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1. • • The Phenology Project at Cambridge University Botanic Garden has been monitoring 90 marked trees and woody plants in the gardens since 2020. Phenology - the study of seasonal changes in plants and animals from year-to-year - can help researchers understand how wildlife and plants respond to environmental change.
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     Cambridge botanic garden tracks trees for climate change

2. artsandculture.google.com › story › a-brief-historyA brief history of Cambridge University Botanic Garden

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   Feb 12, 2013 · The original Botanic Garden of Cambridge University was founded in 1762 in the centre of the city, now known as the New Museums Site. It was the former garden of the Austin Friars,...

3. www.botanic.cam.ac.uk › the-garden › development-ofHistory of the Garden - Cambridge University Botanic Garden

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   The original Botanic Garden of Cambridge University was founded in 1762 in the centre of the City, now known as the New Museums Site. It grew plants used for teaching medical students at the University.

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5. artsandculture.google.com › story › trees-of-theTrees of the Botanic Garden — Google Arts & Culture

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   Jun 24, 2013 · Stories from Cambridge University Botanic Garden. Our trees provide a framework around which the other elements of the Garden have evolved. Follow this trail around the western half of the...

6. www.creatingmycambridge.com › history-stories › botanic-gardenBotanic Garden - Creating My Cambridge

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   The first tree was planted in 1846 where trees and shrubs were planted in their botanical sequence, which by the end of the 1800s meant that the Botanic Garden contained the rarest tree collection in the country.

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   May 29, 2023 · Founded in 1760, the Cambridge Botanic Garden was designed to serve the theological interests of the university by developing a collection of living plants from across the globe.

8. theconversation.com › how-we-discovered-a-new-typeHow we discovered a new type of wood - and how it could help ...

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   Sep 9, 2024 · We studied various trees in the Cambridge University Botanic Garden to understand the evolution of wood structures. We collected living samples of plants that represent key milestones...

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   Why did we study trees in the Cambridge Botanic Garden?

   • Wightman & Łyczakowski/University of Cambridge We studied various trees in the Cambridge University Botanic Garden to understand the evolution of wood structures. We collected living samples of plants that represent key milestones in evolutionary history.

   How we discovered a new type of wood - and how it could help fight

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   Why does Cambridge have a botanic garden?

   • Mr. Cory's generous benefaction has enabled Cambridge to develop one of the finest University Botanic Gardens in the world. The Botanic Garden ranks as a sub-department of the botany school and its main functions are to provide facilities for botanical teaching and research in the University.

   The University of Cambridge: The Botanic Garden - British History Online

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   When was Cambridge Botanic Garden founded?

   • The original Botanic Garden of Cambridge University was founded in 1762 in the centre of the City, now known as the New Museums Site. It grew plants used for teaching medical students at the University. John Stevens Henslow, Professor of Botany at Cambridge from 1825 – 1861, was responsible for moving the Garden to its current site.

   History of the Garden - Cambridge University Botanic Garden

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   How did the teaching of Botany improve in Cambridge?

   • Glasshouses and a lecture room for the professor were built and the teaching of botany in Cambridge, which was then at a low ebb, received, for a time, a considerable stimulus. This improvement, however, did not last for long.

   The University of Cambridge: The Botanic Garden - British History Online

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   What is the history of the Botanic Garden?

   • * Botanic Garden powerpoint (ppt) (currently in draft form) The first suggestion of such a garden in Cambridge comes in 1597, when a man named Gerard offered in a letter to Lord Burghley, Chancellor of the University, to lay out a garden in Cambridge, but the letter appears to never have been sent.

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   When was the first tree planted?

   • The first tree was planted in 1846 where trees and shrubs were planted in their botanical sequence, which by the end of the 1800s meant that the Botanic Garden contained the rarest tree collection in the country.

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    Oct 20, 2024 · Trees and shrubs were planted according to their botanical sequence, a range of glasshouses was built in the sixties, and a rock garden, one of the earliest of its kind in the country, was constructed about the same time. The Garden has also long been known for its many fine specimens of rare trees.