Broadclyst - Killerton (Devon)
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Broadclyst - Killerton (Devon) |
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| Thanks to Jim who sent photographs of Giant Redwood trees in the gardens of Killerton. Killerton House is a National Trust property near Exeter. The gardens were created by John Veitch and his son James. The very first Wellingtonia brought from California to the U.K. in the Victorian era, (most probably by William Lobb), is believed to have been planted here in 1858. |
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| The magnificent example of Giant Redwood (Sequoiadendron giganteum) surrounded by the iron fence has a plaque nearby stating that this tree was 125ft (37m) high and 7ft (2m) in diameter in 2002. Our 2008 measurements agree very closely with this but the base of the tree is an example of how tricky it can be to determine the correct height at which to measure the girth. The soil around the base of the tree has been somewhat erroded (hence the iron fence), making it difficult to determine where the trunk ends and the root structure begins. We chose a point that appeared to be the original ground level but this may be a foot or so above that used by others. Just behind the Giant Sequoia, and at around the same height and girth, is a Coast Redwood. It can be seen in Jim's far right photograph and in the two pictures above. This is the second highest and has the largest girth of any Sequoia sempervirens so far measured by Redwood World (May 2008). |
| Common Names and Latin Name | No. | Latitude and Longitude | OS National Grid | Elevation (above sea-level) |
Height | Girth | Date Measured | |
| WGS84 | OSGB36 | |||||||
| Giant Redwood, Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum |
1 | N50.79246 W3.45797 |
N50.79208 W3.45812 |
SS 97240 00245 | 222ft (67.68m) |
21m | 1.68m | May 2008 |
| 2 | N50.79250 W3.45912 |
N50.79195 W3.45792 |
SS 97254 00230 | 276ft (84.15m) |
36.3m | 6.43m | May 2008 | |
| Coast Redwood Sequoia sempervirens |
3 | N50.79263 W3.45932 |
N50.79208 W3.45812 |
SS 97240 00245 | 259ft (78.96m) |
36.7m | 6.1m | May 2008 |
| 4 | N50.79185 W3.45978 |
N50.79130 W3.45858 |
SS 97206 00159 | 292ft (89.02m) |
21.2m | 1.4m | May 2008 | |
| Dawn Redwood Metasequoia glyptostroboides |
5 | N50.79277 W3.45938 |
N50.79222 W3.45818 |
SS 97236 00260 | 298ft (90.85m) |
26.3m | 2.56m | May 2008 |
| Giant Redwood, Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum |
6 | N50.79306 W3.45875 |
N50.79251 W3.45755 |
SS 97281 00292 | 321ft (97.87m) |
-- | 4.62m | May 2008 |
| 7 | N50.79326 W3.45830 |
N50.79271 W3.45710 |
SS 97313 00313 | 368ft (112.2m) |
36.7m | 6.13m | May 2008 | |
| 8 | N50.79327 W3.45863 |
N50.79272 W3.45743 |
SS 97290 00315 | 374ft (114m) |
11.3m | 1.05m | May 2008 | |
| 9 | N50.79335 W3.45858 |
N50.79280 W3.45738 |
SS 97294 00324 | 385ft (117.4m) |
-- | -- | May 2008 | |
| 10 | N50.79339 W3.45850 |
N50.79284 W3.45730 |
SS 97299 00328 | 385ft (117.4m) |
-- | 1.08m | May 2008 | |
| 11 | N50.79305 W3.45892 |
N50.79250 W3.45772 |
SS 97269 00291 | 386ft (117.7m) |
34.5m | 5.37m | May 2008 | |
| 12 | N50.79293 W3.45969 |
N50.79238 W3.45849 |
SS 97214 00278 | 367ft (111.9m) |
-- | 4.43m | May 2008 | |
| 13 | N50.79286 W3.45971 |
N50.79231 W3.45851 |
SS 97213 00271 | 386ft (117.7m) |
-- | 4.25m | May 2008 | |
| 14 | N50.79288 W3.46017 |
N50.79233 W3.45897 |
SS 97180 00274 | 375ft (114.3m) |
-- | 5.42m | May 2008 | |
| 15 | N50.79278 W3.46060 |
N50.79223 W3.45940 |
SS 97150 00263 | 364ft (111m) |
-- | 4.37m | May 2008 | |
| Dawn Redwood Metasequoia glyptostroboides |
16 | N50.79275 W3.46071 |
N50.79220 W3.45951 |
SS 97142 00260 | 341ft (104m) |
-- | 1.83m | May 2008 |
| Girth was measured at 1.5m from ground. | ||||||||