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Ancient Olive Trees Being Moved
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Posted by
brandon7 6b/7b TN (
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Sat, Dec 3, 11 at 19:36
From The Woodland Trust's website (see link below)....
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Here is a link that might be useful: Article from The Woodland Trust
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RE: Ancient Olive Trees Being Moved
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| Neat site. I have been browsing it for some time. Soon as one doesnt make it they should be able to determine its age |
RE: Ancient Olive Trees Being Moved
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| Did you notice the rootball, the top, and the way they're moving it? |
RE: Ancient Olive Trees Being Moved
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- Posted by j0nd03 7 west/central AR (My Page) on
Sun, Dec 4, 11 at 8:09
| Great 'set the scene' looking trees for Sleepy Hollow type movies. Good intentions trying to save them, but I wonder if it will pay off. I would be terrified to 'carry' them like they are doing, wow. How does that chain not snap into pieces? |
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| I didn't know olive trees grew in the UK. I thought they needed lots of sun. Well, if they were there for 1,000 years, they obviously do. |
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| These aren't in the UK; they're somewhere in the Mediterranean. Olives can survive in the most favourable sites in southern England given shelter, very well-drained soil, and as warm a spot as possible, but there aren't any big old ones. The largest is at Chelsea Physic Garden in London, 7 m tall and 29 cm trunk diameter. Resin |
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| Oh ok, I figured that if the olives were okay, Live oak Q Virginiana may do okay. It may have been you who said it doesn't do well there. You or another UK gardenweber said it hasn't survived previous attempts. When I got to visit the UK in 2001, I remember some palms in the ground, some wrapped in burlap, some not. The trip was a blur of continuous driving through towns to see castles and only a few hours in London. I wish we could've seen more of London but we wanted to cram in as much as possible in the little over a week that we had. There was a tree in Cardiff castle grounds with big high bulky roots, kinda reminds me of Beech. If you never visited you can't tell me but I wonder what it was. Maybe some web searching will help. Sorry for rambling. |
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| "I remember some palms in the ground" Chusan Palm Trachycarpus fortunei is hardy throughout Britain; several other species are hardy in warm areas (including inner London, which has a big winter heat island effect), including Phoenix canariensis (e.g. here; same one in winter), Jubaea chilensis, etc. "There was a tree in Cardiff castle grounds with big high bulky roots, kinda reminds me of Beech" Never been there, but could very easily be a Beech. Or was it this huge Holm Oak Quercus ilex right by the entrance? Resin |
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| Isn't it possible to safely evaluate a trees age by removing a very small diameter core? Seems I've read of such a procedure. |
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| In many cases, yes, it is possible and commonly done. The dendrochronology people over at the University of Tennessee have done this for many historic trees in this area. |
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| I have been to Cardiff castle and I think Resin is correct. The only big and memorable tree I recall is the Holm Oak. |
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| Okay, Thanks, it is probably what you think it is because it may be the only tree. It has been almost 12 years since I was there, and pics weren't from all angles. I thought maybe Fig, but you are probably right. I liked trees back then but not overboard like now. Thanks guys. When I get time I'm gonna google earth it and websearch the castle grounds photos. |
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