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There are some 4,000 named trees at Birr Castle Demesne. The following is a list of the most important:

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Tree Species

Place of Origin

Abies alba

C. Europe

Abies borisii-regis

Balken Peninsula

Abies bornmuelleriana

Asia Minor

Abies bornmuelleriana

N.W. Asia Minor

Abies cephalonica

S. Greece

Abies chensiensis

C. China

Abies cilicica

S. Turkey, N.W. Syria

Abies concolor

N.W. United States

Abies fargesii

N. China

Abies fargesii

China

Abies forrestii

N.W. China, S.E. Tibet

Abies forrestii var. smithii

W. China

Abies forrestii var. smithii

China

Abies forrestii var. smithii

China

Abies gamblei

Himalaya

Abies holophylla

Korea

Abies nebrodensis

Sicily

Abies nebrodensis (x2)

China

Abies numidica

E. Algeria

Abies numidica

E. Algeria

Abies numidica

E. Algeria

Abies numidica

N. Africa

Abies pinsapo

S. Spain

Abies pinsapo

S. Spain

Abies spectabilis

Himalaya

Abies spectabilis

Himalaya

Abutilon vitifolium

Chile

Acer monspessulanum

S. Europe, W. Asia

Acer amplum

C. China

Acer argutum

Japan

Acer barbinerve

China

Acer campbellii

E. Himalaya, Burma

Acer campestre

Native

Acer circinatum

W. N. America

Acer cissifolium

Japan

Acer cissifolium

Japan

Acer diabolicum

Japan

Acer diabolicum f. purpurascens

Japan

Acer flabellatum var. yunnanense

C. China

Acer griseum

China

Acer lobelli

S. Italy

Acer maximowiczianum

Japan, C. China

Acer mono

Japan, Korea, Manchuria - China

Acer mono

Japan, Korea, Manchuria - China

Acer oliveranum

C. China

Acer oliveranum

Japan, C. China

Acer oliveranum

C. China

Acer palmatum

Japan

Acer palmatum

Japan

Acer palmatum 'Atropurpureum'

Japan

Acer palmatum 'Aureum'

Japan

Acer palmatum 'Aureum'

Japan

Acer palmatum 'Hessei'

Germany

Acer palmatum 'Osakazuki'

Japan

Acer palmatum 'Sessilifolium'

Japan

Acer palmatum 'Shishigashira'

Japan

Acer platanoides

Europe, Caucasus

Acer platanoides

Europe, Caucasus

Acer platanoides

Continental Europe

Acer platanoides 'Drummondii

Scotland

Acer platanoides 'Goldsworth Purple'

England

Acer platanoides 'Schwedleri'

Germany

Acer platanoides 'Schwedleri'

Germany

Acer pseudoplatanus

Europe, West Asia

Acer sempervirens

E. Mediterranean

Acer sempervirens

Crete, E. Mediterranean

Acer sterculiaceum

Himalaya

Acer trautvetteri

Caucasus, S.W. Asia

Acer triflorum

Manchuria, Korea

Acer triflorum

Korea, Manchuria - China

Acer velutinus var vanvolxemii

Caucasus

Acer wilsonii

S.W. China

Acer x lobellii

Italy

Acer x rotundilobum

Europe

Acer x zoeschense

Garden Origin

Aesculus hippocastanum

Albania, N. Greece

Aesculus hippocastanum

Albania, N. Greece

Aesculus indica

N.W. Himalaya

Aesculus parviflora

S.E. United States

Aesculus parviflora

S.E. United States

Aesculus pavia

S. United States

Aesculus pavia 'Atrosanguinea'

S. United States

Aesculus x mutabilis 'Harbisonii'

N.E. United States

Aesculus x mutabilis 'Induta'

N. America

Aesculus x neglecta 'Erythroblastos'

N. America

Alnus glutinosa 'Laciniata'

Europe

Alnus subcordata

Caucasus, N. Iran

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Betula albo-sinensis var. septentrionalis

W. China

Betula alleghaniensis

E. N. America

Betula ermanii

N.E. Asia

Betula maximowicziana

Japan

Betula platyphylla

N.E. Asia

Betula pubescens

Native

Betula utilis var. occidentalis

California

Betula x caerulea

E. N. America

Betula x koehnei

Garden Origin

Buxus sempervirens

Native

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Carpinus betulus

Europe

Carpinus caroliniana

E. N. America

Carpinus japonica

Japan

Carpinus tschonoskii

Japan, Korea

Carya cordiformis

E.N. America

Carya cordiformis

E. N. America

Castanea dentata

E. N. America

Catalpa bignonioides 'Aurea'

Europe

Cedrus atlantica

N. Africa

Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca'

