Back to list

ancient tree studley royal

ancient tree studley royal

5,108 4

1 3

markkeville

Premium (World), Newcastle upon Tyne

Comments 4

Adele D. Oliver 05/12/2018 4:35
a majestic tree, very impressive ... the branches smooth like a
beech ??? - and the leaves too make me believe that this is
what it could be ...
best regards,
Adele
1 Reply Replies Reply Like comment
- markkeville 05/12/2018 10:24
  Thankyou for your suggestion. I tended to think that the leaves were a bit long for it to be a beech tree. There are a lot of beech trees in this park - and this tree looked different. But you could be right.
  When i look at a reference book - the elongated leaves of this tree resemble those of a chestnut tree. (A less likely comparator would be a hornbeam). I feel bad for not knowing. the tree ought to have a little sign on it - proclaiming - this is what i am. mark.
  Like comment
Matthias Moritz 03/12/2018 8:35
A wonderful tree! Reminds me of the Rumskulla Oak in Vimmerby, Sweden.
1 Reply Replies Reply Like comment
- markkeville 03/12/2018 9:10
  I could not identify what type of tree this was - which annoys me. I have just looked at images of the tree that you mentioned - and that is an impressive tree. Twenty years ago - a book was published here in britain - called "Meetings with remarkable trees" by Nicholas pakenham - in which he writes about some 20 or so ancient and celebrated trees in britain. the book has nice pictures. mark.
  Like comment

Suggest for gallery Gallery suggestion

Information

Section	Nature: Trees
Folders	Fountains Abbey
Views	5,108
Published	02/12/2018
Language
License

Exif

Camera	Canon EOS 70D
Lens	EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM
Aperture	8
Exposure time	1/250
Focus length	18.0 mm
ISO	200

Appreciated by