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TF0635 : Under the canopy

taken 2 years ago, near to Walcot, Lincolnshire, England

Under the canopy
Under the canopy
The magnificent Weeping Beech, Fagus sylvatica pendula, in Walcot churchyard forms a dome of branches which reach almost back down to the ground. Look how completely the branching structure almost fills the dome with leaves, capturing as much light as possible.
The best tree in England

I realise this is a purely subjective claim, but it is one I make. The Weeping Beech, Fagus sylvatica pendula, in Walcot is sheltering the east end of the lovely church of St Nicholas.

The Weeping form is a sport, a cultivar, of the normal European Beech, and was discovered in 1836 by John Claudius Loudon, a London plantsman. All the specimens around the world are grown from cuttings of that original tree.

There is one at Kew, at the end of the Broad Walk, which is similar, and which can't date earlir than the 1836 date. I suspect both that one and the one in Walcot date from the late 1830s. There is another in Hyde Park, known as the Upside-down tree, which is quite a bit younger. There have, more recently, been trees based upon the copper variation in Beech - such as TF0820 : Weeping Beech in a garden in a suburban garden not so very far away.



Trees and their trunks

There are many guides to tree identity on the web. But few concentrate upon the bark, the trunks, rather than leaves and blossom, and fruits. So this collection will do what it can to improve representation of the lower structures.

St Nicholas church, Walcot

Grade I listed.
Dating from the 12th century onwards, and restored in 1907 & 1926.
It has a 2 stage west tower with a tall crocketed broached spire from 14th Century. The tower arch is also from this period. Entered through a 17th C door in the south porch, the nave arcades are 13th C. but rest on even older bases. The font is Norman but recut in 18th C. The clerestory windows are 15th Century. The carved pew ends are 500 years old.
There is a double hagioscope. In the south aisle is a C13 trefoil headed piscina. The roof is a 14th C braced tie beam.


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Geographical Context: Lowlands Village, Rural settlement Tree: Weeping Beech Place: Walcot Primary Subject: Tree other tags: Tree Canopy Churchyard Tree Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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Bob Harvey   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 24 June, 2023   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 26 June, 2023
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TF 0603 3517 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:54.2110N 0:25.5009W
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OSGB36: geotagged! TF 0603 3517
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