Matching - Down Hall (Essex)

Giant Redwood Tree no. 1 - December 2004	Giant Redwood Tree no. 2 - December 2004
In a field along the driveway into Down Hall hotel in Matching, stands a fine pair of Wellingtonia. They may not have the most bulky foliage, but they make up for it in their height and in the stature of their trunks. On the same field there is also a Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens).

Coast Redwood Tree no. 4 - December 2004

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* * * Update - May 2024 * * *

Giant Redwood Tree no. 1 - May 2024	Giant Redwood Tree no. 2 - May 2024
Twenty years had passed since the first visit to Down Hall Hotel and, rather unsurprisingly, the Redwoods had grown. The tallest Giant Sequoia had gained some 9 metres in height and a bulging root! The second tallest had added 5.5 metres to its height.

Coast Redwood Tree no. 4 - May 2024	Giant Redwood Tree no. 3 - May 2024
The Coast Redwood nearby and the other Giant (which is over a hedge and maybe in another property) were not measured in 2004.

Giant Redwood Tree no. 1 - May 2024

It's great revisiting trees I measured in the past and it felt good to be near huge Redwoods again, something I've been neglecting this year.

Common Names	Latin Names	No.	Height	Girth	Date Measured
Giant Redwood, Wellingtonia	Sequoiadendron giganteum	1	36.6m 27.5m	7.13m 6.6m	May 2024 December 2004
		2	32.5m 27m	6.92m 6.35m	May 2024 December 2004
		3	29.8m	--	May 2024
Coast Redwood	Sequoia sempervirens	4	27.6m	4.7m	May 2024
Girth was measured at 1.5m from ground.