Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak
Tullynally Castle, Castlepollard, Co. Westmeath
| | Situation: Individual Tree
Visited and photographed on: 29-Jul-09
Height: 34 m Girth: 4.68 m | Heritage value: | Named tree
Genetic resource for local tree population
Associated with a noted person |
'The Squire's Walking Stick', as named by Thomas Pakenham. "Ireland's tallest oak tree", which stands in the grounds of Tullynally Castle and was planted 250 years ago as part of a scheme to provide timber for the British Navy. Today its acorns have been used as the basis for a new copse which will preserve its heritage
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