The Luccombe Oak

5 standout trees at Kew | Kew

From the pollution-busting London plane, to one of our oldest residents, the black walnut, Richard Deverell, Director of Kew, takes us on a tour of his personal favourites.

We have an incredible collection of 14,000 trees in the Arboretum here at Kew, representing around 2,000 different species. On walks through our endlessly absorbing and diverse Gardens, I am often taken aback by wonderful trees; their setting, their scale