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Old 17-11-2007, 15:28   #62
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Re: The Coppice

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Originally Posted by Acrylic-bob View Post
BTW the species is European Larch (Larix Europaea) and is native to this country.
Although it grows very well here, and has been planted here for a long time and has become somewhat naturalised, it isn't a native tree to Britain.

Elizabeth I certainly never sat under one, as it wasn't introduced to these shores until 1620

'The European Larch is native to the mountains of middle Europe, such as the Alps and the Carpathians.'

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