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Title: Essex naturalist: being the journal of the Essex Field Club
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Essex Field Club
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Publisher: Buckhurst Hill, Essex, The Club
Contributing Library: Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library

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beam, trees which are extremely scarce in some parts of thecountry outside private grounds. Danbury Oaks.—I believe that I am justified in saying that thespot in all Essex richest in fine oak trees is the park at UanburyPalace. The largest tree is situated S.W. of the Palace (fig. 7). Itnow measures thirty-one feet in ciicumferencc, but probably itsgirth was some five or six feet more before a portion of the trunkcollapsed. The inside of the bole was completely burnt out morethan sixty years ago ; the tradition is that it was fired in smokingfoxes out of the tree. Thirty-five years ago. Bishop Wigram causedan iron band to be put round the trunk to strengthen it. This ironband is now imbedded in places some inches into the tree, and asthe trunks of hollow oaks increase in thickness both inside and out-side, it is evident that this fine old giant, which was perhaps thelargest tree Essex ever possessed (excepting only the HempsteadOak), may yet survive many years. TKK OAH TREE m ESSEX.
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