N. Africa

Cedrus libani

Lebanon

Celtis occidentalis

E. N. America

Cephalotaxus fortunei

C. & S.W. China

Chamaecyparis formosensis

Taiwan

Chamaecyparis lawsonia 'Erecta Viridis'

England

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana

W. United States

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Lycopodioides'

Holland

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Triomf van Boskoop'

Holland

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Westermannii'

Holland

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Youngii'

England

Chamaecyparis nootkatensis

W. N. America

Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera'

Japan

Chamaecyparis thyoides

E. United States

Corylopsis wilsonii

W. China

Cotoneaster frigidus

Himalaya

Cotoneaster microphyllus

Yunnan - China

Crataegus azarolus

S. Europe

Crataegus canbyi

E. N. America

Crataegus chrysocarpa var. phoenicea

E. United States

Crataegus henryi

Yunnan - W. China

Crataegus holmesiana

E. N. America

Crataegus intricata

E. N. America

Crataegus laciniata

S.E. Europe, W. Asia

Crataegus laciniata

S. Europe, Orient

Crataegus laevigata var. punicia

Europe

Crataegus mollis

C. N. America

Crataegus monogyna 'Birr-bi-rosea'

Ireland

Crataegus pedicellata

E. N. America

Crataegus x dippeliana

Gardin Origin

Crataegus x lavallei

France

Cratagus champlainensis

N. America

Cratataegus mollis

C. N. America

Crateagus durobrivensis

N. America

Crinodendron hookerianum

Chile

Cryptomeria japonica

Japan

Cryptomeria japonica 'Elegans'

Japan

Cupressus duclouxiana

S.W. China

Cupressus goveniana

California

Cupressus lusitanica

Mexica, Guatemala

Cupressus lusitanica

Mexico, Guatamala, Honduras

Cupressus lusitanica 'Glauca Pendula'

England

Cupressus macrocarpa 'Aurea'

England

Cupressus macrocarpa 'Aurea'

England

Cupressus torulosa

Himalaya, Bhutan

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Davidia involucrata var. vilmoriniana

C. W. China

Decumaria sinensis

C. China

Desfontania spinosa

Chile

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Eucommia ulmoides

China

Eucryphia x nymansensis

England

Euonymus hamiltonianus

E. Asia

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Fagus crenata

Japan

Fagus crenata

Japan

Fagus englerana

C. China

Fagus lucida

W. China

Fagus sylvatica

Europe

Fagus sylvatica 'Birr Zebra'

Ireland

Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck'

Scotland

Fagus sylvatica 'Pendula'

England

Fagus sylvatica 'Rohanii'

Czechoslovakia

Fagus sylvatica 'Zlatia'

Serbia

Fagus sylvatica var. heterophylla

Europe

Fraxinus americana

E. N. America

Fraxinus chinensis

Korea, China

Fraxinus excelsior 'Diversifolia'

Natural Sport

Fraxinus excelsior 'Jaspidea'

England

Fraxinus excelsior 'Pendula'

England

Fraxinus excelsior for. diversifolia

Europe

Fraxinus rotundifolia var. lentiscifolia

S. Europe

Fraxinus sieboldiana

Japan

Fraxinus velutina

W. N. America

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Garrya elliptica

W. America

Garrya elliptica

W. N. America

Ginko biloba

Zhejiang - China

Gleditsia triacanthos

C. E. United States

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Halesia monticola var. vestita

E. N. America

Hamamelis mollis

China

Hamamelis virginiana

N. America

Hedera helix

Native

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Itea ilicifolia

C. China

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Juglans mandshurica

N.E. China, Korea

Juglans x intermedia

France

Juniperus recurva

E. Himalaya

Juniperus recurva var. coxii

Burma

Juniperus rigida

Japan

Juniperus squamata

Himalaya, W. China

Juniperus wallichiana

Himalaya

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Koelreuteria paniculata

China

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Larix decidua

Europe

Larix sibirica

N.E. Russia, W. Siberia

Liquidambar formosana

Taiwan

Liquidamber formosana

Taiwan

Liriodendron tulipifera

E. N. America

Liriodendron tulipifera 'Fastigiatum'

E. N. America

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Magnolia 'Charles Coates'

England

Magnolia acuminata

E. N. America

Magnolia acuminata

E. N. America

Magnolia grandiflora 'Goliath'

England

Magnolia kobus

Japan

Magnolia kobus

Japan

Magnolia sprengeri 'Diva'

England

Magnolia sprengeri var. elongata

Hupeh - China

Magnolia wilsonii

W. China

Magnolia x loebneri 'Leonard Messel'

England

Magnolia x soulangiana 'Brozzoni'

