I am Majesty

Fredville Park, Nonington, Kent.

Visit collection: Trees
An ancient oak tree. A Face is seen on the tree where the limbs have fallen and the midriff appears to have sagged.
I have great age as you can see Soft green moss blankets my knees Limbs are heavy and prone to fall Midriff has sagged I’ve grown so tall My heartwood has shrunk Quite hollow now is my trunk I live the years with hope There is no cause to mope Each spring green leaves become my crown In autumn brown acorns cascade down I could be a thousand years or more Maybe there is alchemy at my core I am of great antiquity Standing with great dignity I am Majesty
  • I am Majesty
  • Fredville Park
  • Nonington
  • Kent

This Magnificent tree named ‘Majesty’ is in Fredville Park Nonington Kent I had gone to the park to see the Sweet Chestnut ‘Step Tree’ resigning myself to the idea that seeing the Fredville Oak ‘Majesty’ was very unlikely as it is situated in a private area of the park. It was my husband who approached a worker (who was driving by on a tractor) who phoned the gamekeeper, who in turn escorted us to ‘Majesty’ The gamekeeper was very accommodating and informative about the park. A big thank you to the tractor driver and the gamekeeper. We learned that this great oak is thought to be over a thousand years. How humbling to make the acquaintance of one so old.