Blog - Botanical

We're heading to Chile for the tree of the month blog to learn more about the Chilean lantern tree.

Two weeks ago we asked you to help us choose a cultivar name for our new Magnolia hybrid, Magnolia sprengeri × campbellii. And the results are now in!...

Be part of this exciting opportunity to name a magnolia tree at Westonbirt.

An expedition around the world with Sir Francis Drake brought Winter's bark into the limelight.

At Westonbirt, we are hoping to be part of conserving a newly discovered and described maple, Acer bizayedii from Mexico.

All things yellow at Westonbirt...

It’s finally March, and the end of what must be the wettest winter most of us can remember!...

This year we will be taking you on a journey around the world at Westonbirt, exploring our collection and learning new things along the way.

And why do they go such a different variety of colours?...

As we enter into the seventh week of hot dry weather, find out how we manage the tree collection in these difficult conditions...

We have been monitoring Chalara dieback of ash in Westonbirt Arboretum. Find out how we are helping and what you can do.

In July, Westonbirt’s Tree Team set off on a cross county journey to visit the Tree Team at Westonbirt’s sister site; Bedgebury Pinetum.

Identify some of the flora and fauna you may find around the arboretum with this beautifully illustrated guide.

Find out why a member of the heather family, the Enkianthus, is our Dendrologist's Tree of the Month for May...

Over the coming months you will see that we are taking steps to protect some of our valuable parkland trees on the Downs, in particular old veterans, but younger trees planted for the future as well.