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History of Bucks Tree Club
The Club as when a group local subscribers to The Dendrologist in 2008 after a lecture by Dr. Oliver Rackham at Lockers Park School, Hemel Hempstead, Herts was booked by several members so when they met up there, decided to visit Cliveden, the National Trust property, and in the autumn a small Christmas tree plantation at Little Friars, Chesham that utilized the American system of customers choosing their tree in the autumn and collecting in December. Free Christmas trees were (and are still offered to churches) whilst specimen trees that had been planted on a whim over the years, numbers had accidentally grown to qualify as an arboretum. After this beginning, members began organized other visits, sometimes with a guide or the owner of the property showing their trees and also sharing information between themselves as a club.
2009 Stowe Landscape Gardens (NT)
The Bunch, Wootton Underwood, the garden of Lord and Lady Newall.
Harcourt Arboretum at Nuneham Courtney, Oxon
2010 Batsford Arboretum Gloustershire and EH Wilson Memorial Garden Chipping Campden.
Ascott House, the National Trust property at Wing.
“Blossoms,” private collection near Gt Missenden.
2011 Beale Arboretum, West Park Lodge, Enfield, Herts.
The proposed sell off of the Forestry Commission was opposed
Stowe , the National Trust property near Buckingham
2012 Introductory Conifer Course organized on Dendro Day – always first Sunday in March
Bushey Park and Hampton Court Gardens with Noelle Leigh MBE
Cazannio Park Wimbledon
Clivedon (NT) tour after completion of after survey locating trees, using the Plotting Grid from 'A Dendrologist's Handbook'
Ellesborough and Kimble Warrens (SSSI) Map Ref. 831058 for largest boxwoods area in UK.
2013 Taplow Court gardens and site of 2nd most important Saxon burial mound in UK.
Painshill Park, Cobham, Surrey
Burners Cottage, Wexham a private collection
Batsford Arboretum, Gloucestershire
2014 Priestfield Arboretum, Gt. Kingshill and Crabtree Wood, Ley Hill Chesham
Ankerwyke Yew at Wraysbury and Colnbrook Bucks. where Richard Cox raise the famous Cox’s Orange Pippin apple
Evenly Wood Garden, Evenley, Northamptonshire NN13 5SH
2015 Charcoal Burning Demonstration at Chesham Bois.
Courtenhall, the private arboretum of Sir Hereward and Lady Wake in Northamptonshire
Little Friars Arboretum for Tea and Trees
Langley Park, Iver, Bucks
2016 Nether Winchendon House,
Frogmore House and Garden, near Windsor Berks.
Shrangri la, a private woodland arboretum and tree house Prestwood
Wadham College Oxford guided tour of gardens.
2017 Blossoms – private collection near Gt Missenden,
Royal Holloway College near Egham, proceeded by visit the historic Ankerwycke Yew.
Beale Arboretum near Enfield
Eydon a private collection near Daventry and Beale Arboretum near Enfield
2018 Nether Winchendon House,
Priestfield Arboretum, Little Kingshill
Ashridge House, Woburn Abbey,
‘Kralingen’ Steeple Aston, private collection near Bicester
2019 Brompton Cemetery London,
Stowe Buckinghamshire
Harcourt Arboretum at Nuneham Courtney, Oxon
The lockdown and later restrictions in 2020 because of Covid 19, prevented visits to Thenford Arboretum and Tusmore so no more were planned. However members interest continue so study days were offered and took place on Zoom.
2021 Tomkins Arboretum at Winslow.
Mary Wellesley Tree collection at RFS Hockeridge ancient woodland near Tring
2022 Winkworth Arboretum is 3 miles SE of Godalming,
All the above visits were ideas from members and an individual took on organizing each visit, arranging a guide if needed so all thanks to those who took on this responsibility.
The start of the tree year is Dendro Day, - always the first Sunday in March. ‘Dendro’ is the Greek word for tree and using this word D.E.N.D.R.O. as an acronym is a useful prompt for tree care. See the *2Home page. Always remember using binoculars is useful in examining branches high up and in winter, spotting damage to them
The start of the Tree Year is Dendro Day
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