| Survey data | |
|---|---|
| Surveyed by: Nigel Heriz-Smith | Surveyed on: 4th September 2012 |
| Number of trees: 2 | |
| Tree form: Maiden | |
| Dead or alive: Alive | |
| Standing/fallen: Other | |
| Access: Private - not visible from public access (permission required to view) | |
These trees' story
None
Growing on the tree
- Lichen
- Fungi
Signs of animal life
- Insect boring
- Bird nesting
Additional comments
A PAIR of Field Maidens at the boundary of a meadow. Apparently these elms were in rude health until only a few years ago, since when they have been ravaged by disease and crown die-back. The northerly-most example has sheered off at around one third its original height girths are 290cm (broken) and 352cm (standing). Curiously, both elms have abundant epicormic growth and the larger of the two has remnant thin growth at the crown so they are putting up a fight. There are numerous self-seeded younger trees and saplings within the underwood. These two near-skeletal examples are lost to view in dense underwood as you approach more closely along the public path. The clearer view is from private land (permission is needed). Leaves are glossy. Epicormic growth is abundant up the deeply fissured main trunks. Significant cavity rot achieved through age. Dead wood on the ground exhibits a black glossy fungus; bracket fungi on the trunk. Large burrows housing rabbits in the root-system. Smooth-leaved elm.