Sessile oak as war memorial, Kew Gardens © David Hawgood cc-by-sa/2.0

TQ1876 : Sessile oak as war memorial, Kew Gardens

taken 11 years ago, near to Kew, Richmond Upon Thames, Great Britain

Sessile oak as war memorial, Kew Gardens

This sessile oak (Quercus petraea) was grown from an acorn collected in 1917 on the battlefield of Verdun in France and planted here in January 1919. It is near the Temple of Arethusa which is the Garden's war memorial, see TQ1876 : Kew Gardens war memorial, Temple of Arethusa.

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Grid Square: TQ1876, 1142 images (more nearby )
Photographer: David Hawgood (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Friday, 25 November, 2011 (more nearby)
Submitted: Monday, 28 November, 2011
Geographical Context: Park and Public Gardens Suburb, Urban fringe
Subject Location: OSGB36: TQ 1877 7694 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:28.7375N 0:17.4662W
Camera Location: OSGB36: TQ 1877 7690
View Direction: NORTH (about 0 degrees)