TREES IN LAKE MEADOWS
Lime
(Tilia specis) Map Ref 31
Native, often
pollarded. Limes
become infested by aphids, which feed on the leaves, and honeydew
(partly
digested leaf sap) falls onto whatever is beneath which can cause
problems and
be unpleasant.
Dawn
Redwood. (Metasequoia glyptostroboides)
Map Ref 32
Introduced from China
in 1948. Actually thought to
have been extinct for 2 million years, being only ever found in
fossilised form
until discovered at a grave in China
in 1941, later several large specimens were found in Hupeh province.
Unusually
for a conifer it drops its needles in the autumn and uniquely the buds
form
below the branches. It is worth a visit to the crazy golf area to see
this
lovely specimen.
