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This Sycamore is the emblem for Help Trees Help Us and appears on their Facebook page. HTHU was set up to petition the Scottish Government to provide real legal protection for ancient and semi natural woodland in Scotland, after vandalism in Whistler’s wood where this tree stands in a carpet of bluebells and other wild flowers.

Rhu, Argyll and Bute

Recorded by: Michael D’Arcy

About the tree

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Species:
Common sycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Form:
Pollard form (natural)
Standing or fallen:
Standing
Living status:
Alive
Girth:
3.65m at a height of 0.50m
Veteran status:
Veteran tree

Location of tree

County:
Argyll and Bute
Country:
Scotland
Grid reference:
NS2667984784
Public accessibility:
Public - Scottish Outdoor Access
Surroundings:
Public or open space, Ancient woodland

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This Sycamore is the emblem for Help Trees Help Us and appears on their Facebook page. HTHU was set up to petition the Scottish Government to provide real legal protection for ancient and semi natural woodland in Scotland, after vandalism in Whistler’s wood where this tree stands in a carpet of bluebells and other wild flowers.

Rhu, Argyll and Bute

Recorded by: Michael D’Arcy

About the tree

Species:
Common sycamore
Form:
Pollard form (natural)
Standing or fallen:
Standing
Living status:
Alive
Girth:
3.65m at a height of 0.50m
Condition:
Holes or water pockets, Hollowing trunk, Hollowing branches, Decaying wood in the crown, Decaying wood in the crown <10%, Hollow trunk - with holes <15cm
Veteran status:
Veteran tree
Tree number:
207403
Local or historic name:
This Sycamore is the emblem for Help Trees Help Us and appears on their Facebook page. HTHU was set up to petition the Scottish Government to provide real legal protection for ancient and semi natural woodland in Scotland, after vandalism in Whistler’s wood where this tree stands in a carpet of bluebells and other wild flowers.

Location of tree

County:
Argyll and Bute
Country:
Scotland
Grid reference:
NS2667984784
Public accessibility:
Public - Scottish Outdoor Access
Surroundings:
Public or open space, Ancient woodland
Ancient tree site:
--
Woodland Trust wood:
No

Wildlife

Epiphytes:
Lichen, Moss, Ivy, Other, Cuckoo tree
Fungi:
--
Invertebrates:
--
Bats:
--

Recorded by

Recorded by:
Michael D’Arcy
Recording organisation:
--
Last visited:
24/05/2025
First recorded:
21/07/2020