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Up close and personal with Ireland’s largest oak tree

Up close and personal with Ireland’s largest oak tree

Update: 2025-11-24

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MGW researcher Michele Browne recently met arborist Bernard Carey in Mountshannon, Co. Clare; they discussed his Treeconomics report about the financial value of trees. They also visited Ireland’s largest oak tree, the Be Binn, and spoke with Aileen Dunne of local business Oak House Ceramics...

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Up close and personal with Ireland’s largest oak tree

Up close and personal with Ireland’s largest oak tree

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