Sessile oak - Quercus petraea - Queen Elizabeth Oak, Cowdray Park. Midhurst. Elísarbetu I Eik. Drottningareik. Risastór fornaldareik í Englandi. Old Cowdray Oak - Girth 12.60 m @ 1.50 m Height 8.00 m.

"Following a visit last weekend we can confirm this is the third biggest Sessile Oak ever recorded. The true girth currently appears to be 12.50m-12.80m depending upon how level the tape is and which bumps and burrs are avoided or not! The Pontfadog Oak in Wales is 12.85m and the Marton Oak in Cheshire is 13.38m although this tree is now fragmented. All three trees are currently recorded as champion sessile oak by the Tree Register. The QE Oak is the only one with good public access and although it is only visible from the public footpath Lord Cowdray allows the tree to be visited. Photographs from c.1900 show the QE Oak has changed considerably within the past 100 years." See more: [ Ссылка ]

The Queen Elizabeth I Oak is a huge hollow Sessile Oak estimated to be 850- 1000 years old, with a girth of 12.6 metres making it the second largest tree of its kind in Europe! Queen Elizabeth I reportedly sheltered under this tree on a visit to Midhurst in 1591. It was formerly subject to pollarding which explains the very low crown shape. :
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Monumental trees in Cowdray Park in Midhurst. Here 8 trees are described in Cowdray Park in Midhurst (county of West Sussex). Cowdray is a vast area that was a deer kamp during medieval times, and a lot of large, ancient trees can be found there. Concerning the many trees in Cowdray Park, the native trees that have been growing there for centuries are without doubt the most impressive. Many old oaks and a few huge Sweet Chestnut trees are growing in Cowdray Park, like the Queen Elisabeth Oak and the "Cowdray Colossos" Sweet Chestnut. See more: [ Ссылка ]

Here you get the view of the Queen Elizabeth Oak in the picture. This tree is over 1000 years old - it still has a crown full of leaves - and accommodates fourteen people within its empty trunk. An amazing tree. Queen Elizabeth reputedly stood beneath its branches when she visited Cowdray Castle in 1591. This secret valley in Cowdray Park gets visited by few people inspite of its proximity to the popular Benbow Pond only a half a mile away. Tree-lovers should note this valley has many old specimens worth serious study. See more: [ Ссылка ]

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