High Ongar - Mulberry House Hotel (Essex)
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High Ongar - Mulberry House Hotel (Essex) |
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| Thanks to Alex for spotting this fine specimen of a Wellingtonia (Sequoiadendron gigantuem) in a beautiful setting. He has won himself a chocolate orange for spotting one the very few I must have missed in Essex! |
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| Close to the tree is a small lake with a footbridge, and when the photographs were taken there were three black swans enjoying their breakfast on an early warm spring day. The only thing missing from the tranquil scene is a Dawn Redwood that would fit nicely beside the water. |
| Common Names and Latin Name | Latitude and Longitude | OS National Grid | Elevation (above sea-level) |
Height | Girth | Date Measured | |||
| WGS84 | OSGB36 | ||||||||
| Giant Redwood Sequoiadendron giganteum | N51.71156 E0.25965 | N51.71106 W0.26128 | TL 56211 03841 | 135ft (41.16m) | 29.1m | 5.1m | March 2016 | ||
| Girth was measured at 1.5 metres from ground | |||||||||