 Camperdown Elm
Location: St Cuthbert's Church,
Kingstables Road. Tree is opposite main door to church. (NT 248 735)
Species: Camperdown Elm (Ulmus glabra 'camperdownii')
Access: Churchyard is open to the public and has a footpath link to
Princes Street.
A very large and old specimen in historical churchyard
setting, probably the Scottish champion in terms
of girth for the species (63cm). A weeping tree of interesting form and
structure, it forms an appealing pair with the adjacent weeping Elm (Ulmus
glabra 'pendula'). This cultivar originated in Camperdown Park in
Dundee.
Photo Donald Rodger
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The Cramond Sycamore
Location: The Old Schoolhouse,
25 Glebe Road, Cramond (NT 189 767)
Species: Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus)
Access: No access permitted to house and garden where tree is growing,
however, tree can be easily viewed from Cramond Glebe Road.
A superb and impressive tree of great age and size that forms a prominent landscape
feature in Cramond village. It is possibly a survivor of the original
planting associated with Cramond House, or contemporary with 230 year
old cottage adjacent. An old pollard with 4-5 major limbs growing at 3m
above ground level from the short trunk. The cottage boundary wall has
been nicely bridged over the root system to prevent damage to the wall
whilst retaining the tree.
Photo Alan Laughlin
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Cammo Estate
Location:
Cammo Estate, Cammo Road, Barton (NT 174 747)
Species: Large number of old broadleaf and coniferous parkland trees and woodland.
Access: Open access. Facilities include parking and toilets.
Cammo's integral structure and layout derives
from a formal estate layout designed between 1711 to 1719 by Sir John
Clerk of Penicuik. It is on the inventory of Historic & Designed Landscapes
and is significant as an example of Clerk's early work and as an early
18th century improved landscape. Subsequent remodelling has
changed what was a formally laid out estate, however many of the trees
can still be seen.
A superb collection of mature parkland trees
coupled with a collection of younger conifers. Included are a very large
Ash tree (Fraxinus excelsior) with 161cm girth, possibly the biggest
and oldest example in city. A very interesting and old grove of five yews
can be found to the north of the ruined house along with a small collection
of exotic conifers, including Monkey Puzzle (Araucaria araucana),
Giant Redwood (Sequoiadendron giganteum), Umbrella Pine (Sciadopytis
verticulata), Arolla Pine (Pinus cembra), Deodar Cedar (Cedrus
deodara), Western Red Cedar (Thuya plicata) and Douglas Fir
(Pseudotsuga menziesii).
Photo Donald Rodger
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