Caton Oak

Stands above a set of stone steps known as the "fish stones" where monks from the Cockersands Abbey displayed salmon fished from the nearby River Lune for sale in Medieval times. river flows over the tree's roots. tree was in good health in 1905 but has declined since. By 2007 the 4 metres (13 ft) wide trunk was hollow. On 22 April 2007 an acorn from the tree was planted within the hollow by the High Sheriff of Lancashire so that a replacement tree could grow. The new tree will kill the old tree as it grows within it.^[1]

An overhanging branch fo the tree was said to have become dangerous by 1996. Tree has been used as a symbol of the villagena dfeatures on the logo of the village school nad the local sports club. Specialists recommended that the tree be felled but it was saved by the villagers and the parish council who erected metal props to the branch in question. One parish councillor said "the tree is the most important landmark in Caton and we should try to preserve it as long as there is any life in it at all".^[2]

References

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^ Hight, Julian (2011). Britain's Tree Story. London: National Trust. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-907892-20-2.
^ Mabey, Richard (1996). Flora Britannica. London: Chatto & Windus. p. 73. ISBN 1856193772.

[book-1] Hight, Julian (2011). Britain's Tree Story. London: National Trust. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-907892-20-2.

[2] Mabey, Richard (1996). Flora Britannica. London: Chatto & Windus. p. 73. ISBN 1856193772.

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