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| *****SWAAG_ID***** | 449 |
| Date Entered | 01/02/2012 |
| Updated on | 01/02/2012 |
| Recorded by | Tim Laurie |
| Category | Tree Site Record |
| Record Type | Botanical HER |
| Site Access | Public Footpath |
| Record Date | 01/01/2005 |
| Location | Grinton PasturesWych elm pollards on and close to the eastern dike of the Grinton-Fremington Cross Valley Linear Earthwork. |
| Civil Parish | Grinton |
| Brit. National Grid | |
| Altitude | 225m |
| Geology | Glacial drift covered Lower Dale Slopes. |
| Record Name | Wych elm pollards on and close to the eastern dike of the Grinton-Fremington Linear Earthworks. |
| Record Description | This record includes a photograph taken during the late 1980's which shows the woodland on the earthwork as it existed before Dutch Elm Disease took final toll of the elm trees. The good news is that several of the ancient wych elms thought to be dead are throwing up young shoots from the root system.
This raises the question : How old are the saplings from these trees?
Possible answer: The calander age of the sapling 5 years. The genetic age of the sapling: medieval! |
| Dimensions | See photgraphs |
| Geographical area | Mid Swaledale |
| Species | Wych elms |
| Scientific Name | Ulmus glabra |
| Additional Notes | Andrew Fleming first recognised the significance of the ancient Wych Elms which were recently such a fine teature of the Lower Pastures of Swaledale. Andrew is seen here counting the tree rings of the ongrowth from a large elm pollard to determine the date of the previous cuts from the pollard.
Most elm pollards were last cut around 120-180 years ago. |
| Image 1 ID | 2212 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 1 Description | Andrew Fleming first recognised the significance of the ancient Wych Elms which were recently such a fine feature of the Lower Pastures of Swaledale. |  |
| Image 2 ID | 2211 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 2 Description | Andrew Fleming first recognised the significance of the ancient Wych Elms of the Lower Pastures of Swaledale. Andrew (EAL watching!) is seen counting the tree rings on the largest ongrowth from this fallen elmpollard |  |
