Capon Tree

Capon Oak Tree
The Capon Tree in 2009
Map
SpeciesSessile Oak[1] (Quercus petraea)
LocationJedforest, Scottish Borders
Girth~10 metres

The Capon Oak Tree is one of the last surviving trees of the ancient Scottish Jedforest. It is close to the A68 and Jed Water, a small river which has cut a course below soft sandstone cliffs. The Sessile Oak tree was said to be in the top fifty trees in the UK in 2002 and in the top 10 in 2024.

  1. ^ "The Woodland Trust | Recording | Tree details". web.archive.org. 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2024-10-02.