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Europe's oldest Oak forest - Blenheim Palace

  • 05-08-2016 9:13pm
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,109 ✭✭✭


    Blenheim Palace has 60 or so 900 year old oak trees, with ‘The King Oak’, more than nine meters in circumference and estimated to be at least 920 years old being the age champion until recently. An oak has just been, measured that is more than 10 meters in circumference, approx 1,046 years old.

    I often heard it said while in the UK about the lifespan of an oak,
    300 years to grow, 300 years to mature and 300 years to die.

    http://www.blenheimpalace.com/blog/estate/is-this-britains-oldest-oak-tree.html

    New oldest oak :D
    oak%20tree%201.6462ddd1.jpg

    other nice pics

    4.6462ddd1.jpg

    DSC_4998.6462ddd1.jpg

    Ancient Tree Forum
    http://www.ancienttreeforum.co.uk/


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 296 ✭✭El Kabong!


    I was just in Sherwood forest and was shown the UK's oldest oak at 1150 years old!?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,109 ✭✭✭Oldtree


    El Kabong! wrote: »
    I was just in Sherwood forest and was shown the UK's oldest oak at 1150 years old!?

    Was that the Major Oak, or a newly discovered or reassessed tree? Do you have a link to any info on it?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 296 ✭✭El Kabong!


    Yes it was the Major Oak. I guess there are a lot of oak trees around that have signs up claiming to be the oldest!
    Online I can't find anything suggesting 1150 years old but that is what was presenting on site on the history/information boards...


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