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Sessile oak in Savernake Forest in Marlborough

There is one sessile oak (Quercus petraea) in Savernake Forest in Marlborough (county of Wiltshire).

The tree is standing close the A 346, at the edge of the forest.

This tree is called "Big-Belly Oak". The girth of the tree is 10.25 m measured at a height of 1.50 m (2009, Owen Johnson). This tree was planted around the year 1002 ± 10, which makes it around 1011 ± 10 years old (Henk van Boeschoten, Oct 1, 2011).
The girth was measured more than once:
YearGirth@1.3 mGirth@1.5 mMeasurement
200911.18 m10.25 mOwen Johnson

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Big-Belly Oak (sessile oak "3713")

Savernake Forest, picture by Henk van Boeschoten

Savernake Forest, picture by Henk van Boeschoten

Savernake Forest, picture by Henk van Boeschoten

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