reputed to be well over 1,000 years old and was therefore growing during the time of William the Conqueror (1066-1087) but chains now bind it to prevent it from splitting under the weight of its heavy boughs.. There is sufficient space within the hollow trunk to hold a party and one former tenant of the farm had a roof and a door installed and used the recess as an additional room in which 39 people have stood at one time and 13 have sat down comfortably to tea while successive generations of children born and raised on the farm have played in its branches. There are many other tales about the uses to which the tree has been put. One former owner used to feed his small calves inside the trunk while children from the Methodist chapel at nearby Manthorpe held their annual tea and treat there. Bowthorpe Park Farm enjoys a beautiful setting on the side of a hill with a stone farmhouse that is over 400 years old. The surrounding area was originally Bowthorpe Park, hence the name of the farm, and in 1226, Sempringham Priory acquired the manorial chapel which stood there but it has gone, together with its accompanying manor house. The grass in the parkland that remained was lifted during the Second World War and the land cultivated as part of the drive to produce more food for home consumption. Manthorpe village can be seen a few fields away on the next hill and there is an attractive pond alongside the entrance track to the farm. The family who now run the farm welcome visitors throughout the year to take a look at their activities and their busiest period is during the lambing season in the spring, a favourite time for school parties.
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An ancient oak coppice stool in a woodland-reserve. Two metres in diameter and several hundred years old. 3 KM east from Zirc Hungary
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A 34" Canary Island Pine at Hayes Mansion is on Heritage Tree List 200 Edenvale Avenue San Jose, CA 95136 USA |
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The Historic Waldo Sequoia Click for placemark Location: Waldo Park (corner of Summer & Union St.) Description: Judge William Waldo planted this tree in 1872.Waldo_sequoia Waldo made efforts during his lifetime to preserve this tree and, although the street system has grown around the tree, it remains to this day. The tree has been a City park since 1936. Supplemental information available.Waldo_sequoia Owner: City of Salem Height: 95 feet Diameter: 68 inches |
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The Discoed Yew About Discoed Discoed is pleasantly situated hillside hamlet. In the churchyard of St Michael`s there is a remarkable Yew Tree. A certificate from the Conservation Foundation testifies that "using all the data we have to hand, the age of the yew tree at St Michael`s, Discoed, is 5000 years." The church has a beautiful stained glass east window and an interesting bell.
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The Ancient Yew of Ashbrittle Many stories surround the Ashbrittle Yew. The mound beneath the tree is thought by many to be Bronze Age and a pre-Roman chief is said to be buried there. According to local legend, the church was built on a druidic circle near which battles between Celts and invading Roman soldiers took place, and the heads of fallen Roman soldiers were brought triumphantly back here to be buried. Indeed, yew trees were very important to the Celts . The yew occupied the most important point in their "tree calendar," the autumn festival of Samhain. This festival marked the end of the Celtic year. The seeming immortality of the yew represented the cycle of change and regeneration that the Celts saw in all forms of life. Many Christian churches were later built near yews, continuing the association with ceremony and worship. A sprig of yew is still sometimes placed on coffins as a symbol of renewal and resurrection.
