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Chapterhouse Theatre Company will bring an outdoor production of Sleeping Beauty to Woodstock on Sunday the 1st of July.
Sleeping Beauty waits for her prince in a magical new version of this best-loved fairytale. Young and …

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Monkey Puzzle Trees
February 10, 2011 – 10:49 am | Comments Off

Also known as the Chilean Pine, the Monkey Puzzle Tree is the only frost hardy member of an important Southern Hemisphere family. The tree was introduced into the British Isles in 1795 by Archibald Menzies …

Bentham Cypress
February 10, 2011 – 10:47 am | Comments Off

Scientific Name – Cupressus lusitanica bethamii
A cultivar of the Mexican Cypress, the Bentham Cypress is native to Mexico and was introduced to the British Isles in 1840. It is only found in the UK in …

Weeping Irish Beech
February 10, 2011 – 10:45 am | Comments Off

Scientific Name – Fagus sylvatica ‘Pendula’
The European beech is a native tree of most of temperate Europe from Norway to the Mediterranean and south to northern Spain. In Mediterranean regions it occurs only at higher …

Oriental Spruce
February 10, 2011 – 10:42 am | Comments Off

Scientific Name – Picea orientalis
Oriental Spruce are native to The Caucasus and north east Asia and were first introduced to the UK and Ireland in 1839 and are now frequently found throughout the British Isles.
The …

Giant Redwood (Sequoiadendron giganteum)
February 10, 2011 – 10:39 am | Comments Off

The Giant Redwood is native to Sierra Nevada in Californian and is confined to a few isolated slopes with a western aspect between 5000 and 8000 feet above sea level. It was introduced to Ireland …

Mexican Pine – Pinus montezumae ‘Hartwegii’
January 13, 2011 – 5:10 pm | No Comment

Mexican Pine
Scientific Name – Pinus montezumae ‘Hartwegii’
Native to Mexico this tree was introduced to Ireland and the UK before 1837. These trees are very rare and only occur in a few large gardens.
The bark …

Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)
January 13, 2011 – 5:08 pm | No Comment

Coast Redwood
Scientific Name – Sequoia sempervirens
These trees are native to a narrow coastal belt running from Oregon to south of Monterey Bay, California and included in this belt is the tallest tree in the …

White Pine (Pinus Gordaniana)
January 13, 2011 – 5:04 pm | No Comment

Pinus Gordaniana

Japanese Cedar (Cryptomeria japonica ‘Elegans’)
January 13, 2011 – 5:00 pm | No Comment

Japanese Cedar
Scientific Name – Cryptomeria japonica ‘Elegans’
First introduced to Ireland and the UK 1861, this tree is native to Japan. This common cultivar of the Japanese Cedar has three distinctive growth patterns – upright and …

Holm Oak (Quercus ilex)
January 13, 2011 – 4:58 pm | No Comment

Holm Oak
Scientific Name – Quercus ilex
The Holm or Evergreen Oak is native to northern parts of Africa and southern Europe and it is common throughout the UK and Ireland. It is found frequently in …