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| Address and contact details | |
| Name of Garden: | Mount Edgecumbe Garden |
| Cremyll, Torpoint, Cornwall, PL10 1HZ | |
| Tel: 01752 822236 | |
| Fax: 01752 822199 | |
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| Web site: www.mountedgcumbe.gov.uk | |
| Latitude: 50° 21' 18" N | |
| Longitude: 4° 10' 50" W | |
| (mapquest.com provides an excellent way of checking how accurate your co-ordinates are) | |
| Background to the collection | |
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| Ownership: | Cornwall County Council & Plymouth City Council |
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| Umbrella organisation: | National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens, National Heritage Programme |
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| Park Manager: | Ian Berry |
| Curator: | Lee Stenning |
| Contact person: | Ian Berry |
| Total Staff: | 12 |
| Total Horticultural Staff: | 4 |
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| Collections: | Education, Shared information & Camellia library |
| Physical environment | |
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| Soil type: | Slightly acidic |
| Aspect: | Coastal |
| Total area: | 345 ha |
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| Plant collection | |
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| Notable plants within the collection: | |
| Tallest Quercus suber, cork oak, in the British Isles | |
| Geographical area(s) of specialisation: | |
| Eastern Asia, New Zealand | |
| Special families within the collections: | |
| Cupressaceae, Theaceae, Ericaceae, Podocarpaceae | |
| Special genera within the collections: | |
| Papuacedrus, Camellia, Rhododendron, Podocarpus | |
| Special collections: | |
| Camellia, NCCPG – 20 Species, 850 Taxa. Conifers, ICCP – 53 Plants. | |
| Record Keeping: | Records kept manual & computer |
| Record System: | unknown |
| Are phenological records kept? | |
| Plant-collecting trips: | No |
| Facilities on site | |
| Herbarium: | No |
| Library: | No |
| Research facilities: | No |
| Publications: | Unknown |
| Identifications: | All Camellias are labelled |
| Teaching and Education: | Yes, Camellia study days |
| Interpretation: | Supervised garden walks, signs, brochures, guided trails |
| Friends Organisation: | Yes |
| Visitor facilities: | Restaurant, café, gift shop, toilets, carparks, historic house, south-west coastal footpath. |
| Access to the collections - Who can visit, when etc. | |
| What are the conditions of Access to the collections? | |
| Public access: | Free |
| How many visitors do you get a year? | |
| Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: Dawn-dusk |
| Guiding principles behind the collection | |
| Location map | |
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