Saffron Walden - Longhedges (Essex)

Giant Redwood - April 2007

This classic example of its kind sits in the tiny front garden of a house in Longhedges in Saffron Walden. These relatively modern houses were built around the Giant Redwood some one hundred years after it was planted. It is interesting to see such close construction around a large tree, it illustrates that it is not as much of a problem as some people might believe. It is likely that the tree will suffer more from the proximity than will the houses! It would have been nice though if the town planners could have left the tree in a modest patch of grass, and thereby provided a lovely spot for children to play under the tree. In August 2019 we were advised by April that sadly this tree is no longer present.

Common Names and Latin Name	Latitude and Longitude		OS National Grid	Elevation (above sea-level)
	WGS84	OSGB36
Giant Redwood, Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum	N52.02039 E0.24331	N52.01993 E0.24498	TL 54026 38150	196ft (59.76m)