Great Baddow - High Street (Essex)

A wonderful oddity, for a Wellingtonia at least. Whereas these trees typically have single stout, straight trunks swept outward at the base, this one is very different. At around two and a half metres the vertical trunk ceases, and four or more thickened branches appear to have taken over and swept upward to form a set of new stems. This untidy tangle would not look out of place on an oak tree, but on a Redwood it becomes a magnificent oddity. Definitely worth seeing, one can only wonder at the history behind this tree. Perhaps a severe lighting strike wiped out the upper section of the tree many years ago, or maybe someone attacked it with a saw - a crime worthy of deportation, even if the result in this case is a very interesting example!

Common Names and Latin Name	Latitude and Longitude		OS National Grid	Elevation (above sea-level)	Height	Girth	Date Measured
	WGS84	OSGB36
Giant Redwood, Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum	N51.71394 E0.50469	N51.71344 E0.50638	TL 73131 04659	118ft (36m)	24.5m	4.67m	September 2006
Girth was measured at 1.5 metres from ground