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Mount Edgecumbe GardenLast updated: Jan 2005 |  | ||
| Address: | Cremyll, Torpoint, Cornwall, PL10 1HZ Tel: 01752 822236 Fax: 01752 822199 email: web address: mountedgcumbe.gov.uk Latitude: 50° 21'18''N Longitude: 4° 10'50''W | ||
| BACKGROUND TO THE COLLECTION | |||
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| Ownership: | Cornwall County Council & Plymouth City Council | ||
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| Umbrella organisation: | National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens, National Heritage Programme | ||
| PERSONNEL | |||
| Park Manager: | Ian Berry | ||
| Curator: | Lee Stenning | ||
| Contact person: | Ian Berry | ||
| Total Staff: | 12 | ||
| Total Horticultural Staff: | 4 | ||
| POLICIES | |||
| Accessions | |||
| Collections | Education, Shared information & Camellia library | ||
| PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT | |||
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| Soil type: | Slightly acidic | ||
| Aspect: | Coastal | ||
| Total area: | 345 ha | ||
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| WEATHER RECORDS | No records kept | ||
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| PLANT COLLECTION | |||
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| Notable plants within the collection | |||
| Tallest Quercus suber, cork oak, in the British Isles | |||
| Geographical area of specialisation | |||
| Eastern Asia, New Zealand | |||
| Special families within the collections | |||
| Cupressaceae, Theaceae, Ericaceae, Podocarpaceae | |||
| Special genera within the collections | |||
| Papuacedrus, Camellia, Rhododendron, Podocarpus | |||
| Special collections | Camellia, NCCPG – 20 Species, 850 Taxa. Conifers, ICCP – 53 Plants. | ||
| Phenological Garden | |||
| Records of living collection | Records kept manual & computer | ||
| Record System | unknown | ||
| Plant-collecting trips | No | ||
| FACILITIES ON SITE | |||
| Herbarium | No | ||
| Library | No | ||
| Research facilities | No | ||
| Publications | Unknown | ||
| Identifications: | All Camellias are labelled | ||
| Teaching and Education: | Yes, Camellia study days | ||
| Interpretation of the material: | Supervised garden walks, signs, brochures, guided trails | ||
| Friends Organisation: | Yes | ||
| Visitor facilities: | Restaurant, café, gift shop, toilets, carparks, historic house, south-west coastal footpath. | ||
| ACCESS TO THE COLLECTIONS | |||
| Public access: | Free | ||
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| Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: Dawn-dusk | ||
| GUIDING PRINCIPLES BEHIND THE COLLECTION | |||