Items relating to the Botanic Ash Exhibition 1993

• Reference:GB 235 ASH
• Dates of Creation:1992 - 1993
• Name of Creator:
  Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (Creator)
• Physical Description:
  1 box, 1 object, 1m

• Scope and Content

  GB 235/ASH/1/1-16: 1 box of 16 mounted photographs showing the felling of the Ash tree in 1992; and
  GB 235 ASH/2: part of one of the tree limbs sliced into sections by Tim Stead to show the damage done internally by fungus; tree limb sections can be arranged to form an artistic sculpture.

• Access Information

  Collection is open to researchers by appointment, see (right click, open link in new tab:) https://www.rbge.org.uk/science-and-conservation/library-and-archives/visiting-the-library/

• Note

  Photographs are stored with RBGE photographs, limb section is in objects Case (1) in RBGE Library.

• Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

  limb piece is fragile, has numerous components stacked one on top of the other and therefore requires careful handling.

• Conditions Governing Use

  Permission required from RBGE

• Custodial History

  The photographs relate to the work of the RBGE Arboriculture Dept in that they show the 'Botanic Ash' (Fraxinus excelsior) being felled in 1992. They were stored in a shed and transferred to the Archives in 2018.
  The limb piece was one of the exhibits created by Tim Stead and displayed in the Caledonian Hall in 1993. It was given to Henry Noltie and transferred to the Archives in 2016.

• Related Material

  A film was made by David Peat relating to the tree felling and Botanic Ash exhibition called 'Tim Stead, Working in Wood'; it can be viewed here, thanks to Paige Hughes and the Tim Stead Trust: (right click, open link in new tab) https://player.vimeo.com/video/163378191

• Additional Information

  published

  Partial

  ASH

• Subjects

  Fraxinus excelsior

  Exhibitions