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Mount Stuart GardensLast updated: Nov 1999 |  | ||
| Address: | Mount Stuart Trust, Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Argyll, PA20 9LR Tel: 01700 502627 Fax: email: web address: Latitude: 55° 47'27''N Longitude: 5° 01'05''W | ||
| BACKGROUND TO THE COLLECTION | |||
| Year Founded: | |||
| Ownership: | Private, Mount Stuart Trust | ||
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| PERSONNEL | |||
| T Connor | |||
| Johnny Dumfries | |||
| Contact person: | G. Alcorn / J. Gill | ||
| Total Staff: | 8 | ||
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| POLICIES | |||
| Accessions | |||
| Collections | | ||
| PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT | |||
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| Soil type: | Acid | ||
| Aspect: | Varied | ||
| Total area: | 40 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 | |||
| Geographical area of specialisation | |||
| Australasia, Southern South America, Eastern Asia, Northwestern USA | |||
| Special families within the collections | |||
| Pinaceae, Cupressaceae, Eucryphiaceae, Myrtaceae | |||
| Special genera within the collections | |||
| Eucalyptus, Pinus, Abies, Picea, Pseudotsuga, Podocarpus, Araucaria, Eucryphia, Crinodendron, Rhododendron, Erica, Acer, Prunus, Embothrium, Azara, Myrtus, Luma | |||
| Special collections | Conifer, ICCP – 78 Genera, 153 Species, 158 Taxa, 861 Plants. | ||
| Phenological Garden | |||
| Records of living collection | Records kept Computerised | ||
| Record System | BG-Base | ||
| Plant-collecting trips | No | ||
| FACILITIES ON SITE | |||
| Herbarium | No | ||
| Library | No | ||
| Research facilities | No | ||
| Publications | No | ||
| Identifications: | No | ||
| Teaching and Education: | No | ||
| Interpretation of the material: | Brochures | ||
| Friends Organisation: | No | ||
| Visitor facilities: | Café, plant shop, gift shop | ||
| ACCESS TO THE COLLECTIONS | |||
| Public access: | Admission charge | ||
| Visitors per year: | 25 000 | ||
| Public opening hours: | Fri-Mon, Wed: 10am-5pm except | ||
| GUIDING PRINCIPLES BEHIND THE COLLECTION | |||