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Address and contact details |
| Par, Cornwall, PL24 2SJ |
| Tel: 01726 812438 |
| Fax: 01726 814389 |
| Latitude: 50° 12' 55" N |
| Longitude: 4° 44' 23" W |
Background to the collection |
Ownership: | Private, T. Hudson |
Umbrella organisation: | PlantNetwork individual |
Personnel |
Owner: | T. Hudson |
Contact person: | T. Hudson |
Total Staff: | 4 |
Physical environment |
Altitude: | 50 m |
Soil type: | Loam, acid |
Aspect: | South |
Total area: | 10 ha |
Weather records | No records kept |
Temperature | |
Absolute minimum: | -10 °C |
Wind | |
Direction: | South |
Plant collection |
Genera: | 350 |
Plants: | 5000 |
Notable plants within the collection: |
| Approximately 15 Champion trees |
Geographical area(s) of specialisation: |
| China, Eastern Asia, Indo-China, New Zealand, North and Central Mexico, Southern South America, Tasmania |
Special families within the collections: |
| Aceraceae, Betulaceae, Ericaceae, Fagaceae, Flacourtiaceae, Lauraceae, Magnoliaceae, Pinaceae, Podocarpaceae, Rosaceae, Styracaceae, Theaceae |
Special genera within the collections: |
| Camellia |
Special collections: |
| Conifers, ICCP 16 Genera, 27 Species, 27 Taxa, 27 Accessions, 42 Plants |
Record Keeping: | Kept since 1988 Computerised |
Record System: | Microsoft |
Plant-collecting trips: | No |
Facilities on site |
Herbarium: | No |
Library: | No |
Research facilities: | No |
Publications: | No |
Identifications: | No |
Teaching and Education: | Potential for public education |
Interpretation: | Supervised guided walks |
Friends Organisation: | No |
Visitor facilities: | Café, plant shop |
Access to the collections |
Public access: | Admission charge |
Visitors per year: | 1,500 |
Public opening hours: | Wed-Sun: 10.30am-5pm (mid Mar-mid June) Wed only: 2pm-5pm (mid June-Aug) |
Guiding principles behind the collection |
| Aims to cultivate woody, wild-collected material from warm, temperate regions and to maintain them in an aesthetic manner. |
Location map |
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