Cherry Tree Arboretum

About Cherry Tree Arboretum

John Ravenscroft, the founder of the Bridgemere Show Gardens, holds the Royal Horticultural Society Veitch Memorial Medal, awarded to ‘persons of any nationality who have made an outstanding contribution to the advancement and improvement of the science and practice of horticulture.”
Additionally, he was awarded the RHS Victoria Medal of Honour in 2008,given only to people whom the RHS Council considers deserving of special honour for his “plantsman ship, entrepreneurial talent and encyclopaedic knowledge of plants.”
John is a Vice President of the RHS and has been a member since 1952.

The intention of the arboretum is to showcase what can be achieved with time, great knowledge and enthusiasm. On this beautiful site the mature trees have been preserved and several thousand new ones planted. The collections of plants at Cherry Tree Arboretum are all suitable for cultivation in the UK.
The site is at an altitude of between 61 and 80 meters with soils having a Ph value of around 6 and down to 5.3. It is situated on a northerly and exposed slope. It has a great variety of habitats and is deliberately overplanted with 3 levels of plants including oaks, beech, limes, large males and major conifers.
The arboretum contains 19 of England’s Champion Trees and a staggering 793 classed as the Champion Trees in Shropshire. These trees are defined as such because they represent exceptional examples of their species due to their size, great age, rarity or historical significance.
This is a garden which connoisseurs will surely appreciate. The knowledge of its owners and their enthusiasm to share that knowledge in such a spectacular environment should appeal to anyone who loves trees and the seasonal colours which they bring.

The garden has its own website this can be found here: https://cherrytreearboretum.org/

Within the website you will find more detail about the specimens, videos showing the garden in its seasonal colour and additional information about the Champion Trees.