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Birnam Oak
Birnam, Perth and Kinross
Recorded by: Not specified
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Heritage Tree
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Trees of National Special Interest (TNSI)
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Tree of the Year – Shortlisted
Scotland, 2015, 2016
- Species:
- Pedunculate oakQuercus robur
- Form:
- Maiden
- Standing or fallen:
- Standing
- Living status:
- Alive
- Girth:
- 7.46m at a height of 1.50m
- Veteran status:
- Ancient tree
- County:
- Perth and Kinross
- Country:
- Scotland
- Grid reference:
- NO03264214
- Public accessibility:
- Public - Scottish Outdoor Access
- Surroundings:
- River / canal bank, Woodland
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Birnam Oak
Birnam, Perth and Kinross
Recorded by: Not specified
- Species:
- Pedunculate oak
- Form:
- Maiden
- Standing or fallen:
- Standing
- Living status:
- Alive
- Girth:
- 7.46m at a height of 1.50m
- Condition:
- Holes or water pockets, Hollowing trunk, Hollowing branches, Decaying wood in the crown, Decaying wood in the crown <10%, Hollow trunk - with opening
- Veteran status:
- Ancient tree
- Tree number:
- 2422
- Local or historic name:
- Birnam Oak
- County:
- Perth and Kinross
- Country:
- Scotland
- Grid reference:
- NO03264214
- Public accessibility:
- Public - Scottish Outdoor Access
- Surroundings:
- River / canal bank, Woodland
- Ancient tree site:
- --
- Woodland Trust wood:
- No
- Epiphytes:
- Lichen, Moss, Fern
- Fungi:
- --
- Invertebrates:
- --
- Bats:
- --
- Recorded by:
- Not specified
- Recording organisation:
- --
- Recorded on:
- 30/08/2021
This famous tree is reputed to be one of the remaining trees of Birnam Wood, made famous by Shakespeare's Macbeth.
Sometimes known as 'MacBeth's Oak' it is unlikely that it was around to see Birnam Wood move to Dunsinane Hill around 1057 but it is centuries old and is a remnant of a great medieval oakwood - the legendary Birnam Wood, immortalised by Shakespeare - which existed in this area.