Category: Trees
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Immortalised by our nation’s bard, the birch trees that cloak the steep glen on either side of the Moness Burn, to the south of Aberfeldy, were the source of inspiration for one of Robert Burns’ most well-known compositions, The Birks o’ Aberfeldie. ‘Now simmer blinks on flow’ry braes, And o’er the crystal streamlets plays, Come…
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Earlier this week, I was asked to inspect a number of trees in the grounds of Gartincaber House, Doune. The property boasts one of the most impressive lime avenues in Scotland. The commissioning and planting of lime avenues on country estates was incredibly popular in the 17th and 18th centuries. In the time of pioneering…