Feering - The Street (Essex)

Two Giant Redwood 2004

Paperbark Maple 2004

According to one of the locals, these two Giant Redwood in the grounds of the Drummonds care home were planted many years ago by the vicar of the adjacent All Saints church, for his two daughters. There is probably a little more to the story, so if anyone knows about this we would be very pleased to hear. There is also a small Coast Redwood (Sequoia semperivens) of about 8ft tall - quite a rare find! Nearby, in the church grounds, there is a tree that has a peculiarly flaky bark with a rich reddish-mauve colour, as can be seen in the photograph. It is a Paper-bark Maple (Acer griseum). Not a Redwood, admittedly but certainly worth seeing!

Giant Redwood 2011

Giant Redwood 2011

Coast Redwood 2011

The first visit to these trees was in 2004, and as can be seen from the photograph one of the Giant Redwoods was looking rather sparse and ragged at the top. By 2011 it had recovered from whatever injury caused this and is now looking as healthy and lush at the top as its partner. During this time the very young Coast Redwood has more than doubled in height to 5.8 metres.

Common Names and Latin Name	No.	Latitude and Longitude		OS National Grid	Elevation (above sea-level)	Height	Girth	Date Measured
		WGS84	OSGB36
Giant Redwood, Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum	1	N51.85103 E0.71592	N51.85055 E0.71764	TL 87153 20424	97ft (29.6m)	22.4m --	3.5m 3.3m	December 2011 December 2004
	2	N51.85097 E0.71597	N51.85049 E0.71769	TL 87157 20418	96ft (29.2m)	22.6m --	3.83m 3.65m	December 2011 December 2004
Coast Redwood Sequoia sempervirens	3	N51.85092 E0.71604	N51.85044 E0.71776	TL 87162 20412	96ft (29.2m)	5.8m 2.45m	0.32m --	December 2011 December 2004
Girth was measured at 1.5m from ground.