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Birr CastleLast updated: Nov 1999 |  | ||
| Address: | Birr, Co. Offaly, Ireland Tel: 353 (0)1509 20336 Fax: 353 (0)1509 21583 email: web address: Latitude: 53° 05'50''N Longitude: 07° 54'50''W | ||
| BACKGROUND TO THE COLLECTION | |||
| Year Founded: | |||
| Ownership: | Private, Earl of Rosse | ||
| Garden code: | BIRR | ||
| Umbrella organisation: | | ||
| PERSONNEL | |||
| Earl of Rosse | |||
| Contact person: | Earl of Rosse | ||
| Total Staff: | |||
| Total Horticultural Staff: | | ||
| POLICIES | |||
| Accessions | |||
| Collections | | ||
| PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT | |||
| Altitude: | |||
| Soil type: | Clay | ||
| Aspect: | |||
| Total area: | 20 ha | ||
| Area heated: | 0.2 ha | ||
| Other sites of collection: | | ||
| WEATHER RECORDS | Records are kept | ||
| Temperature: | |||
| Average daily: | |||
| Av. monthly max: | |||
| Av. monthly min: | |||
| Absolute maximum | 28 °C | ||
| Absolute minimum | -14 °C | ||
| Wind: | |||
| direction | West | ||
| strength: | Below average | ||
| Rainfall | |||
| Average annual | |||
| Month of maximum | |||
| Month of minimum | | ||
| PLANT COLLECTION | |||
| Families | |||
| Genera | |||
| Species | |||
| Taxa | |||
| Accessions | |||
| Plants | |||
| Notable plants within the collection | |||
| Tallest Acer monspessulanum and Buxus sempervirens in the British Isles | |||
| Geographical area of specialisation | |||
| China, Southern South America | |||
| Special families within the collections | |||
| Magnoliaceae, Pinaceae, Ericaceae, Theaceae, Paeoniaceae | |||
| Special genera within the collections | |||
| Magnolia, Rhododendron, Camellia, Wisteria | |||
| Special collections | Conifer, ICCP – 7 Taxa, 7 Species, 17 Plants. Chile, ICCP – 8 Species, 23 Plants. | ||
| Phenological Garden | |||
| Records of living collection | Records kept manual | ||
| Record System | |||
| Plant-collecting trips | No | ||
| FACILITIES ON SITE | |||
| Herbarium | No | ||
| Library | No | ||
| Research facilities | No | ||
| Publications | No | ||
| Identifications: | No | ||
| Teaching and Education: | Specialised courses | ||
| Interpretation of the material: | Signs, brochures, guided trails | ||
| Friends Organisation: | Yes | ||
| Visitor facilities: | Café, plant shop, gift shop | ||
| ACCESS TO THE COLLECTIONS | |||
| Public access: | Admission charge | ||
| Visitors per year: | |||
| Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: 9am-6pm, or dusk | ||
| GUIDING PRINCIPLES BEHIND THE COLLECTION | |||