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Horse Chestnut – 3183

Survey data
Surveyed by: Sue SkippSurveyed on: 7th March 2016
Number of trees: 3
Tree form: Maiden
Dead or alive: Alive
Standing/fallen: Upright
Access: Public - open access (e.g. public park, churchyard, etc)

These trees' story

The ‘Three fishermen’ horse chestnuts. 3 amazingly large conker trees on the bank of the lake. Each has huge boughs leaning out over the lake as if to catch fish.

Growing on the tree

  • Lichen
  • Fungi

Signs of animal life

  • Insect boring

Additional comments

1.’Pete’ furthest south, immense 515cm girth, bough drooping into lake, large hollow branch and hollow to trunk
2’Norman’flakey bark,immense fluted roots 442cm
3 ‘Joe’Heartwood exposed large yellow bracket fungus

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