Colchester - Wivenhoe House (Essex)
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Colchester - Wivenhoe House (Essex) |
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 Giant Redwood Tree No. 1 |
 Giant Redwood Tree No. 1 |
 GIant Redwood Tree No. 2 |
 Coast Redwood Tree No. 3 |
 Dawn Redwood Tree No. 4 |
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 Giant Redwood Tree No. 5 |
| Two of the Giant Redwood trees are fairly close to the building of Wivenhoe House and have a substantial surrounding of fern. Nearby are a young Coast Redwood and yound Dawn Redwood. The other Giant Redwood is further away in the grounds and looks a little sparse. Wivenhoe House was built in 1759 and in World War II tank regiments were stationed here. Also the house once served as the S.A.S. headquarters and in 1964 Wivenhoe Park, including the house, was sold to the University of Essex. |
| Common Names and Latin Name | No. | Latitude and Longitude | OS National Grid | Elevation (above sea-level) |
Height | Girth | Date Measured | ||
| WGS84 | OSGB36 | ||||||||
| Giant Redwood Sequoiadendron giganteum | 1 | N51.87941 E0.95341 | N51.87891 W0.95513 | TM 03377 24215 | 33ft (10.06m) | 27.6m | 5m | August 2012 | |
| 2 | N51.87953 E0.95282 | N51.87903 W0.95454 | TM 03336 24227 | 30ft (09.15m) | 25.1m | -- | August 2012 | ||
| Coast Redwood Sequoia sempervirens | 3 | N51.87966 E0.95300 | N51.87916 W0.95472 | TM 03348 24242 | 33ft (10.06m) | 3.76m | -- | August 2012 | |
| Dawn Redwood Metasequoia glyptostrobodies | 4 | N51.87983 E0.95241 | N51.87933 W0.95413 | TM 03306 24259 | 34ft (10.37m) | 5.7m | -- | August 2012 | |
| Giant Redwood Sequoiadendron giganteum | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | no further details yet | |
| Girth was measured at 1.5 metres from ground | |||||||||