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PART III.

is greatly decayed, if not altogether dead; and the few remaining branches on the other side are sooverloaded with ivy, as greatly to endanger their safety in every storm.” At Aberpergwm, theseat of Wm, Williams, Esq., there is a fine growing tree, 25 ft. in girt near the ground, and 15 ft.at the height of 3 ft. In Gloucestershire, at Doddington Park, is a growing tree 75 ft. high, with atrunk 12 ft. in girt, and a head 90 ft. in diameter. In Herefordshire, at Croft Castle, it is 120 ft.high, diameter of the trunk 4 ft., and of the head 75 ft. ; another is 75 ft. high, diameter of the trunk8 ft., and of the head 96 ft.; another, a remarkably regular and handsome tree, 72 ft. high, diameterof the trunk 10ft., and of the head 104 ft. j and another, an old pollard, 56 ft. high, diameter of thetrunk 12 ft. 8 in., and of the head81 ft. At Eastnor Castle, 18 years planted, it is30ft. high. About8,miles from Moccas Court is the Eardisley Oak, a fine old tree, having an immense head, wider thanthat of the Cowthorpe Oak : the trunk is 18 ft. high, and 30ft. in girt at 3 ft. from the ground ; with ahole at the ground, which, in warm weather, serves as a retreat for pigs and sheep. The Nun-AptonOak, near Brinefield, has a trunk 33 ft. in girt at 5ft. from the ground. The Moccas Court WeepingOak (Jig. 1568. in p. 1732.) is 75 ft. high ; the circumference of the trunk is 13 ft. 6 in., and the diameterof the head, in one direction, is 100 ft. In Tibberton Park there is an oak (Jig. 1587. in p. 1746.) which,as we are informed by its proprietor H. Lee Warner, Esq., has reached the astonishing height of 127 ft.;the trunk 27 ft. 6 in. in height before it divides into branches j its circumferences averages about 18 ft.In Hertfordshire, at Hatfield, are many fine specimens: one, with a trunk 36ft. in circumference,and clear to the height of 30 ft., contains 270 cubic feet of timber. In Lancashire, at Holker Hall,there is an oak 75 ft. high, with a trunk girting 21 ft.: the diameter of the head is 66 ft. The BroadOak, at Win wick Hah, is only 30 ft. high ; but the circumference of the trunk, at 1 ft. from the ground, is17 ft., and the diameter of the head 90 ft.: at 10 ft. from the ground, there are 8 branches, which growin a horizontal direction ; and at 10 ft. from those are 6 more branches, spreading in a similar manner.In Leicestershire, at Donnington Park, 80 years old, it is 68 ft. high, the circumference of the trunk12 ft., and the diameter of the head 81 ft. j another, very old, is 64 ft. high, the diameter of the head66ft., and the trunk 33 ft. in circumference. At Gopsall, at the seat of Earl Howe, Q. pedunculata is70 ft. high ; circumference of the trunk 18 ft., and diameter of the head 77 ft. In Montgomeryshire,in the park at Powis Castle are mahy fine oaks : one of these is 90 ft. high, with a trunk girting

