Kingston Lacy, Dorset
Beech avenue at Kingston Lacy (photo by Brian Muelaner)
196 trees ancient and veteran trees have been recorded at Kingston Lacy, including 82 oak pollards. The trees on the stunning beech avenue (pictured) were planted either side of a newly built road, which was created as a toll road. They money went to the landowner William John Bankes, who apparently gave the avenue to his mother as a gift. There were 365 trees on one side of the road, and 366 on the other side, one for every day of the year, and an extra one for leap years.
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Trudy Bryant says:
Posted April 15, 2024 at 8:29 pm
Please can you tell me the name of the trees with bushy growth at the bottom of the trunks they are in the sniwdrop/daffodil avenue
Robert Michelin says:
Posted April 29, 2025 at 8:37 am
Trees that have bushy growth at the base of their trunks often exhibit what’s called basal shoots, suckers, or coppice shoots. This can be natural or a result of stress, damage, or pruning. Some trees are especially known for this kind of growth.
They are willow trees.