Italy

Magnolia x veitchii

England

Malus 'Wisley Crab'

England

Malus baccata

Asia

Malus fusca

W. N. America

Malus hupehensis

China, Japan

Metasequoia glyptostroboides

S.E. China

Metasequoia glyptostroboides

C. China

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Nothafagus obliqua

Chile

Nothofagus antarctica

Chile

Nothofagus cunninghamii

Tasmania

Nothofagus dombeyi

Chile, Argentina

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Paulownia tomenosa

China

Paulownia tomentosa

China

Phellodendron amurense

N.E. Asia

Phellodendron amurense var. lavallei

C. Japan

Phellondendron amurense

N.E. Asia

Picea abies

N. & C. Europe

Picea brachytyla

W. & C. China

Picea engelmannii

W. N. America

Picea hurstii

N. America

Picea koyamae

C. Japan

Picea mariana

N.W. America

Picea morrisonicola

Taiwan

Picea morrisonicola

Taiwan

Picea omorika

Serbia

Picea orientalis

Caucasus, Asia Minor

Picea orientalis

Causasus

Picea purpurea

W. China

Picea schrenkiana

Siberia

Picea sitchensis

W. N. America

Picea spinulosa

E. Himalaya

Picea wilsonii

C. & W. China

Pinus armandii

W. China, S.E. Tibet

Pinus contorta subsp. latifolia

W. North America

Pinus koraiensis

E. Asia

Pinus leucodermis

Italy, Balkans

Pinus monticola

W.N. America

Pinus muricata

California

Pinus nigra var. nigra

Europe

Pinus pinaster

W. Mediterranean

Pinus radiata

California

Pinus radiata

California

Pinus sylvestris

Native

Pinus sylvestris

Europe

Pinus tabuliformis

N. China

Pinus thunbergii

Japan, Korea

Pinus wallichiana

Temperate Himalaya

Pinus wallichiana

Temperate Himalaya

Platanus orientalis

Greece, Bulgaria

Platanus orientalis var. insularis

S. Europe

Platanus x hispanica

Europe

Podocarpus andinus

Chile

Podocarpus hallii

New Zealand

Podocarpus salignus

Chile

Podocarpus totara

New Zealand

Populus grandidentata

N. America

Populus maximowiczii

E. Asia

Populus nigra 'Italica'

Italy

Prunus 'Oshima'

Japan

Prunus cerasifera 'Pissardii'

Iran

Prunus fugenzo

Japan

Prunus incisa

Japan

Prunus padus 'Watereri'

England

Prunus sargentii

Japan, Sakhalin, Korea

Prunus sargentii

Japan, Sakhalin, Korea

Prunus serotina var. salicifolia

Mexico, Ecuador, Peru

Prunus serrula

W. China, Tibet

Prunus serrulata 'Shirotae'

Japan

Prunus x yedoensis

Japan

Prunus x yedoensis 'Shidare Yoshina'

Canton

Pseudotsuga menziesii

W. N. America

Ptelea trifoliata

E. N. America

Pterocarya fraxinifolia

Causasus, N. Iran

Pterocarya rhoifolia

Japan

Pterocarya stenoptera

China

Pterocarya x rehderiana

Garden Origin

Pyrus salicifolia 'Pendula'

Caucasus

Pyrus ussuriensis

N.E. Asia

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Quercis cerris

S. Europe, Asia Minor

Quercis petraea

Native

Quercus baronii

W. China

Quercus canariensis

N. Africa, S. Spain

Quercus cerris

S. Europe, Asia Minor

Quercus coccifera

Mediterranean, Portugal

Quercus faginea

Portugal, Spain

Quercus faginea

Portugal, Spain

Quercus faginea (cf x hispanica)

S.W. Europe

Quercus ilex

Mediterranean

Quercus lusitanica

Portugal, S.W. Spain, N. Africa

Quercus lusitanica

S.W. Europe

Quercus macranthera

N. Persia, Caucasus

Quercus macranthera

Caucasus

Quercus macranthera

Caucasus

Quercus macrolepis

Mediterranean

Quercus macrolepis

Mediterranean

Quercus macrolepis

E. Mediterranean

Quercus pyrenaica

S.W. Europe, Italy

Quercus pyrenaica

S.W. Europe, Italy

Quercus pyrenaica 'Pendula'

S.W. Europe

Quercus robur

Native

Quercus robur

Native

Quercus robur 'Fennessii'

Ireland

Quercus robus

Native

Quercus rubra

E. N. America

Quercus trojana

S.E. Italy, Balkans, W. Anatolia

Quercus wislizenii

W. N. America

Quercus x hispanica 'Fulhamensis'

