An encounter with the Duke of Wellington’s tree in Malahide
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Derek and Richard were taking a stroll recently in Dublin’s Malahide Castle. During their walk, Richard pointed out one of the most impressive of these arboreal specimens, a magnificent and stately Giant Redwood, also known as the Giant Sequoia, Sequoiadendron giganteum.
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