The Major Oak in Sherwood Forest, England is believed to be what age?

The Major Oak is a large English oak tree ('Quercus robur') near the village of Edwinstowe in the midst of Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England. According to local folklore, it was Robin Hood's shelter where he and his merry men slept. It weighs an estimated 23 tons, has a girth of 33 feet (10 metres), a canopy of 92 feet (28 metres), and is about 800–1000 years old. In a 2002 survey, it was voted 'Britain's favourite tree'. In 2014, it was voted 'England's Tree of the Year' in a public poll by the Woodland Trust (a conservation charity), receiving 18% of the votes. It's name originates from Major Hayman Rooke's description of it in 1790. Major Hayman Rooke (20 February 1723 – 18 September 1806) was a British soldier and antiquarian who became an antiquary on his retirement from the Army. The Major Oak is named after him.

Since the Victorian era, its massive limbs have been partially supported by an elaborate system of scaffolding. In July 2020 the tree was reported as vandalised, with a three-foot section of bark fallen off.