England

Quercus x hispanica 'Lucombeana'

England

Quercus x schochiana

E. United States

Quercus x turneri

England

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Rhododendron sutchuense 'George V'

W. China

Rhododendron xanthocodon

Tibet, Bhutan

Robinia hartwigii

S.E. United States

Robinia pseodoacacia 'Frisia'

Holland

Robinia pseudoacacia 'Frisia'

Holland

Robinia pseudoacacia 'Umbraculifera'

E. United States

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Salix irrorata

S.W. America

Sequoia sempervirens

California, Oregon

Sequoia sempervirens

W. United States

Sequoiadendron giganteum

California

Sophora japonica

Japan

Sophora tetraptera

New Zealand

Sorbus 'Joseph Rock'

China

Sorbus aria

Native

Sorbus aria 'Majestica'

England

Sorbus cashmeriana

Kashmir

Sorbus commixta 'Embley'

Japan, Sakhalin, Korea

Sorbus hupehensis

W. China

Sorbus insignis

Assam. E. Nepal

Sorbus intermedia

N.W. Europe

Sorbus koehneana

C. China

Sorbus koehneana

Europe

Sorbus megalocarpa

W. China

Sorbus meliosmifolia

W. China

Sorbus meliosmifolia

W. China

Sorbus prattii

W. China

Sorbus torminalis

Europe, S.W. Asia, N. Africa

Sorbus vestita

Himalaya

Sorbus x thuringiaca

Europe

Staphylea bumalda

Japan, Manchuria - China

Sycopsis sinensis

C. China

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Taxus baccata

Native

Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata'

Ireland

Taxus x media 'Hicksii'

E. United States

Thjopsis dolabrata

Japan

Tilia amurensis

N.E. Asia

Tilia caucasica

Caucasus

Tilia chingiana

China

Tilia chingiana

Lushan - China

Tilia chingiana

C. China

Tilia henryana

China

Tilia miqueliana

E. China

Tilia mongolica

N.E. Asia

Tilia oliveranum

C. China

Tilia petiolarus

Unknown

Tilia platyphyllos 'Aurea'

Europe

Tilia platyphyllos 'Aurea'

Europe

Tilia platyphyllos 'Laciniata'

Europe

Tilia tomentosa 'Petiolaris'

Garden Origin

Tilia tomentosa 'Petiolaris'

S.E. Europe, Asia Minor

Tilia tuan

C. China

Tilia x euchlora

Caucasus, Europe

Tilia x europea

Europe

Tilia x moltkei

Berlin

Trachycarpus fortunei

C. China

Tricuspidaria lanceolata

Chile

Tsuga candensis

E. N. America

Tsuga diversifolia

Japan

Tsuga heterophylla

W. N. America

Tsuga heterophylla

W. N. America

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Viburnum rhytidophyllum

C. W. China

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Wisteria floribunda 'Macrobotrys'

Japan

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x Cupressocyparis leylandii 'Leighton Green'

Britain

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Zelkova carpinifolia

Caucasus, N. Iran

Zelkova sinica

C. & E. China

 

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Tree Species

Common Name

Augustini

Rhododendron

Carrierea Calycina

 

Cedrus Atlantica

Blue Atlas Cedar

Cornus Nuttallii

Pacific Dogwood

Cupressus Macrocarpa

Monterey Cypress

Cupressus Sempervirens

Italian Cypress

Ehretia Dicksonia

 

Eucalyptus Gummi

Cider Gum

Fagus Sylvatica

Common Beech

Fagus Sylvatica

Weeping Beech

Larix Laricina

Tamarack

Magnolia 'Leonard Messel'

 

Magnolia Dawsoniana

 

Magnolia Delavayi

 

Magnolia Veitchii

 

Metasequois Glyptostroboides

Dawn Redwood

Picea Likiangensis

Yunnan Spruce

Picea Omorika

Serbian Spruce

Picea Spinulosa

Sikhlim Spruce

Pinus Sylvestris

Scots Pine

Platanus acerifolia

London Plane

Populus Canescens

Grey Poplar

Populus Iasiocarpa

Chinese Necklace Poplar

Prunus Avium

Double form of Wild Cherry

Psudotsuga Menzieii

Douglas Fir

Quercus Cerris

Turkey Oak

Quercus Ilex

Holm Oak

Quercus Petraea

Sessile or Durmast Oak

Quercus Robur

Common Oak

Quercus Suber

Cork Oak

Salix Alba

Golden Willow

Sequoia Sempervirens

Coastal Redwood

Taxodium Distichum

Swamp Cypress

Thuja Plicata

Western Red Cedar

Tilia Europaea

Common Lime

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