…across the street
We have enjoyed this lovely oak for 47 years. On average oak trees can live for 150 to 300 years, depending on the variety and its environment. This tree clearly lived here long before we arrived.
In the last few years this oak was showing its age. Last summer a very large branch fell and took out the neighbours’ fence. It was becoming a liability. It was slated to come down this spring and the three day process ended this week.
When I got home later in the day this is what I found.
Mama Cormier 
Good pictures of a sad demise. We used to visit this one when we lived in Newark, Nottinghamshire: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=the+major+oak&sca_esv=2958ba21f9e34b9e&source=hp&ei=9tEmaKCsMuGQhbIP1r-eqA0&iflsig=ACkRmUkAAAAAaCbgBpRMdrFvvug2EBQ0Ql58ZMw7p_Tp&gs_ssp=eJzj4tTP1TcwysouMjJgtFI1qDCxMLdMSjI2MDExTDUxNzK2MqgwTbRMSrMwtTAxNzEysUg18OItyUhVyE3Myi9SyE_MBgAt_hHf&oq=The+Major&gs_lp=Egdnd3Mtd2l6IglUaGUgTWFqb3IqAggAMgsQLhiABBjHARivATIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMhEQLhiABBjHARiYBRiZBRivATIFEC4YgAQyBRAAGIAEMgUQABiABDILEC4YgAQYxwEYrwEyBRAAGIAEMgUQABiABEjXQFAAWJMkcAB4AJABAJgBmQKgAfIKqgEFNC4xLjS4AQHIAQD4AQGYAgmgAs0LwgILEAAYgAQYsQMYgwHCAg4QLhiABBixAxjRAxjHAcICERAuGIAEGLEDGNEDGIMBGMcBwgILEAAYgAQYsQMYigXCAg4QABiABBixAxiDARiKBcICCBAuGIAEGLEDwgIOEC4YgAQYsQMYgwEY1ALCAgsQLhiABBixAxjUAsICDhAuGIAEGLEDGIMBGIoFwgILEC4YgAQYsQMYgwHCAhQQLhiABBjHARiYBRiZBRieBRivAZgDAJIHBTQuMS40oAeVnAGyBwU0LjEuNLgHzQs&sclient=gws-wiz
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Wow, that is a beauty.
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Why?
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It was becoming a danger to the neighbourhood.
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Oh dear!
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It’s sad, I know.
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Always sad to see such a beautiful tree come down 😥
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I agree, especially after seeing the art installation in Kew Gardens about the oak and how many species rely on it.
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