How much time for Sherwood's Major Oak?
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- There's been much talk on social media locally, about the health of one of the world's most famous trees - the Major Oak in Sherwood Forest. And it's not good news for this wonderful, 1000 year old tree.
I've never seen such an old and crooked and yes, dying tree. It's lost most of it's feathers as so to speak.
The denying reminds me of a Monty Python sketch, you know the one with the dead parrot (norwegian blue) in the animal shop? That one, but with a tree instead.
Thank you for sharing this.
You're welcome, and thank you for making me smile, reminding me of that Norwegian Blue 😁
Your observation that the only reason the big Major Oak is there at all is due to it not being useful to man was insightful. It reminds me of Emily Carr's 1935 paiting "Scorned as Timber, Beloved of the Sky" Thanks for the video.
You're welcome Andy.
What a beauty she is. She's done her work for longer than most and provided for centuries, but now she is leaving. Sad but somehow brilliant. I like your wise words about authorities and how they don't understand.
Wise words, me? 😀
Back in the sixties we used to climb all over it as kids.
We also played inside, despite the smell 🤥, 🚻😆😅👍
I remember doing the same and certainly going in it. I always remember there were 11 of us (adults and kids) inside at one time and someone had a cigarette on too 😀
A sad sight to see but we all have our allotted time in this world and that old timers is near , though i have a sneaky feeling it'll out live all of us here today. I just wish it could tell of the sights its seen over the years 😊
I wouldn't be surprised if it did out live us 🙂
Sad. At least some criminal didn't cut it down, like at the sycamor gap.
Yes, that's true Jack,
Which reminds me of when one evening, my late wife and I, pulled up at the Major Oak to trap moths, switched the generator on and then suddenly saw a car come racing down to us. It was a couple of the rangers, who were relieved to see it was us, as someone had gone rushing up and told them that someone was cutting the Major Oak down! 😂
Really interesting and equally sad 🌳
I know just a very little. I can’t see any reason why they’ve not admitted it is dying. It is still historically important I I imagine- I’d expect them to still keep it up,due to its age and while there’s still some life in it- conservation and protection is high up there as well as historical significance- or until such,it becomes a danger. They will also consider the wildlife too.
My brother was the boss of the forestry commission in wales and over the years I’ve of course,learned a few things from him.he’s retired now,these past five to eight years.im sure he would be interested to hear about this nevertheless. 👍👍
Thanks for commenting Glenda. Always appreciated. I think they won't publicly admit to it dying, purely for the fact that they'll likely get the blame for it. Years ago, when the forest was under the care of Nottinghamshire County Council, they would water the Major Oak in periods of hot weather. But, sad as it is, it can't go on forever.
@@theramblingentomologist if only eh but reality is we all have to go somewhere and return,in the grand scheme of things
We do indeed 🙂
As ever I think your reflections touch a chord. In almost an aside you opened a wide door into our history and heritage with your explanation of why the Major Oak survived the shipwright's axe, due to its crookedness These days, when we need desperately to reforest, instead we read news of wanton felling of old growth trees all around the world, by greedy people who think only of the commercial worth of an organism, that is actually, I would argue, of priceless natural value.
Thank you Anthony. As usual, a beautiful and well thought comment.
I live near Cannock Chase, there are large areas of Cannock Chase berry bushes - apparently a hybrid of bilberry and cowberry.
It always seems out of place in a woodland setting to me, although there's much heathland in the Sherwood Forest area. I'm used to seeing it at higher elevations such as moorland.
Has anyone checked to see if Robin Ood left some gold in that there tree? Those trees live quite a long time, but still sad to know they die at some point too. They are magnificent
It would be nice to think he may have done, but any gold would have been stashed away by the Vikings, who are Sherwood Forest's real history. And they certainly are magnificent trees.
Hi Trevor
As long as they don’t cut the major down due to health and safety🤔
I’ve just been reading that in1609 there were over 50,000 oaks in Sherwood Forest, but the forest of course was much bigger then.
I wonder how many there are now
Much less Richard. There's been around 10,000 trees taken out (not all mature of course) over the past decade or so. Conservation apparently!
It is a while since I lived in that area and visited the old tree . Has there been work to plant more oaks or even a sapling of that tree.
Well certainly many acorns from it were collected, but surprisingly, no planting has really taken place in Sherwood Forest at all. Maintenance and conservation work here, unfortunately seems to involve a chainsaw.
It's rather symbolic that this tree is dying as England dies.