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Yews are ancient trees native to Ireland. They formed a part of the great primeval forests, which dominated the earth long before the advent of broadleaved trees. Fossilised seeds of yew have been found in peat deposits that were laid down between 8,000 and 9,000 years ago. Of these great forests Reenadinna Wood , in the centre of Killarney National Park, is the only surviving pure yew forest in Ireland. It is one of only three extensive yew woodlands in Europe and is probably the largest. The oldest yew trees in Northern Ireland are the yews at Crom, which are supposedly a mere 800 years old. Proof that yew trees were once widespread in Ireland can be found in place names: Mayo means 'yew field', Youghal 'Eochaill' means 'yew wood', and Newry 'an tiur' is so called because of a yew tree that St Patrick is reputed to have planted there. |
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One from me: In Ürgüp By Roman Neumüller
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Yew at Ankerwyke The yew grows N of priory ruins . After a period of uncertainty the land is now in ownership, which should ensure the tree's future care. Site type: National Trust Another is the Ankerwyke Yew near the Thames River in Buckinghamshire. Alan Meredith has shown, to the satisfaction of many historians, that this was the place were the historical Magna Carta was signed after 9 days of talk between King John and the Barons of England, who had many complaints about the way the country was run. Britain has never had a constitution and the Magna Carta is the closest thing we have to bill of rights. |
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This yew tree rarity is found in the grounds of Armathwaite Hotel, freely accessible to all hotel patrons. Click Here Open Placemark More information at www.armathwaite-hall.com
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photo & text http://www.early-oak.fsnet.co.uk/ Veteran Yew Tree- 650 years old Veteran Yew Tree Local historian, John Chandler, refers to 'tree yards' having churches built in them when pagans were being encouraged to embrace Christianity. However, this was not the case with this tree in Winterbourne Dauntsey. It is a male tree and has been cared for in recent years by Winterbourne Parish Council. Occasional tree surgery has been performed by Mr Trevor Witt of Tilshead, Wilts, to maintain its shape and good health. The tree is in a Conservation area and it is therefore protected without the need for a tree preservation order. Furthermore, local residents would fight to protect this lovely old tree if it were ever in danger. Girth of Tree (ft) Age in Years Age in Years |
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The Holy Cross yew The Holy Cross yew, 600 years A Saxon or early Norman church. In 1944 Major G.B.Hill wrote to Cornish of “Two old yews, the older reckoned to be 600 years.” Only one remains. Site type: churchyard Church name: The Holy Cross Nearest town: Petworth County: Sussex Country: England OS Map No. & Grid Ref: 197/SU 982 147 Public access: Yes Lost yew site: Yes reference |
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Llangernyw Famous yew tree Llangernyw is a rural, mostly Welsh-speaking, village in North Wales. (grid reference SH875674) It lies on the A548 between Llanrwst and Llanfair Talhaiarn at the point where the Afon Cledwen, a tributary of the River Clwyd, crosses the main road. Llangernyw is famous as the site of an ancient yew tree. The tree is reputed to be the oldest tree in Britain with an estimated age betwen 2000 and 3000 years , and can be found in the churchyard of St Digain's church. |
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The Capon Tree, Hundalee, Jedburgh Species: Oak (Quercurs petraea) Height: 17 m Diameter: 295 cm Age: 400 years Grid Ref: NT 650 188 Info: The Capon Tree is one of the last oak trees remaining from the once extensive Jed Forest. It is said that the Capuchin Order of monks used the tree as a shelter on their way to Jedburgh Abbey, this being where its name ‘Capon’ originated from. Now very old, the oak’s trunk has split in two and the branches are propped up with wooden struts. Access: You can visit the Capon Tree and King o’ the Wood from Jedburgh. There is a large car park at the south side of the town, on the right hand side if you are approaching from the north. From here walk south on the pavement along the A68. About 1.5 km along (just after the white bridge) the Capon Tree is on the right hand side. King o’ the Wood is in the woodland opposite the Capon Tree. Enter the field on the other side of the A68 over the style, cross the field and walk up the track on the other side. King o’ the Wood is at the top of the track. reference |
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Click Here Open Placemark Senator Sam Houston made a campaign address beneath this tree during his unsuccessful gubernatorial effort in 1857. In honor of his visit, several young ladies created a Texas flag to present to the former President of the Republic of Texas. While thanking the crowd after his speech, Houston kissed each of the women to show his appreciation and provided the inspiration for the tree's name. |
