Featuring giant redwood / giant sequoia. Verified occurrence recorded by Redwood World. Thanks to Charles for sending the above photographs of Redwoods in Queenswood Arboretum. Charles says, " I notice that you didn't have any record of redwoods in Herefordshire. Well, I have discovered some! At Queenswood Arboretum on the A49 between Hereford and Leominster there is a grove of no less than 74 coast redwoods. Apparently they were all planted in 1957 and are now about 80 feet tall. On exploring the park I also discovered a number of Giant Redwoods all planted in 1967. I reckon these are about 40 foot tall. Finally, to the north of the arboretum I came across a rather grand Giant Redwood hidden amongst a host of other trees......the red bark gave it away! This tree was taller than any of the other Giants in the park. " Queenswood Arboretum is in the middle of Queenswood Country Park on the top of Dinmore Hill and has hundreds of unusual trees from around the world. Congratulations for putting Herefordshire on the Redwood World map!
Visit information
- Access
- Open to public
- Last verified
- 10 Apr 2026
- Official site
- redwoodworld.co.uk/picturepages/dinmore.htm
Redwood species here
Native to the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, giant sequoias were introduced to Britain in the 1850s during the Victorian plant-collecting era. They are the world's most massive trees by volume and have thrived in the UK's mild, wet climate, often growing faster than in parts of their native range. Many Victorian-era plantings now rival mature specimens in California.
Present. Native to the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, giant sequoias were introduced to Britain in the 1850s during the Victorian plant-collecting era. They are the world's most massive trees by volume
About this place
About Home Page Dinmore - Queenswood Arboretum
Home Page Dinmore - Queenswood Arboretum is located in Dinmore, Herefordshire, England.
Species Present
Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)
Native to the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, giant sequoias were introduced to Britain in the 1850s during the Victorian plant-collecting era. They are the world's most massive trees by volume and have thrived in the UK's mild, wet climate, often growing faster than in their native range. Many Victorian-era plantings now rival mature specimens in California.
Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)
The tallest trees on Earth, coast redwoods can exceed 100 metres in their native California. Less common in Britain than giant sequoias, they prefer sheltered, moist locations and can still reach impressive heights in the UK. The tallest known coast redwood in Britain is over 50 metres.
Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides)
A deciduous conifer thought to be extinct until rediscovered in a remote Chinese province in 1941. Seeds were distributed to botanical gardens worldwide in the late 1940s. Unlike its evergreen relatives, the dawn redwood loses its needles in winter, turning a striking copper-bronze in autumn.
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Data sourced from Redwood World (redwoodworld.co.uk) and enriched by Redwood Finder.