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| *****SWAAG_ID***** | 479 |
| Date Entered | 26/03/2012 |
| Updated on | 26/03/2012 |
| Recorded by | Tim Laurie |
| Category | Tree/Shrub Record |
| Record Type | Botanical HER |
| Site Access | Public Access Land |
| Location | Summer Lodge Beck Head |
| Civil Parish | Grinton |
| Brit. National Grid | SD 96445 95159 |
| Altitude | 392m |
| Geology | Waterfall ravine through Main Chert |
| Record Name | Summerlodge Beck Head. Ancient rowan with exposed root. |
| Record Description | Rowan approximately 2.8m girth with fully exposed root which, having destabilised the rock of the cliff, now runs for a distance of 3m across the turf above the cliff to turn down and enter the cliff at a lower level. |
| Dimensions | See photographs |
| Geographical area | Mid Swaledale |
| Additional Notes | The visible trunks and branches of this tree can be described as ancient on grounds of the girth of 2.8m, its overall appearance and the presence of dead wood, however strictly speaking the visible rowan tree may not live for many decades, perhaps one or two centuries. The rootstock is however truly ancient and will continue to live and to throw up new young shoots to replace the visible tree.
Close examination of this tree reveals a fresh young rowan sapling which will survive and replace the existing tree when all trace of its existence has disappeared.
Question!
Bearing in mind that the very large sepentlike root now exposed, originally penetrated far within the rock as a threadlike root seeking moisture, to grow and expand and in time to completely destabilise the cliff, much of which has now disaappeared. How old is this tree? |
| Image 1 ID | 2419 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 2 ID | 2420 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 3 ID | 2421 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 4 ID | 2422 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 5 ID | 2423 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 6 ID | 2424 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 7 ID | 2425 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 8 ID | 2426 Click image to enlarge |
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