Mr. Bert Probitts, head forester of the University of Wytham Woods, is thinning out a plantation he planted 15 years ago. – Vintage Photograph

On 7 May 1965, Mr. Bert Probitts, head forester of the University of Wytham Woods, was thinning out a plantation he planted 15 years ago. The trees he cut down were sawn into eight-foot stakes, which would then be sold at Stow Horse Fair later in the month. Mr. Probitts estimated that the trees would saw up into more than 1,000 stakes.On 7 May 1965, Mr. Bert Probitts, head forester of the University of Wytham Woods, was thinning out a plantation he planted 15 years ago. The trees he cut down were sawn into eight-foot stakes, which would then be sold at Stow Horse Fair later in the month. Mr. Probitts estimated that the trees would saw up into more than 1,000 stakes.

Dimensions: 19.9 x 25.4 cm

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4x 5″ Ruston

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