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The Willow Tree at Fawsley
(cropped, scanned through tissue)
illustrating R. G. Scriven. “Trees of Northamptonshire. IX. The Willow Tree at Fawsley.” Journal of the Northamptonshire Natural History Society and Field Club, vol II (1882-83) : 3
Bodleian copy, digitized November 15, 2006
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“The willow tree at Fawsley stands at the bottom of a narrow valley with precipitious banks covered with evergreens, and called the Dingle, in the pleasure grounds attached to the Hall at Fawsley. The most remarkable feature of the tree is its extraordinary height, as it has been drawn up to emulate, if possible, the stature of the surrounding trees, which are placed above it on the sides of the valley. It measures nine feet two inches in circumference at five feet from the ground, and its extreme height is 102 feet, a measurement considerably greater than that of any tree we have yet described.”
“The photograph was taken in May, 1880.
It is only due to the Photographer to say that the position of the tree is a very awkward one, so far as photography is concerned, and could scarcely under any circumstances yield a very satisfactory result.”
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awkward; trees; willow
Journal of the Northamptonshire Natural History Society and Field Club (1882)