| Survey data | |
|---|---|
| Surveyed by: John Hogan | Surveyed on: 27th April 2012 |
| Number of trees: 1 | |
| Girth: 5.25m (measured at 1.5m) | |
| Tree form: Maiden | |
| Dead or alive: Alive | |
| Standing/fallen: Upright | |
| Access: Private | |
This tree's story
The tree dimensions point to an age of 210 years and therefore planted in the time of Francis Giraud , celebrated vicar 1766-1811 .This site is about 200m from Watling St and according to the Rev Wilson may have had connections with travellers from Dove/Canterbury to London
Growing on the tree
- Nothing
Signs of animal life
- Squirrel nests
Additional comments
A prominent tree in the front garden of the vicarage .This tree and the adjacent Ginko biloba were surveyed in 2000 under the ‘Tree Registry’ ? scheme ( see attachments). The bark is furrowed and appears like an oak tree .About 2.5 m from the ground the trunk splits into 3 equal subbrabces which themselves later split symetrically into smaller branches.The longest branches eventually turn upwards characteristic of the specis.The tree is in good condidtion and according to the vicar is regularly maintained. It is being crowded by an adjacent Ginko which appears to getting the worse of the encounter ( see next entry )