Sherwood Forest. Visitors to the Major Oak. A pendunculate Oak, Quercus robur. Arguably the most famous tree in the world. Alleg
Sherwood Forest. Visitors to the Major Oak. A pendunculate Oak, Quercus robur. Arguably the most famous tree in the world. Alleged (incorrect) associations with Robin Hood, estimated 23 tonnes, its trunk circumference is 33 feet (10m) and its branches spread to over 92 feet (28m). Earliest recorded name, dating back to the mid 18th century, was the Cockpen Tree. The hollow interior is said to be used to pen cockerels ready for the now illegal sport of cock fighting. Later it was known as the Queen Oak. In 1790, Major Hayman Rooke, a noted antiquarian from Mansfield Woodhouse, included the tree in his popular book about the ancient oaks of Sherwood. It then became known as The Major‘s Oak, and later simply The Major Oak. Since the early part of the 20th century various supports have been used with the tree, including chains , later stout wooden supports and latterly the current system of large slender steel poles
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