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(>. sessilijlbra at Studley Park.
Height 95 ft,; girt of the trunk 16 ft. 1 in. j diameter of the head 82 ft. 9 in.
have been planted in masses within the present century, and never in theslightest degree pruned, and which have yet straight stems, upwards of 60 ft.high. The largest tree of Q. sessilifiora now standing in England, that wehave had any account of, is that in Studley Park, Yorkshire , of which fig. 1585.Is a portrait, to the scale of 1 in. to 30 ft., and which is 118 ft. high. Thehighest existing tree of Q. pedunculata, that we have heard of, is one atfibberton Park, in Herefordshire , of which fig. 1587. is a portrait, to thescale of 1 in. to 50 ft., and which is 108 ft. high. We have accounts of severalother oaks, upwards of 100 ft. high; but we know not to which species theyBelong. It is not known that there is any difference in the longevity of thetwo kinds; there being examples of both which must be upwards of 200 orI °U. There are several oaks in England which are from 500 to
iOOO years old, or upwards; but, in most cases, we have not been able toascertain to which species they belong.
Geography. The British oak is a native of most parts of Europe , fromoweden to the Mediterranean ; of the north of Africa ; and of the west ofsia; and Q, pedunculata appears to be the more prevalent species ,• especially? “ e ®iddle and northern regions. In Britain , the Q. pedunculata is by far,, e ® ore common: but Q. sessilifiora is .found in various places throughoute island; for example, in addition to those already mentioned (p. 1736.),at Cowfold, and in different parts of St. Leonard’s Forest,wh h ™ jr ? t near Horsham, and at Goodwood, in Sussex . Mr. Borrer,Ti°b^ vf ^ ven us these localities, adds: “ There is abundance of it aboutand n ■ ’ 3n< ^ ^ particularly recollect it near Dalgelly; and in profusion,var ying much in its foliage, in some parts of Devonshire, and espe-5x2