Robert Thompson’s recently purchased from A& J Scott Ltd, Wooperton, Northumberland, an exceptionally large burr oak tree.   This particular tree had stood for over 450 years on farm land near Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria, and was starting to show signs of die back and root rot, so it was important the tree be felled, rather than leaving it to rot and decay. The log has now been conve...

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