"A Brunet Legacy"
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| Scientific Name: | Quercus rubra, Metasequoia glyptostroboides, Acer psuedoplatanus, Castanea sativa, Acer palmatum, Lindera glauca, Pourthiaea villosa [Photinia villosa] |
| Common Name: | Red Oak, Dawn Redwood, Sycamore, Sweek Chestnut, Japanese Maple |
At this time of the year, officially Winter, a perfect patchwork of vibrant colour can be seen from the Visitor centre viewing deck. Many of these autumn beauties were planted in the 1930's by Alfred and Effie Brunet, who so generously donated the land upon which this garden has been developed.
Plants you can see in the picture:
Quercus rubra
Red Oak
A Brunet planting
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Dawn Redwood
A Brunet planting
Acer psuedoplatanus
Sycamore
A Brunet planting
Castanea sativa
Sweek Chestnut
A Brunet planting
Acer palmatum
A Japanese Maple
Pourthiaea villosa
[Photinia villosa]
A Brunet planting
Bright red foliage, not obvious in this photograph.
Lindera glauca
Donated in 1987 by
Dr Peter Valder
For those of us who think 'outside the square', the camellia-like trees to the left of this photograph are the closely-related Gordonia axillaris and to the right of the photograph you can see many proteas.
Jan Allen
Garden Information Officer