Does anyone know if it is still there? Has anyone seen it?

Does your arboreal Fodor's appellation form the basis for your interest?

never been there but |my sister used to live not that far away, from what i can see it is just a stump of a tree.
http://www.silvertonian.com/the-old-...e-stump-gazebo

Wow, "Tree was cut down in 1893"! Do you think the stump is the same one, why would they mention it on this website?

http://pinns.co.uk/devon/silverton.html

BigRuss, I'm a landscape designer and both my husband and I love big trees!

I am talking crap ,the stump i mention is the wrong Silverton.,not even the same country.

for big trees, there are any number of them at Bicton Park botanical garden, just south of Exeter.

They have many magnificent trees including 25 champions:

http://www.bictongardens.co.uk/index...tegory&path=65

we were very impressed!

Hi annhig, we have been there, and yes, I agree, very impressive, especially the Monkey Puzzles!

wrenwood - you've been to so many places, it's hard to keep up!

every time I think of somewhere, you've been there already.

annhig, I love your country!

Don't give up on me, you have been so much help so many times!

wrenwood, I'm not giving up but I am running out of places that I've been to and you haven't.

I am glad that you like the UK so much - i'm quite fond of it too.

I think it must be a fairy tale. I emailed Killerton as they are nearby and the administrator said no one on staff had ever heard of it. I also emailed the Ancient Trees forum, surely they would know?

I guess maybe it does exist. The Ancient Tree Forum emailed me back


"I think you must mean this tree that is recorded on the Ancient Tree Inventory."

http://www.ancient-tree-hunt.org.uk/...0-f6ae02320c43

I am afraid we don't have any further information about the tree however you may find out more info through East Devon DC

http://www.eastdevon.gov.uk/great_tr...east_devon.htm "

It's a great looking tree, you can get photos in the upper right hand corner of the website. It looks however as if it is now becoming surrounded by housing.

wrenwood - i don't think that I am using those websites properly, as I couldn't work out how to find "your" tree.

they are very interesting though - I had no idea that these resources existed, though one of my friends is married to one of Cornwall's tree wardens. in fact thanks to you, I have just discovered that we have an ancient tree forum, which he also co-ordinates. sometimes, the internet is magics!

The internet is magic!

This is the link in the upper right that showed some pics of the Oak

http://www.ancient-tree-hunt.org.uk/...1UiJAPauAjIMQw

I got a great email reply from a reviewer on Trip Advisor. I'm still trying to decide between Trebah and Lost Gardens of Heligan.

<"Well, we were in Cornwall from March 25th 2013 until March 29th 2013, during an unusually cold spell for the UK. Normally, in the UK, the weather in late March/early April is quite mild, and is just perfect for a long-lasting display of Springtime flowers. This is especially true for areas influenced by the Gulf Stream, such as Cornwall or SW Wales. However, in late March 2013, we arrived at Manchester Airport to find snowy, cold weather extending from the far north all the way to the southern Cotswold area! Fortunately, having monitored the UK weather forecasts, we were prepared with padded winter jackets, gloves, hats etc., and after a few days we headed south to Cornwall. There, the weather was still quite chilly in the 40's deg F, but was generally dry with periods of sunshine. Given the weather, we were pleased to find the monster camellia, rhododendron, magnolia and some early azalea bushes in full bloom, despite the abnormally-cold conditions. Additionally, there were fine displays of pansies, wallflowers and primulas (as late-Winter bedding plantings), as well as the usual daffodils, snowdrops, Winter/Spring heathers, and hellebores. Near Trebah, several farm fields were solid yellow ----- masses of daffodils grown for the cut-flower trade. So, in answer to your question, there will be many fine examples of flowers and flowering shrubs on display in Cornwall in late March. At present, the UK seems to be going through a period of excessive rainfall, so you should keep an eye on the UK weather forecasts. Way back in 1996, we were also in Cornwall, sheltering from fine, misty rain showers under umbrellas as we strolled around the many fine National Trust gardens of that area. So, while the Cornish weather in March/April doesn't match that of high-Summer by any means, the flowers of the area always seem to put on an amazing display">

I'm looking forward to it, SURELY your rain will have lessened by then!

PS if you don't mind, please ask your friends husband if he has any "special trees" we should check out

thanks for posting that piece about spring in Cornwall last year - that brings back memories! What the TA contributor doesn't say is that the year before that, after a very snowy winter we had a fabulously warm spring with so little rain they were considering a hosepipe ban by mid-June! [and of course that was the cue for a summer of rain and cold].

so just because it's wet now, that doesn't mean it will be when you're here. none of this seems to affect the flowers though - they just keep coming, thank goodness; I did my monthly count yesterday, and found 15 different species in bloom.

I will of course enquire whether my friend's DH can recommend any special trees - I'm sure that will rank amongst the more esoteric requests he's had!