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''''The received wisdom regarding the black pine is that it was planted in 1799 from seed that was collected by the Third Sherardian Professor of Botany, John Sibthorp, in Austria. We know that Sibthorp sent considerable amounts of plant material to Oxford from the eastern Mediterranean in 1786/87 and that he was in Austria in 1785. He was also in regions of Black Pine growth in 1795 but he died in 1796.''''<ref>[http://www.botanic-garden.ox.ac.uk/black-pine The black pine] at [http://www.botanic-garden.ox.ac.uk/ Botanic Garden Official website]</ref> | ''''The received wisdom regarding the black pine is that it was planted in 1799 from seed that was collected by the Third Sherardian Professor of Botany, John Sibthorp, in Austria. We know that Sibthorp sent considerable amounts of plant material to Oxford from the eastern Mediterranean in 1786/87 and that he was in Austria in 1785. He was also in regions of Black Pine growth in 1795 but he died in 1796.''''<ref>[http://www.botanic-garden.ox.ac.uk/black-pine The black pine] at [http://www.botanic-garden.ox.ac.uk/ Botanic Garden Official website]</ref> | ||
[[ile:Tolkien's Favorite Tree, Oxford Botanical Garden.jpg|thumb|180px| Laocoon, the favourite Tolkien tree]] | |||
'If the story of the Black Pine is true then it should be at least 215 years old. The tree suffered a collapse on the [[26 July]] [[2014]] and is to be cut down due to safety concerns | 'If the story of the Black Pine is true then it should be at least 215 years old. The tree suffered a collapse on the [[26 July]] [[2014]] and is to be cut down due to safety concerns | ||
Revision as of 02:43, 31 July 2014
Laocoon was the Tolkien's favourite tree, found in the Botanic Garden of Oxford. Laocoon was a Black Pine, lat. Pinus nigra
On the last known photograph of Tolkien (taken 9 August 1973), he appears standing next to the tree.[1]
Colapse of Laocoon
According to Dr Stephen Harris of Oxford University’s Department of Plant Sciences:
'The received wisdom regarding the black pine is that it was planted in 1799 from seed that was collected by the Third Sherardian Professor of Botany, John Sibthorp, in Austria. We know that Sibthorp sent considerable amounts of plant material to Oxford from the eastern Mediterranean in 1786/87 and that he was in Austria in 1785. He was also in regions of Black Pine growth in 1795 but he died in 1796.'[2]
thumb|180px| Laocoon, the favourite Tolkien tree
'If the story of the Black Pine is true then it should be at least 215 years old. The tree suffered a collapse on the 26 July 2014 and is to be cut down due to safety concerns [3][4]
See Also
External Link
References
- ↑ The Queen of Hobbits for sale at Tolkienlibrary.com (accessed 24 June 2011)
- ↑ The black pine at Botanic Garden Official website
- ↑ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYZ_VlXB6pQ Collapse of the Tolkien tree] at Youtube.com
- ↑ The black pine at Botanic Garden Official website
