Hereford - Braemar Gardens (Herefordshire)

A dull day weather-wise but not so for Redwood discoveries in Herefordshire. This collection of ten young Wellingtonia trees were planted by the current owner of the nearby house. He was not surprised to hear that they have been planted rather close to each other as he had been thinking about thinning them out for some time. It seems a shame to cut down healthy young trees but sacrificing a few will allow the remaining ones more space to grow without cramping each other so much. The heights of the trees was between 6 and 8 metres in 2008.

A couple of weeks later Drew wrote to say "I have taken your advice and have cut 6 of the 10 down. I have cut nos 2.3.5.6.8.9." After the inital surprise of seeing the gaps, I must say the remaining trees look better with more space around them.

Common Names and Latin Name	No.	Latitude and Longitude		OS National Grid	Elevation (above sea-level)	Girth	Date Measured
		WGS84	OSGB36
Giant Redwood Sequoiadendron giganteum	1	N52.04856 W2.67894	N52.04815 W2.67761	SO 53537 39125	167ft (50.91m)	0.54m	Sep 2008
	4	N52.04854 W2.67889	N52.04813 W2.67756	SO 53540 39123	170ft (51.83m)	0.59m	Sep 2008
	7	N52.04855 W2.67888	N52.04814 W2.67755	SO 53541 39124	169ft (51.52m)	0.67m	Sep 2008
	10	N52.04855 W2.67887	N52.04814 W2.67757	SO 53541 39124	169ft (51.52m)	0.7m	Sep 2008
	Girth was measured at 1.5 metres from ground