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Dozen ‘magnificent oaks’ on shortlist for annual Tree of the Year competition
The 12 oaks shortlisted for the Tree of the Year vote are: – Marton Oak, Cheshire, a 1,200-year-old sessile oak tree with a ...
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Twelve trees top Woodland Trust's annual Tree of the Year competition
The 12 oaks shortlisted for the Tree of the Year vote include Marton Oak in Cheshire. This is a 1,200-year-old sessile oak tree with a huge 14.02 metre girth, making it the UK's widest recorded ...
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12 mighty facts about oak trees
The acorns of the sessile oak are stalkless. Oak is a seaworthy timber and was used to build many famous ships including HMS Victory which consumed 6,000 trees, most of them oaks. As the Royal ...
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Woodland project celebrates planting 200th tree
The freshly-planted trees have included species such as sessile oak, alder, willow and aspen, along with the latest tree: a bird cherry. The RSPB's Bea Normington said the project was an "ideal ...