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| Address and contact details | |
| Name of Garden: | Tresco Abbey Gardens |
| Tresco, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, TR24 0QQ | |
| Tel: 01720 228849 | |
| Fax: 01720 22807 | |
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| Latitude: 49° 56' 58" N | |
| Longitude: 06° 19' 30" W | |
| (mapquest.com provides an excellent way of checking how accurate your co-ordinates are) | |
| Background to the collection | |
| Year founded: | 1834 |
| Ownership: | Private, Robert Dorrien Smith |
| Garden code: | TRES |
| Umbrella organisation: | PlantNetwork, Botanic Gardens Conservation International, English Heritage, National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens |
| i.e. PlantNet, BGCI, NCCPG; ICCP etc. | |
| Personnel | |
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| M. Nelhams | |
| Contact person: | R. A. Dorrien-Smith |
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| Total area: | 20 ha |
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| Weather records | No records kept |
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| Average annual: | 832 mm |
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| Plant collection | |
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| Number of species: | |
| Taxa: | 3500 |
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| Notable plants within the collection: | |
| Tallest Luma apiculata, Metrosideros excelsa and Cordyline australsis in the British Isles | |
| Geographical area(s) of specialisation: | |
| New Zealand, South Africa, Australia | |
| Special families within the collections: | |
| Proteaceae | |
| Special genera within the collections: | |
| Acacia, Metrosideros, Eucalyptus, Mesembryanthemum, Puya, Aeonium, Aloe | |
| Special collections: | |
| Acacia, NCCPG – 64 Species. | |
| Record Keeping: | Records kept Computerised |
| Record System: | unknown |
| Are phenological records kept? | |
| Plant-collecting trips: | No |
| Facilities on site | |
| Herbarium: | No |
| Library: | No |
| Research facilities: | No |
| Publications: | Garden guide |
| Identifications: | No |
| Teaching and Education: | Secondary |
| Interpretation: | Unknown |
| Friends Organisation: | No |
| Visitor facilities: | Café, gift shop, plant shop |
| Access to the collections - Who can visit, when etc. | |
| What are the conditions of Access to the collections? | |
| Public access: | Admission charge |
| How many visitors do you get a year? | |
| Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: 10am-4pm |
| Guiding principles behind the collection | |
| Location map | |
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