A collection of woody plants from most countries of Europe including Russia  but excluding the Mediterranean & Middle East regions.  Broad objectives Description Predominant species Collection list Map Pictures

Broad objectives:
Representing the broad geographic biomes of European temperate broadleaf deciduous woodland and boreal coniferous forest trees of northern Europe through to the Siberian Tiaga.
Present Position Description:
Area of about 6 ha between the sections Tasmania, NZ & E Asia (N of the lake and W and S of the Don River).
This area includes an oak avenue along part of the internal road and a walk involving 2 rows of shrubs and small trees along about 150 m of an old railway formation.   About 580 trees and shrubs encompassing about 80 species
 

Predominent species list Acer campestre *  Field Maple, Hedge Maple Acer platanoides   Norway Maple Acer pseudoplatanus   Ornamental Sycamore Alnus glutinosa * * Common Alder Arbutus unedo *  Killarney Strawberry Tree Betula Pendula (alba) * * Silver Birch Betula pubescens * * Downy Birch Carpinus betulus **  Hornbeam Corylus avellana *  Hazel Cotinus coggygria   Smoke Tree Crateagus laevigata *  Hawthorn Crateagus monogyna *  Hawthorn Euonymus europaeus   Spindle Fagus sylvatica ** * Purple Beech Fraxinus excelsior *  Common European Ash Ilex aquifolium *  Holly Laburnum alpinum   Scotch Laburnum Larix decidua   European/ Common Larch Larix dihurica   Siberian Malus sylvestris   Flowering Crab Picea abies  ** Norway Spruce Pinus pinaster   Maritime Pine, Pinus silvestris * *** Scots Pine Populus  tremular * * Aspen Prunus avium *  Wild/Gean Prunus padus *  Bird Cherry Quercus petrea **  Sessile Oak Quercus robur **  English Oak or Q. pedunculata Ribes spp. Currant Rosa canina *  Dog Rose Sambucus racemosa *  Red-berried Elder Sorbus aria *  Whitebeam Sorbus aucuparia *  Mountain Ash, Rowan Sorbus domestica   Service Tree Sorbus latifolia   Service Tree of Fountainbleu Sorbus torminalis *  Wild Service Tree Taxus  baccata *  Yew Tilia cordata * Tilia platyphyllos *  Large Leaved Lime or Linden Ulex europeaus *  Gorse Ulmus glabra *  Wych Elm Ulmus procera *  U. campestris, English Elm Viburnum lantana   Wayfaring Tree Viburnum lantana   Wayfaring Tree Viburnum opulus   Guilder Rose, Snowball Tree

In accord with the current TAI 5 year plan, the Europe section is currently sprouting much needed new trees, particularly in the hitherto sparsely planted conifer hill paddock.  These plantings are the direct result of protection from browsing animals afforded by the new electric fence.
Plantings aim to represent the broad geographic "biomes" of European temperate broadleaf deciduous woodland and boreal coniferous forest trees of Europe through
to the Siberian taiga, (excluding Mediterranean & Middle East regions). In the collection these biomes are loosely represented as follows:-
a)     Oak Avenue on the ring road and Nut Walk - mainly western Europe
temperate broadleaf deciduous trees such as Oak, Silver Birch and Hazelnut. Oaks tragically destroyed by possums are being replaced with seed off a Sulphur Creek tree provenanced from Windsor Castle.
b)    Conifer Hill south face - mainly central European boreal and deciduous trees from central European mountains, Caucasus Mountains (Georgia), Balkans and Scandinavia such as Alder, Poplar and Norway Spruce. Ribes alpina has been planted on rocky patches atop the hill.
c)     Conifer Hill north slope - East European boreal and deciduous trees including Ural mountains and Siberia. this year new plantings of  Scot's Pine, Siberian Larch, Poplar and Oaks, seeds having recently arrived curtesy of Kew Wakehurst Place.
Additionally a good deal of variously prevenanced seed has been accessed from overseas which shall be ready for planting out in subsequent years.
A new approach to maintenance of planted areas is being trialled with the broadcasting of white clover seed. This may enable grasses to be phased out in favour of a lower maintenance clover sward.