21 ft. at3 ft. from the ground ; the diameter of the head 93ft. : it contains about 1335 cubic feet oftimber. “ The handsomest oak 1 ever saw,” says Marsham, “ was in the Earl of Powis’s noble park,by Ludlow, in 1757 j though it was but 16 ft. 3 in. in circumference at 5 ft. from the ground ; but itran quite straight and clear of arms (I believe, full 60 ft. high), and had a large fine head.” (BathSoc. Papers , vol. i. p. 66.) Possibly this may be the tree mentioned above. In Monmouthshire, atTredegar Park, 175 years old, it is 85ft. high; the circumference of the trunk is 18ft, and thediameter of the head 75 ft. In Norfolk, at Merton Hall, is an oak with a trunk 63 ft. 2 in, in giit.(See fig. 1602. in p. 1764). It is said that, some years ago, a still [larger oak, in the same park, wasblown down. Another oak at Merton measures 25ft. in circumference at5ft from the ground.There are many oaks in the wood with trunks varying from 12 ft. to 24 ft. in circumference. One ofthese has a clear trunk 22 ft. 10 in. in height, averaging a girt of about 13 ft., and perfectly straight.This is a magnificent tree, with a very handsome head. In Northamptonshire, at Shipley House, itis 350 years old, the circumference of the trunk 27 ft., and the diameter of the head 171ft.; atEaston Park is one 26 ft. in girt at 1 ft. from the ground; and in Chase Park is one 26 ft. 3 in. ingirt at 1 ft. from the ground. In Yardlcy Chase are many fine oaks, besides those already mentionedin p. 1765. : one, a growing tree, is 70 ft. high, with a trunk 12 ft. in circumference, and 28 ft. high tothe first branch ; another has a trunk 26 ft. 3 in. in circumference; and several have trunks varyingfrom 15 ft. to 20 ft. in circumference. At Strelly Hall, the seat of Thomas Webb Edge, Esq., is theStrclly Broad Oak, which was measured in 1739, after its main «arms had been blown off; when itcontained 560 cubic feet of timber, and its head was 180 ft. in diameter. It is now a mere shell;but its trunk still measures, at 3 ft. from the ground, 18 ft. in circumference. At Deene Park, theseat of the Earl of Cardigan, there are several large old oaks, one of which is 45 ft. high, with a trunkgirting about 14 ft. 6 in. at 3 ft. from the ground, and a head 81 ft. in diameter. A pollard oak, in thesame park, has a trunk which girts 17ft. 3in. at 3ft. from the ground. In a wood at Corby isab oak 70 ft. high, with a trunk girting 16 ft. An oak on the Pascoe estate, in the same county, hasa trunk 25 ft. 6 in. in girt, which rises (averaging about 15 ft.) to the height of about 22 ft. or 24 ft.;when it forms what may be called an apple-tree head. In Northumberland, at Hartburn, 83 yearsplanted, it is 74 ft. high ; the circumference of the trunk is 12 ft., and the diameter of the head 60 ft. ;this trunk is without boughs to the height of upwards of 50 ft. In Nottinghamshire, at ClumberPark, it is 58 ft. high, the circumference of the trunk 13 ft. 6 in., and the diameter cf the head 72 ft. :at Thorcsby Park, it has a trunk, clear of branches, 45 ft. high, though only 7 ft. 6in. in circumference,and is a fine young tree. In Oxfordshire, at Blenheim, is a fine oak, nearly 30 ft. in girt. In CornburyPark, & peduncul&ta is 48 ft. high, with a trunk 34 ft. 3 in. in circumference near the ground, and

22 ft. 3 in. at the height of 17 ft.: the diameter of the head is about 60 ft. In Pembrokeshire, at StackpoleCourt, Q. sessiliflbra is 100 ft. high, with a head 60 ft. in diameter, and a trunk 13 ft. 6in. in circum-ference. At the height of 13 ft., it divides into three branches, forming a handsome and well-pro-portioned head. It is difficult to name the age; but 150 years ago it was designated the Large Oakat Stackpole. In Radnorshire, at Maeslaugh Castle, it is 50 ft high; the diameter of the head is97 ft., and the circumference of the trunk 17 ft. 3 in. In Rutlandshire, in Normanton Park, there isan oak 65 ft. high, diameter of head 90 ft, girt of the trunk, at 3 ft. from the ground, 14 ft. 3 in.:the species is Q. peduncul-ita. Another oak, in the same park (Q. sessilifl&ra), measured 26 ft. incircumference at 3 ft. from the ground. Its height, and the diameter of its head, are nearly equal tothe preceding. They are standing some 30 yards distant from each other, and within 50 yards of abog. The latter is widely different from the former in its general appearance; and its stragglingbranches and pallid leaves give it a very naked aspect. The other, on the contrary, with its deeplyjagged dark green leaves, and robust habit, has a sombre appearance. In Shropshire, at Porkington,is an oak 50 ft. high, with a trunk nearly 20 ft in circumference, and a head 90 ft. in diameter ; andanother, in the same park, 100 ft. high, has a trunk 18 ft. in girt to the height of 18 ft., and a head65ft. in diameter: at Hardwicke Grange, 10 years planted, it is 25ft. high : at Willey Park, 15years planted, it is 39 ft. high ; at Kinlet there is a growing oak 112 ft. high, the girt of the trunk36 ft.6in., and the diameter of the head 84 ft.; also many fine specimens, from 80 ft. to 100 ft. high, withtrunks from 15 ft. to 24 ft. in circumference, and the branches extending from 80 ft. to 110 ft. In thenatural woods adjoining Kinlet are numerous trees both of Q. pedunculata and of Q. sessiliflbra.In Staffordshire, at Trentham, there is an oak 60 ft. high, the circumference of the trunk 21ft., andthe diameter of the head 70 ft. At Bagot’s Park, there is a twisted oak, about 56 ft. high; circumferenceof the trunk, at 3 ft. from the ground, 27 ft. 2 in., and containing 720 cubic feet of nearly all crookedtimber. This is an old tree, and has lost much of its height and many of its boughs. In the samepark are six noble trees, called the CliffOaks, in a healthy growing state, and perfectly sound. Thelargest of these, which is called the King Tree, is 100 ft. high, with a trunk 18 ft. 7 in. in circumferenceat 3 ft. from the ground, and containing 620 cubic feet of timber: the others vary in height from