Balloch - Balloch Castle (Dunbartonshire)

Giant Redwoods - June 2008

Two Giant Redwoods stands in the 200 acre Balloch Castle Country Park at the southern end of Loch Lomond. One is a young tree of under ten years old. The original castle was built in 1238 but abandoned in 1390 in favour of a stronghold on the island of Inchmurrin. All that remains is a dip of the moat and the mound where it once stood. The modern castle was built in 1808 by Robert Lugar for John Buchanan of Ardoch. The extensive grounds hold a fairly wide variety of trees, so it is well worth a visit by anyone with arboreal interests.

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Giant Redwood - December 2019

Thanks to Jack who wrote to say; "When we were in Balloch, Scotland last year we found the older Giant Seequoia in the park, and collected two cones which we brought home. We only managed to keep one seedling alive but here it is being repotted at 103 days old." It's hard to believe that the tiny seedling in the photograph, barely a few inches tall, will end up like its huge parent!

Giant Redwood seedling

Common Names and Latin Name	No.	Latitude and Longitude		OS National Grid	Elevation (above sea-level)	Height	Girth	Date Measured
		WGS84	OSGB36
Giant Redwood, Giant Sequoia, Wellingtonia Sequoiadendron giganteum	1	N56.01394 W4.58265	N56.01402 W4.58265	NS 39098 83123	179ft (54.57m)	6.1m	0.52m	June 2008
	2	N56.01430 W4.58389	N56.01438 W4.58264	NS 39022 83166	186ft (56.71m)	33.3m	5.2m	June 2008
Girth was measured at 1.5m from ground.