Tree Following - A Warwickshire Cedar

I’ve been following my cedar for all of a month now, but have known it for quite some time - four years to be precise. It’s a character-packed mature tree, having originally been planted, I believe, as part of Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown’s landscaping c1770.

If there is a problem with this tree, it has to be that I see it almost every weekday on my walk into work, and I have to admit that in some ways – it can become part of the furniture! That’s where Tree Following, I hope, will bring this tree firmly back into focus. Already I’ve found myself looking closer – I just need to capture some images that portray what I see!

It is a tree that looks vigorous and full of life, but on closer inspection it has wounds and scars that prove a long and full life. It would have been a juvenile

Gervase Markham

'There is to be required at the hands of every perfect Gardiner three especiall vertues - Diligence, Industry, and Art'

Gervase Markham
1613
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Tree Following

Trees don't move, so how can one be followed? Please read on - it isn't as crazy as might first sound!

Most of us will pass a tree or two when out on our travels. Maybe you can think of one that you see frequently, possibly a young, establishing specimen in your garden. It could be a random tree among a roadside group that speaks out to you, or one that stands proud in a nearby field location. Basically, it could be anywhere, any tree, any size - they are all unique!