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Mitre Oak
Stourport-On-Severn, Worcs
Recorded by: Not specified
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Heritage Tree
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Trees of National Special Interest (TNSI)
The Mitre Oak at Norchard in Worcestershire was a familiar landmark to wayfarers for centuries, but now survives almost unnoticed beside the A449 dual carriageway, behind garden railings and shrouded in ivy. This once tall tree was cut back to a high stump in 2004 to prevent its falling into the road.
- Species:
- Sessile oakQuercus petraea
- Form:
- Pollard form (natural)
- Standing or fallen:
- Standing
- Living status:
- Alive
- Girth:
- 8.84m at a height of 1.50m
- Veteran status:
- Ancient tree
- County:
- Worcs
- Country:
- England
- Grid reference:
- SO8429168260
- Public accessibility:
- Private - visible from public access (permission not required to view)
- Surroundings:
- Roadside, Domestic garden
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Mitre Oak
Stourport-On-Severn, Worcs
Recorded by: Not specified
- Species:
- Sessile oak
- Form:
- Pollard form (natural)
- Standing or fallen:
- Standing
- Living status:
- Alive
- Girth:
- 8.84m at a height of 1.50m
- Condition:
- Decaying wood in the crown >90%, Hollow trunk - with opening
- Veteran status:
- Ancient tree
- Tree number:
- 23426
- Local or historic name:
- Mitre Oak
- Tag number:
- County:
- Worcs
- Country:
- England
- Grid reference:
- SO8429168260
- Public accessibility:
- Private - visible from public access (permission not required to view)
- Surroundings:
- Roadside, Domestic garden
- Ancient tree site:
- --
- Woodland Trust wood:
- No
- Epiphytes:
- Ivy
- Fungi:
- --
- Invertebrates:
- Yes
- Bats:
- --
- Recorded by:
- Not specified
- Recording organisation:
- --
- Last visited:
- 24/07/2024
- First recorded:
- 01/01/2004
The mitre oak is mentioned in the flight of Charles II after Boscobel see http://nq.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/issue_pdf/frontmatter_pdf/s4-I/24.pdf
There is an interesting account - with photos - of the shortening of the Mitre Oak in 2004 at https://www.wbrc.org.uk/WORCRECD/Issue%2016/recent_highlights.htm