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Turner's Oak
 

 

 

Turner’s Oak, Quercus x turneri

1798

This semi-deciduous oak was raised in a nursery of Mr Turner in Essex in the late 18th century, as a cross between Q. robur and Q. ilex. It was planted in the original 5-acre arboretum in 1798, where it stands today by the Princess of Wales Conservatory. In the great hurricane, on 16 October 1987, the whole root plate lifted and settled back in the ground. This appeared to rejuvenate it, as it was showing signs of stress and decline due to compaction of the root plate from the many people who take shelter under the broad evergreen crown. This was one of the factors that initiated the present day proactive decompaction programme for mature trees in the arboretum.

 

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