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West Sussex is famous for its Edwardian Gardens in the North East where there are interesting Chinese Species of tree and plants. The heavy clay soils of the Low Weald are not ideal for ancient trees byt the North West and the Lower Greensand Hills offer a better environment - Chichester offers a good micro-climate for delicate species of tree. For tree lovers - Queen Elizabeth I Oak, Cowdray Park, Midhurst- (one of the top 50 UK Jubilee Trees) This sessile oak is named after QEI because she was said to have been amazed by the size of this tree and this was in her lifetime!! Its girth is 12.5m and it is approximately 1,000years old Other interesting trees can be found at Borde Hill, Borde Hill Lane, Haywards Heath - amazing selection of trees planted by Colonel Stevenson Clarke between 1893-1946, Borden Wood, Milland, Coates Manor, Coates Lane, Fittleworth, Coldwaltham church - lovely Yew, Duckyls, Vowels Lane, Turners Hill, Goodwood, Chichester, Firle Place Park has a fantastic Horse Chesnut, Handcross Park School, Handcross - terrific collection of Japanese Cherries, Highbeeches Garden, Handcross, Highdown, Goring, Hollycombe, Liss, Hurst Mill, Harting, Petersfield, Leonardslee, Lower Beeding, Malt House, Chithust, Rogate, Nymans, Handcross, Petworth Park, Petworth, St Cuthman's School, Stedham, Midhurst, St Roche's Arboretum, West Dean, Chichester, Selehurst, Lower Beeding, South Lodge Hotel, Horsham, Stonehurst, Ardingly, Tilgate Park, Titmus Drive Crawley, Wakehurst Place, Ardingly with its national collections of Betula and Nothofagus, and Worthing Crematorium in Findon.