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Palm of Hand Oak
Bishop's Stortford, Essex
Recorded by: Peter Herring
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Trees of National Special Interest (TNSI)
- Species:
- Pedunculate oakQuercus robur
- Form:
- Coppice
- Standing or fallen:
- Standing
- Living status:
- Alive
- Girth:
- 9.61m at a height of 0.50m History
- Veteran status:
- Ancient tree
- County:
- Essex
- Country:
- England
- Grid reference:
- TL52991995
- Public accessibility:
- Public - open access (e.g. public park)
- Surroundings:
- Ancient woodland
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Palm of Hand Oak
Bishop's Stortford, Essex
Recorded by: Peter Herring
- Species:
- Pedunculate oak
- Form:
- Coppice
- Standing or fallen:
- Standing
- Living status:
- Alive
- Girth:
- 9.61m at a height of 0.50m History
- Condition:
- Holes or water pockets, Hollowing trunk, Hollowing branches, Decaying wood on the ground
- Veteran status:
- Ancient tree
- Tree number:
- 28377
- Local or historic name:
- Palm of Hand Oak
- County:
- Essex
- Country:
- England
- Grid reference:
- TL52991995
- Public accessibility:
- Public - open access (e.g. public park)
- Surroundings:
- Ancient woodland
- Ancient tree site:
- Hatfield Forest
- Woodland Trust wood:
- No
- Epiphytes:
- Lichen, Moss
- Fungi:
- --
- Invertebrates:
- --
- Bats:
- --
- Recorded by:
- Peter Herring
- Recording organisation:
- --
- Last visited:
- 18/05/2024
- First recorded:
- 01/01/2009
Please be aware that Hatfield is a huge forest. On a hot day, please take plenty of water for yourself and any companions to avoid heat exhaustion. This tree is not too hard to locate, but please be especially careful when exploring the north of the forest.