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Trail to highlight park's unusual trees

Leicester City Council Four tree volunteers stood in front of a well-established oak during the summer months, which is fenced off and has a plaqueLeicester City Council
The oak tree which commemorates the visit of the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to the city in 1946 is included

A new trail has been created to send people on a route around some of the most fascinating trees in Leicester’s Victoria Park.

Unusual species are included such as the dawn redwood, the copper beech, the Lombardy poplar, the Italian alder, and the tree of heaven which is native to China.

The 22-tree walk also includes an oak planted in 1946 to mark King George VI’s visit to Leicester and a wild cherry commemorating the victims of Hiroshima.

The tree trail has been created by volunteers to mark National Tree Week which begins on Monday.

Leicester City Council said it would be planting more 5,000 new trees by March.

The authority added online tree trails were also available for Abbey Park, Castle Hill Country Park, Evington Park, Humberstone Park and Western Park.

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