Wye College, University of London
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| Address and contact details | |
| Name of Garden: | Wye College, University of London |
| National Fruit Collections, Brogdale Road, Faversham, Kent, ME13 8XZ | |
| Tel: 01795 590272 | |
| Fax: 01795 532271 | |
| Email: fruit@nfc.u-net.com | |
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| Latitude: 51° 17' 59" N / 51.3001709 | |
| Longitude: 0° 52' 40" W / 0.8761870 | |
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| Background to the collection | |
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| Ownership: | University of London |
| Garden code: | WYE |
| Umbrella organisation: | National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens |
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| Contact person: | E. J. Lamont |
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| Collections: | Maintenance and development of the UK National Fruit Collections is funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) as part of its research strategy for the conservation of plant genetic resources. Wye College University of London, is responsible for the scientific development of the Collections. Brogdale Horticultural Trust is responsible for their maintenance. |
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| See collections for Brogdale Horticultural Trust. Corylus, cobnuts/filberts, Malus, Pyrus, dessert, culinary and perry pears, Prunus, plums, Prunus, cherry, Ribes, black, pink, red and white currants and gooseberries, Fragaria x ananassa, Vitis vinifera, Humulus lupulus | |
| Record Keeping: | Unknown |
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| Plant-collecting trips: | No |
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| Herbarium: | No |
| Library: | No |
| Research facilities: | Unknown |
| Publications: | Unknown |
| Identifications: | Unknown |
| Teaching and Education: | Unknown |
| Interpretation: | Unknown |
| Friends Organisation: | Unknown |
| Visitor facilities: | Unknown |
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| Public access: | Unknown |
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| Public opening hours: | Mon-Fri: By appointment |
| Guiding principles behind the collection | |
| The National Fruit Collections are funded by MAFF to safeguard the diversity present in cultivated temperate fruit. Scientific enquiries about the collections should be addressed to the Scientific Curator, Wye College; commerical and public enquiries should be addressed to the Horticultural Curator, Brogdale Horticultural Trust. | |
| Location map | |
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