Coronation oaks
 

"Grant Menzies" wrote
Not far from where I live in Sidney, British Columbia, there is an old
Anglican church overlooking Patricia Bay. In the churchyard is a tree
that fascinates me - it's a so-called "Coronation oak," planted from an

acorn taken from Windsor Great Park, in honour of the 1937 coronation
of King George VI. I understand quite a few of these acorns were sent
out to Commonwealth countries and trees planted from them. Not all of
them have their original plaques like Sidney's, but people generally
remember what the trees were planted for. My question: was this
sending out of acorns an effort that came from the royal house itself,
or from some body like the Royal Horticultural Society, or some other
organisation entirely? I've written to the RHS and am hoping for a
detailed response.

Please let us know if you get an answer.
I've heard it said that English Oaks were planted for all the big Royal
occasions but it never occurred to ask where the seed came from and how.
That said, Limes are also often used and I've heard of Horse Chestnuts being
planted too, "anything goes" seems to be the reality.

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Regards
Bob Hobden
17mls W. of London.UK