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stuart and Codystuart and Cody Posts: 76
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hi guys does anyone think this is an issue, it's an oak tree with a hollow inside, it feels solid but could it pose future problems, i've put my long clippers in to show how fat it goes back 

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  • DampGardenManDampGardenMan Posts: 1,054
    I see no pictures ...
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    Try again with the picture @stuart and Cody  :)
  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,328
    In the absence of a picture...  mature oak trees are often hollow inside, and can remain stable and beautiful for several hundred years.
    https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2017/08/ancient-hollow-trees/
    - this might help...
    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • stuart and Codystuart and Cody Posts: 76

  • Paul B3Paul B3 Posts: 3,154
    This (as Liriodendron states) is perfectly normal ; have you visited the 'Major-Oak' in Sherwood Forest ?
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    As the woodland trust link says hollow trees are great for wildlife so be careful what you stick in there. I've seen hornets and wasps nesting in them as well as colonies of wild bees. Old oak trees support thousands of species in various ways and there can be some very interesting things living on the outside as well as in the hollow trunk.
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • stuart and Codystuart and Cody Posts: 76
    wild edges said:
    As the woodland trust link says hollow trees are great for wildlife so be careful what you stick in there. I've seen hornets and wasps nesting in them as well as colonies of wild bees. Old oak trees support thousands of species in various ways and there can be some very interesting things living on the outside as well as in the hollow trunk.
    i appreciate your warning, i did have a little look prior to poking into the tree. i will bear all your comments in mind thanks for the info.! 
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