Stumpery & Cascade
Just off Petrys Path towards the western edge of the garden lies the Stumpery; a delightful shady dell full of ferns with ancient tree stumps providing time-worn arboreal sculpture. It is a tranquil place full of atmosphere and made more so by the creation in 2007 of a beautiful cascade, the waters of which pour down over a natural rock face which was once part of a stone quarry; the stone having been extracted in the nineteenth century to build the walls around the garden. Below the Cascade, the water falls into a pool surrounded by several species of unusual Australasian tree ferns.
Australasian Tree Ferns, bring the jungle to Cornwall
Facts about the Stumpery
- The Silver Tree Fern Cyathea dealbata (growing at the base of The Cascade) is the national emblem of New Zealand and one of the worlds most beautiful ferns
- Look out for the Black Tree Fern Cyathea medullaris which has fronds up to 3m long
- The Soft Tree Fern Dicksonia antarctica first came to Trebah around 1880. They were shipped to Falmouth as frondless logs from S.Australia
Trebah Garden Trust,
Mawnan Smith,
Nr Falmouth
Cornwall, TR11 5JZ
t: 01326 252200
f: 01326 250781
e: mail@trebah-garden.co.uk
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