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Kyle Hanging Tree In the 1840's cowboys searching for stray cattle came upon a man hanging from a tree. The identity of the man, who hung him and for what reason has never been determined. The man was buried on the spot and eventually a Kyle family friend was also buried there. Colonel Kyle (Captain Kyle's father) donated 15 acres of land to serve as a community cemetery. So Kyle's first cemetery was chosen by an unknown assailant, hanging Click to Open Placemark
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The Pecan Tree --->Please Click Here For Placemark<--- The Pecan is the official tree of Texas. How did it get that way? It can be traced to Governor James Hogg, who had requested that a Pecan and Walnut, be planted at his grave instead of a headstone. , He hoped that the nuts from the trees, would be distributed around the state to be planted to make Texas a land of trees., Within a day of making the request he passed away in 1909 and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery south of MLK and east of UT. reference ![]() |
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Some fascinating stories in this thread Maj. Keep 'em coming! |
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Canary Island Date Palm --->Please Click Here For Placemark<--- Phoenix canariensis (Canary Island Date Palm 30” Salix babylonica (Weeping Willow) and 30” Phoenix canariensis (Canary Island Date Palm) – both associated with historic residence on site.897 E. Jackson St. san jose california REFERENCE
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The Clove Lakes colossus --->Please Click Here For Placemark<--- The Clove Lakes colossus,300-year-old tulip tree tree measuring 119 feet tall and 21.4 feet in circumference, is situated in the northernmost part of Staten Island's Clove Lakes Park near the intersection of Forest Avenue and Clove Road. The park has much historical significance, too. estimated volume of 1,750 cubic feet and weighed in the neighborhood of 50,000 pounds. The Queens tree was probably a bit more voluminous, but the Staten Island tree was slightly heavier. Northwest quadrant ranks as the oldest living thing on Staten Island. From Forest Avenue, walk south across the park's lawn for about 200 feet to reach the giant tree. If you have a picture of this tree ...post it ..We'll apreciatte |
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Hagar Family Pear Tree --->Please Click Here For Placemark<--- Planted in 1852 from seed brought by covered wagon.Location: Highway 22 & NE corner of I-5 Description: This tree was planted in 1852 from seed brought in a basket by covered wagon and is located on the original family Donation Land Claim. The site is difficult to access due to busy traffic. It is best viewed by car when traveling westbound on highway 22, just past the traffic light at I-5. Owner: State of Oregon Height: 48 feet Diameter: 37 inches |
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The Crowhurst Yew Click Here Open Placemark Crowhurst, Surrey Estimated age (CF) 4,000 years. Male. 1984 Meredith 32.6ft (9.90m) at 5ft. The beautifully sculpted bole was hollowed out by local villagers in 1820. In the process they discovered a cannonball that was being engulfed by the tree. A hundred and twenty years later in the Second World War Canadian soldiers preparing for D day were stationed locally and the cannonball dissappeared. When the soldiers left and their camp was cleared the cannonball was found in a field and returned to the church authorities. But how did the cannonball get inside the tree in the first place? It is known that the farm opposite the church was used as a defensive position during the Civil War by Royalists. The farm owners, the Angells were Caterers to the royal family at the time and Cromwell’s men would have fired cannon at these staunch Royalists, one iron ball must have gone astray and embedded itself in the tree. After the tree was hollowed out a bench table and benches were installed so that a dozen people could sit inside. A door on hinges with a bolt was fixed to the main entrance at some stage and in fact the inside is quite spacious, 3 metres diameter at its longest. No one is sure what it was used for: it could have been a store room or a Victorian amusing curiosity. In the last century homeless people sometimes lived inside hollow yew trees with their whole family, the door may have been put up to stop this happening. The tree has been visited by various experts over the years. The earliest expert record is from 1650 when John Aubrey measured the tree as 30ft 5 in. at 5 ft up (the same as a parish record of 1630). The Gardeners Chronicle of 1874 recorded 30ft 9in at the same height. When Allen Meredith went in 1984 he measured 31ft 6in. The tree has put on 13 inches (33cm) girth in 354 years; that’s less than one millimetre a year. We Found This Info Thanx to this Web Site |
