Arboretum
Trees & Plants at Batsford
Explore one of the most diverse collections of trees and plants in the Cotswolds. Batsford Arboretum is home to around 1,300 different trees, shrubs and bamboos, with more than 2,850 labelled specimens, including the National Collection of Japanese Flowering Cherries, alongside magnificent Japanese maples, magnolias, conifers and much more.
The collections at Batsford cover a wide range of plants from around the world but have an emphasis on the Far East.
Explore Our Plant Collections…
Acers
We’re home to many species of Japanese maples loved by our visitors for their fiery autumn colour with some also giving attractive spring flowers.
The National Collection of Japanese Flowering Cherries
Batsford has held the National Collection of Japanese Flowering Cherries since 2002 – which means we have at least 70% of known cultivars. The lifespan of these trees is relatively short at only about 50 years so every 25 to 30 years we graft plant material to replace any losses.
Bamboo
Batsford’s home to one of the UK’s first comprehensive bamboo collections thanks to original wild garden creator A B Freeman-Mitford.
Pinus
Providing year round evergreen interest as well as spires of fresh green growth in spring followed by cones of all shapes and sizes.
Sorbus
Both Mountain Ash and Whitebeam varieties are well known for their large range of autumn berries and wonderful colour.
Magnolia
One of the arboretum’s most beautiful plants when in flower, the magnolias provide a backdrop of spring colour for the Japanese Cherries.
Quercus
Varying in size from large bush to magnificent tree, the oak trees look good and offer an essential habitat for insects and birds.
Conservation & Rare Plants
Batsford takes part in the International Conifer Conservation Project run by the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh. You’ll find a selection of some of the most endangered Chilean conifers in the arboretum which acts as a living gene bank of DNA material in case of extinction in the wild.
Batsford also takes in red data plant material from a number of other gardens including Kew, Bedgebury and Westonbirt to ensure their future survival.
Search Our Plant Database
Please use the magnifying glass search icon at the top of this page to search our plant database – you can search on any plant within the arboretum, either by common name or Latin name. For more information on our plant database, please call us on 01386 701441 or email us.
