Wellington - North Street (Somerset)

Tree No. 1

Tree No. 2

Here are more Redwood finds in Wellington, Somerset by George. He wrote; "This area has four redwoods in it, all near the Wellington football pitch." Two of the trees in North Street, he wrote; "may have been planted in 1952, since this was when the football pitch was made. I have no evidence that they were, it just seems that this would have been a moment to plant them. This would make them about 70 years old, which may be reasonable." George's co-ordinates and measurements Tree One: 50°58'37.9"N 3°13'52.9"W. Height: 23.76 metres. Tree Two: 50°58'38.6"N 3°13'52.0"W. Height: 21.99 metres. George wrote this about Tree Two: "This Wellingtonia’s trunk seems to split into two about halfway up the tree, giving it two points at the top. Could this be because it was damaged a bit in its early days? Since it is beside a football pitch, this might not be completely unreasonable."

Tree No. 3

"This young Wellingtonia is beside the changing rooms for the football pitch. Like the other Wellingtonia at the top of the pitch, this one has a split trunk but this time into four separate pathways. This gives it an interesting top with numerous peaks. It is curious that the only two occurrences of this in the town have both been in this area." George's co-ordinates and measurements Tree Three: 50°58'42.9"N 3°13'57.0"W. Height: 13.34 metres.

Tree No. 4

Tree No. 4

"This is a splendid Dawn Redwood by a path beside the football pitch. I am more confident that this is a Dawn than I was with the potential one in Oldway Park, however, I may still be wrong." George's co-ordinates and measurements Tree Four: 50°58'44.1"N 3°13'54.2"W. Height: 18.36 metres.

Ah yes! The slightly peeling bark and fluting of the trunk is a classic Dawn Redwood look. I also zoomed in on foliage at the top of the photograph and several of the fronds clearly show that the leaflets are in opposing pairs (Dawn Redwood), rather than alternate as would be the case with Swamp Cypress