Category: Conifer Trail

The conifers of Benmore Botanic Garden

Alerce

Here Peter Baxter introduces you to Alerce (Fitzroya cupressoides).

Swamp Cypress

Here Alan Bennell introduces you to the Swamp Cypress (Taxodium distichum).

Silver Fir

Here Alan Bennell introduces you the Silver Fir (Abies alba).

Bishop Pine

Here Alan Bennell introduces you the Bishop Pine (Pinus muricata).

Coastal Redwood

Here Alan Bennell introduces you to the Coastal Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), the tallest trees on the planet.

Japanese Cedar

Here Alan Bennell introduces you to the Japanese Cedar (Cryptomeria japonica).

Glen Massan

Here Alan Bennell introduces you to Glen Massan, between the foot of the Bhutanese Glade and Chilean Rainforest Glade you will find some of the largest trees in the garden.

Scots Pine

Here Alan Bennell introduces you to the Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris), Scotland’s native conifer.

Hiba Cedar

Here Alan Bennell introduces you to a conservation planting of the Hiba Cedar (Thujopsis dolabrata).

Oriental Spruce

Here Alan Bennell introduces you to the Oriental Spruce (Picea orientalis).

Monkey Puzzle

Here Alan Bennell introduces you to the Monkey puzzle (Araucaria araucana).

Podocarpus

Here Peter Baxter introduces you to the genus Podocarpus (Podocarpaceae), an unusual group of conifers.

Giant Redwood

Here Alan Bennell introduces you to the Giant Redwood (Sequoiadendron giganteum), the world’s largest trees.

Dawn Redwood

Here Alan Bennell introduces you to the Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides), a true living fossil.

Benmore Conifer Trail

Explore the magnificent mountainside setting of Benmore by following this audio trail to find out more about some of the gardens impressive trees…