Braintree - Weavers Park (Essex)
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Braintree - Weavers Park (Essex) |
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 All three of the young Giant Redwoods - August 2026 (note the stump of a larger tree removed between 2024-2026) |
| All of the trees in Weavers Park (including the two additional young ones) were measured in March 2024, and then on another visit in 2026 we discovered that one of the larger ones had been chopped down to a stump. The Giant Redwood in the wooded area is still rather infested with tree creeper and ivy, however it's nice to see that the people in charge of running the parks have been planting new Redwoods. |
 Two of the three young Giant Redwoods and the stump - August 2026 |
 Tree no. 4 August 2026 |
 Tree no. 5 - August 2026 |
 Tree no. 2 - August 2026 |
 All three Giant Redwoods, note the young one to the left of the larger two - October 2009 |
| Three Wellingtonia stand in Weaver's Park, across the other side from the skateboard area. There are two large ones, one is on the grassed area and one is just inside the wooded area some forty metres away. In between the two, also on the grass, is a very young Giant Redwood of approximately three or four years old in 2009. Sadly the Giant Redwood in the wooded area is rather infested with tree creeper and ivy, perhaps some kind soul could set to it with a sharp pair of secateurs as I had forgotten mine on my visit. |
| Common Names and Latin Name | No. | Latitude and Longitude | OS National Grid | Elevation (above sea-level) |
Height | Girth | Date Measured | |
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| Giant Redwood Sequoiadendron giganteum | 1 | N51.88145 E0.55645 | N51.88096 W0.55812 | TL 76051 23408 | 216ft (65.85m) | 22.3m 21.9m 21.6m | -- -- -- | August 2026 March 2024 October 2009 |
| 2 | N51.88148 E0.55613 | N51.88099 W0.55780 | TL 76029 23411 | 224ft (68.29m) | 5.1m 1.7m | -- -- | August 2026 October 2009 | |
| 3 | N51.88136 E0.55587 | N51.88087 W0.55754 | TL 76012 23397 | 226ft (68.90m) | R.I.P. 28.5m 26.3m | 4.6m -- 4.05m | August 2026 March 2024 October 2009 | |
| 4 | N51.88124 E0.55567 | N51.88075 W0.55734 | TL 75998 23383 | 197ft (60.06m) | 10.3m 8.6m | -- 0.9m | August 2026 March 2024 | |
| 5 | N51.88117 E0.55586 | N51.88068 W0.55753 | TL 76012 23376 | 195ft (59.45m) | 10.4m 9.4m | -- 0.8m | August 2026 March 2024 | Girth was measured at 1.5m from ground. |