Trees at Roath Mill Gardens

A number of notable trees were planted in these Gardens under the supervision of William Nelmes senior, who succeeded A.A. Pettigrew as Chief Parks Officer in 1936. Some are champion trees, meaning that they are notable for their height, trunk diameter, age or overall size.

By default the trees in the following table are arranged as a walk beginning at the north west corner and walking counter clockwise towards Waterloo Road and back. This table can be sorted on botanical name or common name by clicking on the Name or Common Name heading.

Name	Common Name	Origin	Status	Location		OS Grid	Tag	Place	Event	Waypoint
Fraxinus excelsior 'Jaspidea'	Golden ash	Europe and Caucasus	Wales Champion 2013	North bank of brook, 40M upstream of foot bridge	Info	ST 19673 77999		Roath Mill		157
Ulmus 'New Horizon'	'New Horizon' elm	Garden origin	Wales Champion 2015	Opposite foot bridge	Info	ST 19708 77984		Roath Mill		119
Aesculus pavia	Red buckeye	Southern USA	Wales Champion 2015	In railings beside foot bridge	Info	ST 19706 77983		Roath Mill		063
Morus alba	White mulberry	Central and East Asia	Wales Champion 2013	Approx 36M downstream of foot bridge	Info	ST 19746 77971		Roath Mill		064
Tilia oliveri	Oliver's lime	Central China	Rare Wales Champion 2013	North of brook, 50M downstream of footbridge.	Info	ST 19751 77967		Roath Mill		247
Alnus cordata	Italian alder	Southern Italy	Wales Champion 2013	Approx 80M upstream of Waterloo Rd bridge	Info	ST 19764 77964		Roath Mill		065
Fraxinus excelsior Diversifolia Group	Single-leaved ash	Europe and Caucasus	Wales Champion 2013	Approx 70M upstream of Waterloo Rd bridge	Info	ST 19777 77960		Roath Mill		066
Liriodendron tulipifera 'Aureomarginatum'	Tulip tree 'Aureomarginatum'	East North America	Glamorgan Champion 2013	South edge of lawn at east end	Info	ST 19799 77976		Roath Mill		151
Liriodendron tulipifera	Tulip tree	East North America		Mid lawn at eastern end	Info	ST 19813 77978		Roath Mill		120
Liquidambar orientalis	Oriental sweet gum	South west Turkey	Rare Wales Champion 2013	Eastern boundary	Info	ST 19842 77963		Roath Mill		129
Ailanthus altissima	Tree of heaven	North China	Wales Champion 2013	Eastern boundary	Info	ST 19840 77977		Roath Mill		130
Crataegus tanacetifolia	Tansy-leaved hawthorn	South West Asia	Rather rare Glamorgan Champion 2015	Eastern boundary	Info	ST 19834 78010		Roath Mill		068
Prunus leveilleana	Korean hill cherry	Korea, Japan and China	GB Champion 2013	North, approx 30M east of middle gate	Info	ST 19754 78009		Roath Mill		140
Malus spectabilis	Chinese crab	Garden origin	Rare Wales Champion 2013	North, approx 30M east of middle gate	Info	ST 19757 78021		Roath Mill		168
Acer cappadocicum	Cappadocian maple	West Asia	Wales Champion 2013	Approx 60M north of the footbridge	Info	ST 19760 78001		Roath Mill		161
Cedrus atlantica	Atlas cedar	North Africa	Glamorgan Champion 2015	North side, near the middle gate	Info	ST 19714 78007		Roath Mill		167

• Although 10-figure grid references are given, GPS tolerance on the day of measurement will reduce this accuracy
• Rare Status according to:
  • Champion Trees of Britain and Ireland: The Tree Register Handbook. Kew Publishing, 2011
  • Collins Tree Guide. William Collins, 2004
  • In collaboration with the Tree Register of Britain and Ireland
• Champion status is as according to TROBI - Tree Register of Britain and Ireland
• Table last checked February 2022

The history of Roath Mill Gardens