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Tresco Abbey GardensLast updated: Nov 1999 |  | ||
| Address: | Tresco, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, TR24 0QQ Tel: 01720 228849 Fax: 01720 22807 email: web address: Latitude: 49° 56'58''N Longitude: 06° 19'30''W | ||
| BACKGROUND TO THE COLLECTION | |||
| Year Founded: | 1834 | ||
| Ownership: | Private, Robert Dorrien Smith | ||
| Garden code: | TRES | ||
| Umbrella organisation: | PlantNetwork, Botanic Gardens Conservation International, English Heritage, National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens | ||
| PERSONNEL | |||
| M. Nelhams | |||
| Contact person: | R. A. Dorrien-Smith | ||
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| POLICIES | |||
| Accessions | |||
| Collections | | ||
| PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT | |||
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| Total area: | 20 ha | ||
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| WEATHER RECORDS | No records kept | ||
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| Average annual | 832 mm | ||
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| PLANT COLLECTION | |||
| Families | |||
| Genera | |||
| Species | |||
| Taxa | 3500 | ||
| Accessions | |||
| Plants | |||
| Notable plants within the collection | |||
| Tallest Luma apiculata, Metrosideros excelsa and Cordyline australsis in the British Isles | |||
| Geographical area of specialisation | |||
| New Zealand, South Africa, Australia | |||
| Special families within the collections | |||
| Proteaceae | |||
| Special genera within the collections | |||
| Acacia, Metrosideros, Eucalyptus, Mesembryanthemum, Puya, Aeonium, Aloe | |||
| Special collections | Acacia, NCCPG – 64 Species. | ||
| Phenological Garden | |||
| Records of living collection | Records kept Computerised | ||
| Record System | unknown | ||
| Plant-collecting trips | No | ||
| FACILITIES ON SITE | |||
| Herbarium | No | ||
| Library | No | ||
| Research facilities | No | ||
| Publications | Garden guide | ||
| Identifications: | No | ||
| Teaching and Education: | Secondary | ||
| Interpretation of the material: | Unknown | ||
| Friends Organisation: | No | ||
| Visitor facilities: | Café, gift shop, plant shop | ||
| ACCESS TO THE COLLECTIONS | |||
| Public access: | Admission charge | ||
| Visitors per year: | |||
| Public opening hours: | Mon-Sun: 10am-4pm | ||
| GUIDING PRINCIPLES BEHIND THE COLLECTION | |||