Old oak

Our old oak is very beautiful, but we have to help it already. I just met conservationists who put on additional clamps on branches. Among the branches you can find a contractor for these works.

[Maggiemae]

Old oaks are so beautiful - some grow old gracefully after centuries and some need help - just like me!

[CC Folk]

Wow...a beautiful huge tree! What are they doing to help the tree?

[Mariana Visser]

what a lovely gesture

[Caterina]

beautiful

[Joan Robillard]

Never seen this done before

[Peter H]

Very interesting. I've never seen this done in the UK, I think they actually lop the branches that look in danger of falling.

[Louise]

Oh wow, I hope you can save it. Such a beautiful tree.

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Beautiful old tree.

[bkb in the city]

What a great looking tree

[gloria jones]

Neat capture

[KoalaGardens🐨]

amazing

[carol white]

A lovely old oak tree

[haskar]

@gardenfolk @peadar This oak is 260 years old and 31m high. Very heavy lower branches are secured with steel supports. For vertical stabilization, counter-branches are tied up with tie wraps and wire ropes.

[Saxa van Eijnsbergen]

interesting to read and see!

[Taffy]

So interesting to see how it's supported.

[CC Folk]

@haskar It is an amazing tree. I hope it can be preserved. It must be a costly project. Reminds me of a tree I took a photo of and posted that is also huge and old.
https://365project.org/gardenfolk/365/2018-07-01

[Faye Turner]

That's an incredible tree

[Marnie]

Gosh, how amazing. Good to see such efforts.

[Kathy]

I'm not sure I knew that trees were propped up like this. An interesting shot of the procedure.

[Jane Pittenger]

Glad you are giving it such care. It is make so and worthy of the attention

[Walks @ 7]

A most noble thing to do. I've seen this done at Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania.

[Margo]

POOR old TREE!!

[Granagringa]

Such a good sense of scale. And so glad you got the person with the orange vest...it adds just that needed touch of color!

[Jean]

So interesting. I did not know that trees could be saved this way.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Goodness that tree is so large which means it truly is OLD! No wonder it needs some help and it's well-deserved too. Good shot!

[Krista Marson]

a fine old specimen