An interesting article I read today on ancient oaks. Generations upon generations have seen these grow. ScienceAlert: An Ancient Oak in Italy Just Turned Out to Be Nearly 1,000 Years Old. An Ancient Oak in Italy Just Turned Out to Be Nearly 1,000 Years Old
I wonder how much chance of making the final push to 1,000 it'll have? I fear a losing battle in a rapidly worsening climate.
Talking about oaks, I visited an arboretum yesterday, and there's an old Quercus robur that is younger than those you mentioned, probably "only" over 200 yrs old, but quite spectacular. No big crutches to maintain some branches, but a few cables, which you can't see on the photo :
