110. Home Farm Oak
A veteran oak in a Bury St Edmunds suburb offers a direct link to the past.
Large detached houses stand among pollards from Hardwick Heath, which once covered a much larger area than the current cedar-scape of the council’s municipal Hardwick Heath park. The estate was auctioned off in the 1920s and its extensive grounds put to new uses. In one corner, many old oaks have survived, adding character to the houses. The most impressive is at the end of Home Farm Lane.
Species details
Pedunculate oak
Quercus robur
Where to find itÂ
Home Farm Lane, Bury Saint Edmunds IP33 2QL
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Don’t forget: London’s Street Trees is now in stock!
The third edition of my book, London’s Street Trees – A Field Guide to the Urban Forest is now shipping. Â
The new edition – now a whopping 240 pages – offers more tree species and more features about London’s urban forest. One of the species to be included for the first time is the Lemon, represented by a single tree growing on a Shoreditch street which featured on my Substack a few weeks back.
Upcoming event
19:00 Thursday 29th August
London’s Street Trees Book Launch – Stanfords, Covent Garden
To celebrate the publication of the Third Edition of London’s Street Trees, I’ll be giving a talk at Stanfords bookshop in central London.
Long may it survive and be retained
So fascinating how history layers places like this!