| Survey data | |
|---|---|
| Surveyed by: Jeanette Piner | Surveyed on: 4th October 2012 |
| Number of trees: 1 | |
| Girth: 3.16m (measured at 1.5m) | |
| Tree form: Unsure | |
| Dead or alive: Alive | |
| Standing/fallen: Upright | |
| Access: Public - partial access (e.g. next to footpath or road) | |
This tree's story
Location of tree near to a pill box on footpath(25metres from road) along canal,possibly an original planting from Napoleonic times.Robust tree with open shape and 3 main branches some overhanging canal.Evidence of pollarding and some deadwood. Smaller branches on the ground-probably storm damage.
Growing on the tree
- Lichen
- Fungi
Signs of animal life
- Insect boring
- wasp nest?
Additional comments
Black buds on leaf stems.Large fungus attached to the trunk at ground level 1.6m wide and 0.6m deep.Also lichen growing on trunk 0.5 m from the ground. Hole in trunk may be an animal burrow. Large drop to canal and roots exposed to water. Estimated height of tree 18m.