Iain Parkinson, Wakehurst’s Arboricultural Manager said: “Wakehurst has a recent history of damage caused to the collections by high winds, but the snow has been a silent executioner. It’s the sheer weight of snow lying on branches for such a long period of time which has caused the damage. We’ve not experienced this sort of damage from snow at Wakehurst before. Some damage was inevitable, but the number of trees and shrubs affected by the recent snow has been an unwelcome surprise.”
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