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Edinburgh Botanics' tallest tree ripped down as gardens recover from storm damage
High winds ripped down the gardens tallest tree on Friday, along with 14 others. Their Cedrus deodara, planted back in 1859, measured in at 29 metres tall before it was damaged beyond recovery.
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Edinburgh’s Royal Botanic Gardens raises £55,000 days after launching Storm Éowyn appeal
Dozens of trees were ‘damaged beyond recovery’ including Edinburgh’s tallest tree, a 166-year-old Cedrus deodara, which stood 29-metres high. The storm also destroyed around 120 panes of glass in the ...
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Storm Éowyn causes 'severe damage' at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
This includes the Garden’s tallest tree, the 29-metre Cedrus deodara, planted in 1859. A further 27 trees have been heavily damaged, and more than 100 panes of glass have been lost from the ...