Trees Collection

Seedlings of Cinchona succirubra, India, 1861
Seedlings of Cinchona succirubra, photographed on arrival in Ootacamund, southern India, 9 April 1861. Collected by Richard Spruce in Ecuador, the plants were received by WIlliam McIvor

Henry Ridley and rubber tree, Singapore
Extension of original cutting on an old Para rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis - Henry Ridley ( Rubber Ridley ) and rubber tree, tapped for latex

The Treetop Walkway, RBG Kew
The Treetop Walkway in the Arboretum, RBG Kew

Astrocaryum aculeatum, 1823-53
Illustration of Astrocaryum aculeatum, commonly known as tucuma, Bactris hirta var. pectinata, Bactris hirta from Historia Naturalis Palmarum by Karl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, 1823-53

Aerial shot of the Palm House

Lalbagh Botanic Gardens, Bangalore, India were established in 1760 by Hyder Ali. Once they came under state control in 1856

Loder Valley, Wakehurst
Loder Valley Nature Reserve, Wakehurst Place, Sussex. Opened in 1980, the focus of the Loder Valley Nature Reserve is on conservation of the plants and animals of the High Weald of Sussex

Woodland at Wakehurst: Wakehurst Place is a National Trust site, managed by Kew Gardens. It is situated in West Sussex, set in 465 acres of country estate and boasts ornamental gardens

Pagoda and Temperate house
Temperate House (r) and Pagoda, RBG Kew

Castanea sativa, sweet chestnut tree in the arboretum, RBG Kew, autumn

Common European Oak and European White Oak
Quercus robur, the Common European Oak and Quercus pedunculata, the European White Oak, from The North American Sylva, 1865

Felled tree for Kew Flagstaff, British Columbia, 1914
British COlumbia 1914: The felled tree which was to form the great flagstaff at RBG Kew from 1919 to 1959. Made from a Douglas fir

The Great Flagstaff, RBG Kew, ca. 1900-1905
Photograph of The Great Flagstaff at RBG Kew, flying the Union Flag, ca. 1900-1905. It stood until August 2007

Logging, Malaysia
Logging on the road to Maliau Basin Conservation Area, Sabah, Malaysia

The Mansion at Wakehurst Place, Sussex, autumn

Cyclamen at Wakehurst Place, Sussex

Azaleas, Wisteria and Rhododendrons in the Slips at Wakehurst Place. This area was set out by Gerald Loder as a collection of mixed specimen trees and shrubs

Treetop walkway and Temperate House
The Rhizotron and Xstrata Treetop Walkway and Temperate House, RBG Kew

Summer shade at Kew
Panoramic view of summer shaded area, RBG Kew

Tree top walkway panorama
Tree Top Walkway Panorama, RBG Kew

Temperate House, RBG Kew
Aerial panoramic view of the temperate House, RBG Kew

Kew Gardens at Christmas, in the snow, with fairground rides for children and Kew Palace in the background

The Orangery and landscape, RBG Kew

The arboretum, RBG Kew, summer

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