The Major Oak, Sherwood Forest greeting card is from North East artist Emily Ward's beautiful range of art cards. This greeting card has been created from original artwork by Emily. All greeting cards are printed locally in Newcastle.
Emily has filled the foreground of this iconic tree with colourful splashes of pink, purple and white dainty flowers. The ancient gnarled trunk twists and entwines amongst the vibrant green foliage on Emily Ward's art card.
A cloud filled sky with with soft textures and hues of blue and white add an air of mystery to this tree that is surrounded in folklore and tales of Robin Hood.
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The Major Oak, Sherwood Forest
The ancient Major Oak
grows in Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire and is one of the biggest oak trees in Britain. The canopy spreads over 28 meters and the trunk has a circumference of 11 Meters. It has an estimated weight of 23 tonnes. It is unknown if the Major Oak is one tree or many saplings that have fused together over the years.
The iconic tree is over 1000 years old and is at the heart of folklore stories of Sherwood Forrest’s Robin Hood and his band of merry men. It is said they use to meet and hide out under the old oak tree. They defended the rights of the poor and evaded the law.
Greeting Card
A luxurious blank greetings card. Made from original paintings by Emily Ward. Each card is blank inside for your own message.
