Early photographs identify this specimen as the "Prestbury Oak", a name derived from Henry Seymour's original home, Prestbury Cottage. Before emigrating to New Zealand, Seymour lived on the outskirts of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, and had previously resided in the nearby village of Prestbury, from which both his cottage and the oak took their name. The tree is one of two English oaks grown from acorns brought to Nelson by Seymour in 1842 and is regarded as probably the first English oak planted in the region. The second tree was felled in 1940 (Cadwallader, B.G., 2013).
Ref: Nelson Provincial Museum records. Images are labeled in error as 'Presburg Oak'.

A fine massive specimen in good health. This tree has a plaque from the Historic Places Trust which reads "Planted by Henry Seymour in 1842 and replanted by Alfred Fell the following year" (Oliver 1983).

‘Known as the ‘Fell Oak’ this tree was planted 1842-43 by either Seymour or Fell. It was shortly afterwards washed away in a flood, but later found on the banks of the Maitai River and replanted further away on higher ground. Probably the first English oak to be planted in the region’ (S.W. Burstall).
Ref: NZ Forest Research Inst. Forest Mensuration Report No. 21, 1974 (unpublished) page 25.

'Two trees in Nelson, planted by the late Henry Seymour in 1842. One grows on the road in Seymour Avenue, near the house of Mr. Cockburn, the other on private property near the bridge at the S.E. side of the avenue. Mr. Seymour had been secretary of the Cheltenham Horticultural Society, and brought out acorns to Nelson with him. " A high flood shortly afterwards washed one of the seedlings away, but a diligent search led to its recovery over a mile away on the banks of the Maitai River, of which The Brook is a tributary. The seedling was brought back in triumph and this time was planted in the field at a safe distance from The Brook." (letter from Mr. F.G. Gibbs).
Ref: Historic Trees of New Zealand. Consolidated List from Journals of the Royal N.Z. Institute of Horticulture. June and September, 1940, June 1941.