The Capon Oak Tree is one of the last surviving trees of the ancient

Jedforest Jedforest is an historic forest in the Scottish Borders, that has been heavily wooded in the past. It is close to Jed Water and the town of Jedburgh, from which it takes its name. The forest is home to the widespreading Capon tree. It is an oak ...

, close to Jed Water, a small river which has cut a course below soft

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cliffs. It is located south of

Jedburgh Jedburgh (; gd, Deadard; sco, Jeddart or ) is a town and former royal burgh in the Scottish Borders and the traditional county town of the historic county of Roxburghshire, the name of which was randomly chosen for Operation Jedburgh in su ...

, Scotland, west of the A68. The Capon Tree is held together with

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s and timber beams supporting its

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and branches due to a massive split down the middle of the trunk. The tree continues to grow. Trees are being replanted in the Borders to establish a renewal of the ancient 'Caledon Wood,' or great northern forest, which included Ettrick Forest and

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Recorded information about the Capon Oak on the Ancient Tree HuntJedburghSNH
Individual oak trees Individual trees in Scotland Jedburgh {{coord, 55.46219, -2.554628, region:GB_type:landmark, display=title

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