Great Dunmow - St Mary's Church (Essex)
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Great Dunmow - St Mary's Church (Essex) |
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 Giant Redwood - April 2009 |
| This Giant Redwood is hidden away in the churchyard at St. Mary's. The tree was obviously blighted some years ago by an immense tree creeper, the stem of which was many inches across. Thankfully someone had cut a metre or so of its stem away. |
| * * * Update - May 2024 * * * |
 Giant Redwood - May 2024 |
| How marvellous to see this Giant Redwood's glorious red trunk without a trace of the ivy in 2024. |
 Giant Redwood - May 2024 |
 Dawn Redwood - May 2024 |
 Dawn Redwood - May 2024 |
| Another piece of good news was that two very fine Dawn Redwoods also stand in the cemetery. One had a serious infestation of tree creeper but some kind soul has dealt with it by cutting several inches of its stems away. |
 Dawn Redwood - May 2024 |
 Dawn Redwood - May 2024 |
| 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 | N51.88206 E0.36683 |
N51.88158 W0.36848 |
TL 63000 23035 | 163ft (49.70m) |
30.7m 28.3m |
5.7m 5.43m |
May 2024 Apr 2009 |
| Dawn Redwood Metasequoia glyptostrobodies | 2 | N51.88265 E0.36605 | N51.88217 W0.36770 | TL 62944 23099 | 156ft (47.56m) | 22.6m | 2.3m | May 2024 |
| 3 | N51.88262 E0.36579 | N51.88214 W0.36744 | TL 62926 23095 | 156ft (47.56m) | 20.6m | 2.26m | May 2024 | |
| Girth for Giant was measured at 1.5m from ground. Girth for Dawns was measured at 0.7m from ground. | ||||||||