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American Elm Ulmus americana Click Here Open Placemark Location: 787 Cross Street. SE Description: This tree was planted by a pioneer named Hoffer, in 1890. Note how it has grown around and above the residence, adding both shade and elegance to the property. Owner: Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Hadley Height: 107 feet Diameter: 53 inches We Found This Info Thanx to this Web Site |
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Tolpuddle Martyrs' Please Click Here Open Placemark Tolpuddle Martyrs TOLPUDDLE MARTYRS [Tolpuddle Martyrs] name given to six English agricultural laborers who in 1834 were prosecuted for trade union activities and sentenced to transportation. In 1833 these laborers, led by George and James Loveless (or Lovelace), formed a branch of the Friendly Society of Agricultural Laborers at Tolpuddle, in Dorset. With the approval of the Whig government, which feared a renewal of the agricultural agitation of 1831, they were arrested on the trumped-up charge of administering illegal oaths and were sentenced to seven years transportation to Australia.. Public reaction throughout the country made the six into popular heroes, and the sentence was finally. remitted. in 1836 after continuous agitation. One of the six returned to Tolpuddle; the others emigrated to Canada. |
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Spanish Chestnut, Croft Castle --->Please Click Here For Placemark<--- Spanish Chestnut, Croft Castle, Herefordshire This tree is one of a famous avenue of pollarded sweet chestnuts, reputed to have been planted from nuts salvaged from the Spanish Armada in 1592 or, with other chestnuts in the park, in the battle formation of the Spanish fleet. <a href="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/ w-findaplace/w-croftcastle/w-croftcastle-" target="_blank">REFERENCE</a> |
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Heritage Tree:The Old Gum Adelaide Australia --->Click Here For Placemark<--- (All tres including one placemark) Heritage Tree:The Old Gum The Old Gum Tree at Glenelg North, South Australia was the location of the reading of the Proclamation by Governor John Hindmarsh creating the colony of South Australia on December 28, 1836. Each year a ceremony is held on December 28 by the Governor who reads out the speech that Hindmarsh made in 1836. |
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The Matrimonial Oak (All trees including in just one placemark) Please Click Here For Placemark aka The Wedding Oak, The Marriage Oak San Saba, Texas "The Wedding Oak is a legendary Indian site that was popular into the 1900s. This tree sheltered many marriage services. On December 24, 1911, three marriages took place here." reference We collect a World Heritage Famous Trees Around The World thanx to wikipedia,.. And thanks from GE members.contributions. ... We working hard to find an (most of them)GPS or coordenates because wiki (and Forest Authorities in order to protect them)don't show up |
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Gingko Tree of Kita-Kanegasawa Please Click Here Open Placemark (All trees including in just one placemark) Gingko Tree of Kita-Kanegasawa is 22 meters in circumference and 31 meters tall, certainly the biggest gingko tree in Japan. (based on the survery of year 2000, by Ministry of Environment's research on big trees and forests in Japan) reference |
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My contribution is this norwegian oak, situated at the lake Krøderen in Buskerud county, Norway. The reverend Jørgen Moe wrote a poem to this oak. He is more known as the co-writer and collector of the norwegian fairytales together with Peter Christian Asbjørnsen. Den gamle Mester - The old Master.
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Moaguten thanks for your post , my daughter and I spend many hours trying to find this magnificent tree and to you having located it cheers majoska ![]() Heritage & Famous Trees:---The Norweigan old Master |
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Giant Kaui Tree ------->Click Here For Placemark<--------- Kauri are among the world's mightiest trees, growing to more than 50 metres tall, with trunk girths of up to 16 metres. reference They covered much of the top half of the North Island when the first people arrived around 1000 years ago. Maori used their timber for boat building, carving and housing and their gum for starting fires and chewing (after it had been soaked in water and mixed with the milk of the puha plant).
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Chandelier Drive-Thru Tree <-----Click Here For Placemark---> (All trees including in just one placemark) The opening in the Chandelier Drive-Thru Tree 315-foot was carved in the 1930's. g. At approximately 6 feet wide by 9 feet high there is ample space for the cars of today to pass through the tunnel in Leggett; the attraction was opened 60 years ago. The tree, which is impressive, is the focal point of a 200-acre redwood grove. there are many tables and even a small lake. This drive-through tree attraction gets high marks. Admission is $3 per car. The opening in the Chandelier Drive-Thru Tree was carved in the 1930's. g. At approximately 6 feet wide by 9 feet high there is ample space for the cars of today to pass through the tunnel |
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