Stoke Sub Hamdon - Cartgate Picnic Area

A site featuring Giant Sequoia, Coast Redwood, Dawn Redwood. Verified occurrence recorded by Redwood World. This Coast Redwood was found by chance on a visit to the Cargate Picnic Area at the junction of the A303 (London-Exeter Trunk road) and A3088 (Yeovil spur). Underneath is a plaque which reads; Planted by Edward Gladstone Hebditch on 10 th October 1988, to replace one planted by him on 9 th August 1902 to commemorate the coronation of King Edward VII but later destroyed.

Redwood species here