Little Burstead - Broomhills Chase (Essex)

Dawn Redwoods	Giant Redwood
The first trees that you may spot in the garden of Wartons are three lovely Dawn Redwoods, planted in a triangle on the lawn. A Giant Redwood of around thirty years old also grows here and the owner told us of a time, when he had built one of his boats, that it was necessary to have a crane lift the assembled boat over the top of the tree to reach the road. Many thanks to Rod for supplying the photographs below of the Giant Redwood in 1991, as one of his boats is being very carefully lifted over the top!
The Giant Redwood at Wartons circa 1991
The final picture shows another of Rod's boats behind the same Wellingtonia in 1976. The picture was originally taken for the boat itself and, as magnificent as it is, we are glad that there is also a pictorial record of the young Redwood tree! It is very interesting to see how some of our young trees that are being planted around the U.K. might look in another thirty years.
The Giant Redwood at Wartons circa 1976

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	N51.60432 E0.40869	N51.60381 E0.41036	TQ 66902 92246	245ft (74.7m)	11.3m	2.42m	July 2006
Dawn Redwood Metasequoia glyptostroboides	2	N51.60449 E0.40849	N51.60398 E0.41016	TQ 66888 92265	239ft (72.8m)	14m	1.1m	July 2006
	3	N51.60447 E0.40852	N51.60396 E0.41019	TQ 66890 92262	232ft (70.7m)	13.5m	1.07m	July 2006
	4	N51.60444 E0.40862	N51.60393 E0.41029	TQ 66897 92259	240ft (73.2m)	13.1m	1.08m	July 2006
Girth was measured at 1.5 metres from ground