Fence-eating Ash Tree - Putney, London, UK
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OrientGeo
N 51° 28.302 W 000° 13.646
30U E 692553 N 5705927
A young European Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) beside a public footpath has a taste for a metal chain-link fence, resulting in an unusual chequerboard appearance to its bark.
Waymark Code: WM13KK5
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/01/2021
Views: 6
The Beverley Brook Path is a seven mile walk through London suburbs following the Beverley Brook from New Malden to its confluence with the River Thames at Putney. The last few hundred metres of this walk approaching the River Thames are bounded by the Beverley Brook itself to the east and by a metallic chain-link fence to the west. This fence forms the boundary with Barn Elms Sports Ground.
An Ash tree, rooted on the sports ground side of the fence, does not see the fence itself as a limit to growth and is slowly devouring it. It is at a stage in the winter of 2020/21 where in most places the fence has not yet been completely absorbed. This means that the bark of the tree has developed into a series of rows of diamond shapes, shadowing the mesh structure of the fence.
Type of Tree: European Ash
Did you supply 2 photos?: yes
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