Arboretum Poem by Christopher Tye

Arboretum

Acer Pseudoplatanus, the Sycamore beloved of the butcher for his blocks,
Rhododendron Thomsonii, with it's blood red flowers,
Buxus Sempervirens, the Box tree with it's dense hard wood,
Ostrya Carpinifolia, the European Hop Hornbeam a good ornamental tree,
Rhus Typhina, the Stag's Horn Sumac with it's red fruit and velvet bark,
Euonymus Europaeus, the Spindle Tree used for spindles by spinners,
Tilia Vulgaris, the Common Lime who's timber is so beloved of woodcarvers,
Ulmus Glabra, the Wych Elm still hanging on to life in the hedgerows,
Mespilus Germanica, the Medlar with it's really distinctive fruit.

By Christopher Tye