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Yateley ancient oaks initiative |
October 2003
Yateley Society link ancient oaks to construction timbers in their old
buildings
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The Yateley Society has initiated a survey of
oak trees in Yateley and Eversley. The first objective is to determine
whether any ancient oaks still exist in the parishes.
And then the aim is to determine what can be learned about historical tree
management practices in growing timber for building construction. Dating
such trees may also throw light on the origins of the field systems.
The initial stage of the survey is to select 15 oaks for examination using
scientific tree-ring dating techniques (dendrochronology).
It is intended to continue to catalogue oaks in Yateley and Eversley with
girth measurements of greater than 4 metres (diameter at breast height of
1.25 metres).
If an on-going dendrochronological project can be achieved it is hoped to
construct tree-ring master reference chronologies for Yateley from the data
obtained from the living trees. This may be of assistance in determining
felling dates for the timber used to construct old buildings in Yateley and
the surrounding parishes.
Three worthwhile bonuses from the tree-ring analysis will be (i) the light
it will shed on climate changes in Yateley, (ii) the establishment of the
conservation value, and therefore the better protection of these veteran
trees, and (iii) to establish girth-to-age relationships to compare with
calculations done using the Forestry Commission method. |
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Details
A pdf file with full details about phase 1 of the project can be download -
click here |
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