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| Address and contact details |
| Torosay Estate, Caignure, Isle of Mull, Argyll, PA65 6AY |
| Tel: 01680 812421 |
| Fax: 01680 812470 |
| Latitude: 56° 27' 18" N |
| Longitude: 5° 41' 27" W |
| Background to the collection |
| Ownership: | Private, Mr C James |
| Personnel |
| Mr Mike Swift |
| Mr C. James |
| Contact person: | Mr Mike Swift |
| Total Staff: | 5 |
| Physical environment |
| Altitude: | 1-40 m |
| Soil type: | Sand, acid |
| Aspect: | Varied |
| Total area: | 6.9 ha |
| Other sites of collection: | Chilean Woodland (Fenella's Wood)
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| Weather records | Records kept |
| Wind | |
| Direction: | South and west |
| Plant collection |
| Notable plants within the collection: |
| Cornus capitata one of the largest in the British Isles |
| Geographical area(s) of specialisation: |
| China, Australia, North and Central Mexico, Southern South America |
| Special families within the collections: |
| Cornaceae, Pinaceae, Compositae, Ericaceae, Eucryphiaceae, Flacourtiaceae, Myrtaceae, Primulaceae, Papaveraceae |
| Special genera within the collections: |
| Cornus, Pinus, Olearia, Rhododendron, Eucryphia, Azara, Myrtus, Primula, Meconopsis |
| Special collections: |
| Conifer, ICCP – 52 Genera, 98 Species, 99 Taxa, 135 Plants. |
| Record Keeping: | Records kept |
| Plant-collecting trips: | No |
| Facilities on site |
| Herbarium: | No |
| Library: | No |
| Research facilities: | No |
| Publications: | No |
| Identifications: | Undertakes free identifications for the general public. Internal verification of material |
| Teaching and Education: | Potential for primary, secondary and taxonomic |
| Interpretation: | Supervised garden walks, brochures |
| Friends Organisation: | No |
| Visitor facilities: | Restaurant, plant shop, gift shop |
| Access to the collections |
| Public access: | Admission charge |
| Visitors per year: | 40,000 |
| Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: 10am-dusk |
| Guiding principles behind the collection |
| The garden aims, firstly, to be enjoyed by the public, both local and holidaymakers; secondly, to house a series of plant collections, with the emphasis on Chile. |
| Location map |
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