Woodstock Arboretum part 1

pannaannap · Hazel Tree Joined: 18 Apr 2008 Posts: 20 Location: Belfast

Since the weather is more favourable for pic posting than gardening, there's a few shots from the famous arboretum in Inistioge Smile

the first lot was taken during the summer of 2007; 2008 coming soon Smile

Enjoy!

the River Nore Valley

the entrance area

The Noble Fir Walk (Abies procera

The Monkey Puzzle walk (Araucaria araucana)

towards the Rose Garden

carthouse

dove cote

the house

grotto

Winter Garden Terrace

pannaannap · Hazel Tree Joined: 18 Apr 2008 Posts: 20 Location: Belfast

the proper River Nore Valley Smile

BlackBird · Silver Birch Tree Joined: 25 Jan 2007 Posts: 166

Thanks so much for letting us see your pics pannaannap. The Noble Fir Walk is unreal, like land of the giants. I didn't know anything like it existed in Ireland. A visit going in my diary I think. Wink

pannaannap · Hazel Tree Joined: 18 Apr 2008 Posts: 20 Location: Belfast

You're welcome. I will try and add more pictures from other places soon. It's just a matter of finding some time to comb through my picture folders Smile

Woodstock definitely is a must-see one. Some of the tree specimens are supposed to be the biggest in Europe.
And the village itself is really picturesque as well.
The entrance fee isn't expensive either. you only pay €4 (as far as i remember) for parking your car, regardless of how many people there is in it Smile

P.S.
I agree about the Noble fir walk, it's just unreal!

Sive · Rowan Tree Joined: 18 Apr 2008 Posts: 127

Those are amazing images,Pannaannap. Inistioge is definitely going on my list too....thank you so much for showing us your photos. What is that beautiful tree at the entrance......the leaves look like ........ash leaves???

cooler · Silver Birch Tree Joined: 15 Jun 2006 Posts: 174

Lovely images, pic of the month is coming a calling I'd say...........

pannaannap · Hazel Tree Joined: 18 Apr 2008 Posts: 20 Location: Belfast

Sive, I'm almost sure the tree at the entrance is one of the native oaks (judging by the habit). I don't actually remember checking what it was so i must have thought it was obvious at the time Smile

It might be a narrow-leaved variety, looking at it now.
The leaves are just very dense and might look like compound ash leaves from the ditance.

Cooler, thanks for the nomination Wink

spider · Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 7:54 pm Post subject:

beautiful pictures, that nobel fir walk is something else , anyone give a guess how old it is.