ATLAS CEDAR
(Cedrus atlantica)
Situated on the west side
of the river, this specimen (age unknown) towers close to 40m high with a girth of 3.5m (2018). Originally introduced into England from North Africa around the 1840s and being a true cedar this species features
in the Bible as a symbol of power and longevity.
Trees at Menacuddle
TREE RHODODENDRON
(Rhododendron Arboreum)
Forming an impressive arch over the Druid"s Chair, these tree like rhododendrons display magnificent flowers with up to twenty deep pink blossoms per truss from March to April. Originating from Nepal where they were considered sacred flowers, these specimens may have been introduced in the early 1900s from Heligan as was the practice of the large estates to share plants.
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WESTERN RED CEDARS
(Thuja plicata)
Sometimes called an ‘arborvitae’, Latin for tree of life, two of these impressive evergreen conifers are located on either side of the river and are believed to be over 100 years old. The tallest tree on the east side is about 40m high with a girth of almost 5m (2018) just short of the tallest recorded Western Red Cedars in England. The tree on the west side is nearly 33m high with a girth of about 4m. With billowing lower branches and impressive fissured red-brown bark these trees are native to the Pacific Coast of North America. Derived from the Greek thuo meaning ‘to sacrifice’, plicata refers to the folded nature of the scale-like leaves.