At the end of 2021, staff and volunteers were very upset when one of the oldest northerly Scots pine trees was destroyed by the gale force winds of Storm Arwen. This collection of trees is believed to be the only truly native Scots pine in England.
The 110-year-old tree was one of only seven Williams Cleugh Scots Pine trees left. It was found totally uprooted and lying on its side.
The six remaining Williams Cleugh trees on the Williams Cleugh itself and at Carry Burn managed to escape Storm Arwen unscathed.
However, the legacy of the fallen tree is set to live for future generations to marvel at as the project team has joined forces with tree seed collection specialists Forestart Nursery in Shropshire, who will graft the young shoots from the branches of the trees that are still standing, as well as from the fallen tree, onto a batch of Scots pine saplings for planting at a later date.
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Posted On: 11/02/2022