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| Address and contact details | |
| Name of Garden: | Mount Stuart Gardens |
| Mount Stuart Trust, Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Argyll, PA20 9LR | |
| Tel: 01700 502627 | |
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| Latitude: 55° 47' 27" N | |
| Longitude: 5° 01' 05" W | |
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| Background to the collection | |
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| Ownership: | Private, Mount Stuart Trust |
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| T Connor | |
| Johnny Dumfries | |
| Contact person: | G. Alcorn / J. Gill |
| Total Staff: | 8 |
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| Soil type: | Acid |
| Aspect: | Varied |
| Total area: | 40 ha |
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| Geographical area(s) of specialisation: | |
| Australasia, Southern South America, Eastern Asia, Northwestern USA | |
| Special families within the collections: | |
| Pinaceae, Cupressaceae, Eucryphiaceae, Myrtaceae | |
| Special genera within the collections: | |
| Eucalyptus, Pinus, Abies, Picea, Pseudotsuga, Podocarpus, Araucaria, Eucryphia, Crinodendron, Rhododendron, Erica, Acer, Prunus, Embothrium, Azara, Myrtus, Luma | |
| Special collections: | |
| Conifer, ICCP – 78 Genera, 153 Species, 158 Taxa, 861 Plants. | |
| Record Keeping: | Records kept Computerised |
| Record System: | BG-Base |
| Are phenological records kept? | |
| Plant-collecting trips: | No |
| Facilities on site | |
| Herbarium: | No |
| Library: | No |
| Research facilities: | No |
| Publications: | No |
| Identifications: | No |
| Teaching and Education: | No |
| Interpretation: | Brochures |
| Friends Organisation: | No |
| Visitor facilities: | Café, plant shop, gift shop |
| Access to the collections - Who can visit, when etc. | |
| What are the conditions of Access to the collections? | |
| Public access: | Admission charge |
| Visitors per year: | 25,000 |
| Public opening hours: | Fri-Mon, Wed: 10am-5pm except |
| Guiding principles behind the collection | |
| Location map | |
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