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![]() Braintree - Marshalls Park (Essex) |
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Swamp Cypress (Taxodium distichum) - August 2005 |
Marshalls Park holds this example of Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides). Curiously though, although it has a typical, well-formed profile from one direction, viewed from the side it appears to be rather lacking in branches. Perhaps there were once other trees nearby. * * * Update - November 2011 * * * On a return visit to re-measure this tree, a closer inspection revealed that it is in fact a Swamp Cypress (Taxodium distichum). My excuse (if I need one) for the mistaken identity is that this was one of the first "Dawn Redwoods" to be found by Redwood World before we had become a little more astute at spotting the differences. Those differences do need a close-up look and the things to look for are that Swamp Cypress have leaves that are not alternately opposed, a trunk much less fluted and knarled, and a more overall feathery type appearance that probably accounted for the comment about the lack of branches in 2005. |
Common Names and Latin Name | Latitude and Longitude | OS National Grid | Elevation (above sea-level) |
Height | Girth | Date Measured | ||
WGS84 | OSGB36 | |||||||
Swamp Cypress Taxodium distichum | N51.87151 E0.54383 | N51.87102 W0.54550 | TL 75221 22272 | 51ft (15.55m) | 18m 16.5m | -- 1.49m | November 2011 August 2005 | |
Girth was measured at 1.5m from ground. |