Ancient hazel tree at Horse & Barge Farm, Shortbridge
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Ancient hazel tree at Horse & Barge Farm, Shortbridge
Image: © Patrick Roper Taken: 8 Feb 2008
It looks as though this hazel had been coppiced at some time in the past and that the new shoots had grown to such a size that they collapsed outwards. The tree was not in a wood and may therefore have been a cultivated clone grown more for its nuts than its wood. There are snowdrops on the ground to the right of the tree.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.970345
Longitude
0.064191