A veteran tree is one that has ancient features but not the great age of an ancient tree, and is a tree of great cultural, landscape, or biodiversity value due to its ecological and habitat features. Definition

Veteran trees are survivors that have developed some of the features found on ancient trees. However, veteran trees are usually only in their second or mature stage of life. This veteran ash is showing signs of decay.

What is a veteran tree? Unlike an ancient tree, a veteran tree can be any age, but it is a tree which shows ancient characteristics such as those above. These may not just be due to age, but could result from natural damage, management, or the tree’s environment.

Ancient Tree Guide no.4: What is an ancient tree? 5 What is a veteran tree? Veteran is a term describing a tree with habitat features such as wounds or decay. The terms ancient and veteran have been used interchangeably in the past, however, it is important to know what the differences between them. A veteran tree is a

Veteran trees are distinct in their features on account of their wood decay, fungi and exposed dead wood. Such trees may demonstrate both hollowing and decay within their trunks, branches and roots, loose bark, shattered branch ends, and rot of types also found in ancient trees.

2018年8月14日 · All ancient trees are veterans, but a tree may qualify as a veteran without being ancient. Most British trees increase in girth over their lifetimes by 2.5 cm a year. They grow faster when young, when in the open as opposed to woodland, and when in good soil rather than bad.

Veteran trees may support a wide range of faunae and fugal bodies, many of which are only associated with long periods of continuity in their habitat. Britain has more veteran trees than...

This guide is intended to help people recognise trees that have special interest and to help justify why a tree (or group of trees) stands out from others of the same species, so they can be properly protected and managed.

WHY ARE VETERAN TREES IMPORTANT? Through their structural complexity, veteran trees provide a diversity of habitats including large crowns and cavities, that cannot be found on younger trees, even if they are of the same species. What if they disappear?

• The term veteran tree is one that is not capable of precise definition but it encompasses trees defined by three guiding principles: • trees of interest biologically, aesthetically or culturally because of their age;