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Writtle College contains many varied specimen trees, including the two lovely Dawn Redwoods in the first picture. The Giant Redwood in the second picture has numerous branches sweeping to the ground and is one of our first discoveries in our travels around the U.K.

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 N51.73828
E0.42898
N51.73779
E0.43066
TL 67811 07188 104ft
(31.7m)
-- 4.56m July 2006
Dawn Redwood
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
2
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3
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Girth was measured at 1.5 metres from ground

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