Heritage Edition no.10 – English Oak Project – part 2.

There are a few facts about the English Oak that deserve to be better known.  Like the fact that the Magna Carta was written using Oak Gall Ink.  The prevailing ink for over 1000 years, it was made from tannic acid extracted from growths found on the base of oak trees.

Then there’s the Bowthorpe Oak in England.  It’s over 1000 years old and has a girth so big (13.5 metres) that locals used to hold parties inside its hollow oak.  

What about the fact Oak is a traditional wedding anniversary present for an 80th anniversary?  Mind you, only very few people will likely need to be aware of that.  80 years married must mean a very ripe old age has been achieved for husband and wife.