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Quercus robur


Pedunculate Oak



Abbeyleix Estate, Abbeyleix, Co. Laois


Situation: Individual Tree
Visited and photographed on: 20-Jul-09
Height: 17 m Girth: 7.03 m

Heritage value:

Exceptional Specimen Tree


Believed to be the oldest oak in Ireland; said to have been mentioned by Evelyn in the 1660's as being the oldest in Ireland at that time!