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Dedicated to the memory of John Fitzgerald Kennedy (35th President of the United States from 1960 to 1963) the Arboretum is a tree collection of international standing. . Located in the southeast corner of Ireland, 12 km (7.5 mi) south of New Ross, it covers 252 ha and rises from 36 m (118 ft) at its southern boundary to 271 m (889 ft) at the summit of Sliabh Coiltir, a prominent hill ...
The BSBI has produced three atlases covering the distribution of vascular plants in British Isles. [3] [4] The third atlas, Atlas 2020, was published in March 2023.[5]It publishes a newsletter, BSBI News (ISSN 0309-930X), that is distributed to members three times a year and is available online.
A list of Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae and Angiospermae including all the native plants and established aliens known to occur in Ireland with the distribution of each species, and recommended Irish and English names. pp. [i]-xxvii, 1-171, map. Dublin: Stationery Office. Reynolds, S.C.P. (2002). A catalogue of alien plants in Ireland. pp. [4], 1 ...
This is a list of countries that have officially designated one or more trees as their national trees. Most species in the list are officially designated. Some species hold only an "unofficial" status.
The Trees of Europe. For the purposes of this category, "Europe" is defined in accordance with the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) namely as one of the nine "botanical continents". It excludes Eastern Aegean Islands and Cyprus, which although geopolitically part of Europe are considered floristically part of ...
An endemic species is a plant only native to a certain area. Outside this area, unless spread naturally it is considered non-native, usually as a result of cultivation. Britain and Ireland have few endemic trees, most being micro-species of Whitebeam. But there are some interesting endemic trees nevertheless.
This still makes it the oldest tree in Europe, although there is an older Norway spruce root system in Sweden. [58] [59] At 64.3 metres (211 ft), a grand fir planted beside Loch Fyne, Argyll in the 1870s was named as the UK's tallest tree in 2011. [60] The next four tallest trees in the UK are all found in Scotland.
Non-native conifers are the tallest trees now found in Scotland. At 64.3 metres (211 ft), a Grand Fir planted beside Loch Fyne, Argyll in the 1870s was named as the UK's tallest tree in 2011, [35] however it has since been surpassed by a Douglas fir in Reelig Glen near Inverness, which is 66.4 metres (218 ft) high. [36]