Cedar of Lebanon

The tree leaflet for Hampton Court Castle and Garden provides the following information:

The oldest Cedar, growing on the slopes of Mount Lebanon, is approximately 16mts in girth and estimated to be 5.500 years old. By comparison, the first Cedar to be planted in this country, in 1647, is now 10mts in girth and our largest a mere 8mts.

Our Cedars were given pet names by one of the castle’s previous inhabitants, Johnny Arkwright (1833-1905), when he was convalescing as a child and was confined to the Orangery. The largest of the Cedars was christened Julius. We think that Julius is the tree with the door into the trunk.

Knock and it will be opened...

16 Comments CherryPie on Jul 21st 2017

16 Responses to “Cedar of Lebanon”

  1. Sean Jeating says:

    I remember a Lebanon cedar in the park of Adare Manore, almost 20 metres high, and with 11 metres girth. Interestingly it’s claimed that it was planted around the same time, but it might be much younger, half as old.
    Anyway, beautiful trees they are.

  2. I love Cedars of Lebanon and the door in the tree is just wonderful :) Really must visit this beautiful place.

  3. Amfortas says:

    Planting trees from distant, exotic parts is a grand idea, put to practice by pretty well every nation that has ‘travelled’. Of course, sometimes they bring strange diseases. We have ‘European’ trees in Oz which induce aploplexy in Greenies. They can only find relief by hugging natives. (Trees, not people).

    • CherryPie says:

      I do not think of the strange diseases, perhaps I should…

      When I see a cedar of Lebanon, it always reminds me of the Holy Land and Christ.

  4. I the Cedar of Lebanon has to be one of my favourite trees. It is so graceful and, somehow, always reminds me of a summer’s day. Love the door. This place looks wonderful, CP.

  5. Debbie says:

    it was fun to read about the history of the tree. so often i look at trees and wonder how old they are. nice pictures to go with the story!!

  6. james higham says:

    Wot Amfortas sed too.

  7. The Yum List says:

    What a magnificent tree!

  8. This door is better than the Wardrobe in Narnia!
    I can hear Aslan roaring.