34. Acocks Green Oak

Calming traffic, an oak grows in the middle of a suburban Birmingham street forcing cars and vans to slow down as they approach.

Like many oaks that can be seen around Birmingham, the Acocks Green Oak is a remnant from a former landscape. Maybe the Forest of Arden, remembered in the street name, once reached here. Unlike the Jockey Road Oak, a tree in splendid isolation on a Sutton Coldfield pavement, this tree forms the centrepiece of a tree-lined street. It is a veteran, at least a couple of centuries old, and has been pollarded in recent years. 

Species details

Pedunculate Oak
Quercus robur

Where to find it

Arden Road, Birmingham B27 6AH
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Other pedunculate oaks

25. Bexley Charter Oak

Day 9

It’s the final day of the Urban Tree Festival, and it’s the busiest day so far! Check out the programme here.

Here’s today’s highlights from London, Birmingham and online.

• 11.00 - Mulberry ‘Half-Marathon’: Royal Mulberries (Part 3) Mulberry Half-Marathon: Royal mulberries.

• 14.00 - Lady Brad's Woods Birmingham - Creative Tree Walkshop  with Soobie Whitfield, exploring local wooded, common land.

• 16.30 - Write about trees showcase with winners of the writing competition an online event where each writer will read their winning entry

Throughout the Urban Tree Festival. I’ve been posting a Daily Urban Tree reflecting the Festival’s themes and the places where events have taken place. This is the final Festival tree, but I shall continue to post accounts of remarkable British and Irish trees over the coming months. Just not every day!