Westwood Valley Collection

A collection of Asiatic woodland.

Magnolias in Westwood Valley

Location: Westwood Valley, a ghyll woodland ravine creating a central spine connecting the upper gardens to the more informal landscape

Taxa: 825  Accessions: 2,899  Wild-sourced: 53%

Geographic strengths:  China, India, Nepal, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea

Taxonomic strengths: Rhododendron (with over 1800 accessions) and significant collections of Acer, Betula, Magnolia, Tilia, Prunus, Ilex, Deutzia, Viburnum, Pinus, Pieris and Weigela

Notable specimens: Over 150 Red List species, including species in the genera Rhododendron, Betula, Tsuga, Taiwania, Thuja and Taxus; the collection also includes some large specimens of Pseudotsuga menziesii, Quercus and Fagus