Description
A horse chestnut tree, more than a century old, has been felled to the chainsaw in the grounds of St John’s College, Oxford. The tree, planted in 1823, was reduced in height from 80ft to 65ft, due to the fact that it was in a dangerous state, with branches starting to fall. Stephen Birkett of Complete Tree Services of Thame is pictured carefully cutting down the tree, while the company also took care of a Lime tree which also threatened safety.A horse chestnut tree, more than a century old, has been felled to the chainsaw in the grounds of St John’s College, Oxford. The tree, planted in 1823, was reduced in height from 80ft to 65ft, due to the fact that it was in a dangerous state, with branches starting to fall. Stephen Birkett of Complete Tree Services of Thame is pictured carefully cutting down the tree, while the company also took care of a Lime tree which also threatened safety.
Dimensions: 17.7 x 24.2 cm
IMS SKU: SCAN-NQOX-04940156
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OCR computer generated text:
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100-year-old tree felled for 30 MAR 1989 safety reasons 123 pe ZEMAT A HORSE chestnut tree more than a century old has fallen to the chainsaw in the grounds cf St John’s College, Oxford. The 65ft tree had to be removed because it was in a dangerous state and branches were sarting to fall. Stephen Birkett, of Complece Tree Services of Thame, is pictured carefully cutting down the tree. The company also dealt with a Lme tree which also threatened safety. The tree, planted in 1823, was recuced in height from 80ft to 35ft.
