Speaker meeting 8th March 2021: Tyntesfield Trees – Chris Watts
Chris started by telling us a bit about the history of the Tyntesfield Estate. The house was built for William Gibbs and completed in 1884. The estate was purchased by the National Trust in 2002. There are 37 labels from the original trees planted in the late 1800s. There is a huge selection of trees with beautiful foliage and flowers and look stunning when they are at their best. Some parts of the estate are the same as they were originally including some of the tree walks. A few of the trees in the laurel walk have been replaced by taking cuttings from the original trees. The holly walk is 140 years old and some of the hollies have also been replaced. He told us about ancient, veteran and champion trees. They have an oak which is an ancient tree. Ancient trees are very old