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Originally Posted by glatt
I love how it's a thing in England to have exotic plants. I was amazed, when walking through Ascot, to see rows of Redwoods lining some streets.
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Many exotic species, both flora and fauna, were brought to the country by wealthy 19th Century landowners.
There's a Redwood at Weston Turville just opposite a former lodge house to Alfred Rothschild's estate at Halton Park:
Street View
Lionel Walter Rothschild (Tring)