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Plant Focus
The only oak species endemic to Africa is rare in cultivation. It shouldn't be.
Ancient tree specialist Rob McBride contacted our website to share some of his work on oaks. A self-styled “tree hunter”, Rob campaigns to raise public awareness of veteran, heritage, and ancient trees, encouraging their protection—or lamenting their preventable demise. Follow the links below to view his rich stories concerning outstanding oaks in the British Isles.
- Discovering a 10-meter girth oak: Eaton Manor Violet Oak
- The fall of the largest-girthed oak in Wales: The Pontfadog Oak
- Propagating The Pontfadog Oak
- Campaign to save a great Welsh Oak pollard, c. 500 yrs old
- Searching for the new Champion Oak of Wales
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