Benmore Botanic Gardens

[arbwork]

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A recent trip up to Scotland to try to catch up with a boat and to try out my new (to me) vehicle gave me the opportunity to visit this rather good botanical garden, we spent a whole day there with a short excursion across the other side of the road to a Forestry Commission trail through some impressive trees, and to a F.C. planting trial started in ?1930 I think trailing differing spp. To assess suitability for planting the ‘strategic reserve’ I guess. an avenue of Redwood p 1863 50 planted 49 still there! I’d bet some local authorities would like that success rate, is one of the features of this site, excuse me for being lazy but links above to the gardens show much better info than I can remember, shame storm damage earlier this year, and a good excuse to go over the ferry to say hello to Steve.

[arbwork]

Amazing force of the gale just braking trees off, there was a lot of evidence driving round this area of wind damage, some flowering shrubs giving good colour at this time of year poss just a bit early for some of the best colour I guess

[atree]

Nice.

[caledonian bob]

Yep, Benmore is well worth a visit, I was there a couple of years ago, must plan a return trip soon.

[scotspine1]

The winds that hit Scotland in the first week of January were the strongest since 1998, huge amount of tree damage everywhere. We had 2 full months of work from the storms. Benmore is a nice place for a visit.

 

must've come down with some force that one

[arbwork]

The one above Scots Pine with rot in the trunk, I believe talking to some staff there it was under review as to how to remove it with limiting damage, more astonishing are the other 2 I think were sitka with solid healthy trunk just broken off ! incredible force and in a semi sheltered place

[son of a birch]

Awesome pics, I am currently volunteering at RBGE so need to get myself in gear and visit Benmore

[Goaty]

The royal botanical gardens in scotland are excellent, Dawcyk, Benmore and Logan are very contrasting. I liked Edinburgh the least as its more urban. I need space and realise it more as I get older. Well worth the visit.

[Czlowiek Drzewo]

Really cracking place benmore. spent a day there last year.

[Stephen Blair]

Great to finally meet you and have a chat, I hope your wife wasn't too bored:)