Originally planted in 1844 the avenue was the longest in Europe at nearly 500m. It truly is an awe inspiring group of Monkey Puzzle trees, with a mix of old and newer trees. Whilst we were checking out all the wonderful trees the college's groundsman approached asking what we doing. Once we'd explained about my (our?) obsession he was not only happy to let us carry on he told me if I wanted one I could have one he'd grown form the avenue's seeds! Not needing to be asked twice I seized the opportunity and am now the proud custodian of an ancestor of the Bicton College Monkey Puzzle Tree avenue! Three more trees were seen during our brief stopover in Devon, two outside a pub just down the road from the college and one spotted from our B'n'B in the far distance.
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Hi Dave Love you enthusiasm and good to see you are back on your travels after quite along break. I would really love to have a direct chat with you about Monkey Puzzles. just email me on djgedye@gmail.com
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David
Thank you for your kind words. I'm sorry but I really don't feel comfortable giving out my email address for privacy reasons. However, I'm more than happy to chat here.
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