Sidmouth Arboretum
Caring for the trees of the Sid Valley
CELEBRATION OF TREES 2019
AUTUMN COLOUR FOR THE RESIDENT
Accessible Tree Trail leafletWe have launched an Accessible Tree Trail leaflet - The new trail, which is accessible to wheelchairs, mobility scooters and parents with young children in buggies, begins at the Museum, goes through the churchyard and Blackmore Gardens before looping round Heydon’s Lane and Coburg Road back to the Three- Cornered Plot. The trail leaflet has information about many of the trees plus smartphone links to more information on the internet. The Trail leaflet is available free of charge from the Tourist Information Centre and can be viewed online.DAY OUT TO WESTONBIRT
Penny gave us a very informative guide around the propagation unit which plays a vital part in maintaining the collection and liaising with other tree organisations. In the afternoon, friend of Sidmouth Arboretum and retired Westonbirt scientist Hugh Angus led a walk around the oldest part of the collection. It was a mixture of showing us interesting things and challenging our knowledge and we saw some really interesting and amazing trees. SALCOMBE REGIS FAIR
Trees to combat climate change
The UK imports more hardwood for things such as furniture than most other countries if taken on a per capita basis. This creates a market for illegal logging in tropical rainforests. Bob, who has a family history in forestry, is growing foreign species of tree to assess which will thrive in the UK. His work is attracting attention among the forestry community and will pay large benefits in years to come. Dame Julia Slingo
Dame Julia gave an analysis of data from a range of sources to show that human activity has been affecting carbon dioxide levels for a long time as we have cleared large areas of forest across the northern hemisphere. This effect has been exacerbated by the burning of fossil fuels and this is causing wide ranging changes in our world. However, the talk ended with a note of optimism, Dame Julia told us that things are moving and she believes that things will not turn out as bad as the worst case scenarios. One thing that will help is to plant more trees, lots more trees. Large scale reforestation will not prevent climate change, but it will help to moderate its progress. TREE WEEK 20-25 MAY 2019All
events this week free of charge, except for Friday departing from the Museum
£2.50p. Monday 20th Sidbury
Guided Walk 2pm
Meet at Sidbury Council car park Tuesday 21st with
Café Scientifique ‘Trees
for multiple benefits’ Illustrated
talk by Bob Chard 3pm
Cellar Bar of Kennaway House Sidmouth Wednesday 22nd Salcombe
Regis guided walk 2pm
Meet at Tourist Information, Sidmouth Thursday 23rd ‘Trees
for climate change’ Illustrated
talk by Julia Slingo DBE FRS 7.30pm Music Room at Sidholme Hotel, Sidmouth Friday 24th
Sidmouth guided walks 10:30am
Meet at Museum, Church Street, Sidmouth Friday 24th & Saturday 25th MEET THE TREES Guided
visits to gardens with special trees Map
and times from Tourist Information Sidmouth Or
request from info@sidmoutharboretum.org.uk VOLUNTEERSWe would
welcome anyone willing to help with our activities, whether active planting and
maintenance or helping at our stalls when we attend the local Fairs and
Festivals. Please get in touch
info@sidmoutharboretum.org.uk TIPS FOR MAY / JUNESHRUB
PRUNING - one third of older shoots to
ground level soon after spring flowering such as Philadelphus. FRUIT summer pruning apples/pears for fruit, winter pruning for
growth but remember stone fruits only prune in summer. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/trees for pruning guide lines and for planning
your autumn planting now! HAWTHORNS in
bloom - ‘Paul’s Scarlet’ is very
popular – see the trees in the Market Place and outside Unitarian Hall by Tesco
in bloom in May. In spite of the thorns
which put off many people, I am really keen on hawthorns – easy to grow, flower
in spring, fruits in autumn, some yellow some red some black and the birds love
them. But pruning – best left to
winter. The horse
chestnuts are magnificent in flower now (mid May) though sweet chestnuts just
starting into leaf. CHECK out
your water butts – you may need them this summer. ANOTHER TREE PLANTED
BLACKMORE FRUIT TREES
Working with EDDC, Graham and Jon kicked off this year's planting schedule when they planted fruit trees in Blackmore Gardens today. Two local apple varieties, the Woolbrook Pippin and the Woolbrook Russet were planted against the wall by the health centre. The trees will be trained on the wall as they would have been in times gone by. The team also planted a Rowan and an Apricot will follow soon. TREE LABELS
The first labels have been attached to trees in the Knowle. We will also be labelling trees in Blackmore Gardens, Sidholme and along the Arboretum's Tree Trails.
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