The Champion Trees
The ‘longest espaliered plant’
in the world
You will find our Champion espaliered pear tree ‘beurre diel’ in our fantastic walled kitchen garden. It was crowned a Champion Tree by The Tree Register on 5th September 2019, for being the widest espaliered Pear Tree in Britain (16.44m/53.93’). On 5th September 2019 it was verified by GUINENESS WORLD RECORDS® title holder for the longest espaliered plant in the world.
On Sunday 19th March 2023, The Worshipful The Mayor of Romsey, Councillor Alan Dowden, and Mayoress Councillor Celia Dowden visited the gardens to celebrate our Guinness World Records recognition and to launch our 230th anniversary year.
Celebrating Champion Trees
Our glorious pear tree is not the only recognised tree in the gardens. The Tree Register also discovered an Acer Cappadocicum ‘Aureum’ (Golden Cappadocian Maple), found in the plantings behind the summer house, which at 15m x 182cm at 0.7m has been awarded the Hampshire County Champion for height and girth. The Register also identified the specatcular Gingko in the yard by the house as being the 4th tallest in Hampshire.
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