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Ancient Tree Forum Guides No. 3 Trees and Construction
Case study 3
Wysham Oak, Monmouth
Local authority housing was designed around the Wyesham Oak, which adds
value as the centrepiece of the development. It is important to care for the
tree and its roots after construction, so that the tree continues to provide a
lasting benefit to the development. R.McB August 2021.
Visited on 15/08/2025 and found to have a full crown and showing good recovery from the harsh cut-back inflicted in 2012. There are quite extensive areas of dead and missing bark around the trunk and fresh fruiting bodies of Fistulina hepatica were present but the overall structure remains good.
It was noted that the acorns are quite distinctly sessile (with no or a very short stalk) indicating it is not a pedunculate oak as stated; however the foliage shows some intermediate characteristics between Q. robur & Q. patraea leading me to suggest that it is the hybrid, Quercus x rosacea. I would also suggest both from its present form and also from the photos dating back to the 1930s that it was a lapsed pollard rather than a maiden, as stated.
Ancient Tree Forum Guides No. 3 Trees and Construction Case study 3 Wysham Oak, Monmouth Local authority housing was designed around the Wyesham Oak, which adds value as the centrepiece of the development. It is important to care for the tree and its roots after construction, so that the tree continues to provide a lasting benefit to the development. R.McB August 2021.
Visited on 15/08/2025 and found to have a full crown and showing good recovery from the harsh cut-back inflicted in 2012. There are quite extensive areas of dead and missing bark around the trunk and fresh fruiting bodies of Fistulina hepatica were present but the overall structure remains good. It was noted that the acorns are quite distinctly sessile (with no or a very short stalk) indicating it is not a pedunculate oak as stated; however the foliage shows some intermediate characteristics between Q. robur & Q. patraea leading me to suggest that it is the hybrid, Quercus x rosacea. I would also suggest both from its present form and also from the photos dating back to the 1930s that it was a lapsed pollard rather than a maiden, as stated.