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Veteran Oak Tree (Quercus Robur), Hatfield Park.

Known affectionately as the Elephant Oak - viewed from one angle (but not this one) part of the trunk looks like the head of an elephant. This tree made an appearance in the film 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2'.

 

Quercus Robur - Common Oak or Pedunculate Oak - is native to Britain, and grows for many hundreds of years. Hertfordshire is well known for its oak trees, and Hatfield Park has its own 'Veteran Tree Trail' taking in some 16 sites most of which have ancient trees.

 

 

Hatfield House Park, Hertfordshire UK

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Uploaded on July 25, 2017
Taken on September 3, 2015