Doug Flint of the National Tree Collections of Scotland and Martin Gardner, Co-ordinator of the International Conifer Conservation Programme visited Helensburgh on 16 January to take stock of the Serbian spruce plantation on West Rossdhu Drive.
The plantation is part of the cooperation between the National Tree Collection of Scotland (NTCS), the Edinburgh Royal Botanic Garden and HTCT.
On the picture from left to right: Doug Flint, Martin Gardner and Iain Duncan (HTCT), while dog Lissa (associate member of the HTCT) is inspecting a Serbian spruce.