Wellingtonias were named in honour of the first Duke of Wellington, having been introduced to this country in 1853, a year after his death. The parent tree here was planted in 1857 by the second Duchess.
Arbutus Tree, a tree likely grown from a seed collected in North America by surgeon-botanist Archibald Menzies in the late 1700s near Castle Menzies Gardens NOTE This is not in the Tree Council’s original list
Defynnog Yew, Powys, Wales. A tree once estimated at 5,000 years old with evidence now suggesting a maximum of 2,500. NOTE it was not in the original list.