Heritage Trees

The Arboretum at Kew is home to some of the finest specimens of trees from all over the world. It contains examples from as far back as the early 18th century to newly planted rarities from recent Kew plant collecting expeditions. Every specimen is a piece of history in the development of an ever-changing landscape, representing the generations of a great historic tree collection.

Sweet Chestnut, Castanea sativa

"The Old Lions"

Maidenhair Tree, Ginkgo biloba

False acacia, Robinia pseudoacacia

Oriental Plane, Platanus orientalis

Caucasian elm, Zelkova carpinifolia

Pagoda Tree, Sophora japonica

The Lucombe Oak, Quercus x hispanica ‘Lucombeana’

Turner’s Oak, Quercus x turneri

Corsican Pine, Pinus nigra subsp. laricio

Stone Pine, Pinus pinea

Chestnut-leaved Oak, Quercus castaneifolia

Indian Horse Chestnut, Aesculus indica ‘Sidney Pearce’

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