Elm Trees

The largest Bhutan elm tree in the British Isles

By Peter Bourne

I am active doing research into elms across the city; and recently I have had numerous correspondences with Ronnie Dijker in Holland who is collecting elm material for a international arboretum for elms. He and I are also going through data on Ray Evison's connection with Dr. Hans Heybroek between 1958 - 1978.

There are a lot of elms planted in Brighton from Holland during this period. When Hans Heybroek retired most of his work was destroyed by Dutch authorities, so Brighton is a living legacy of his work too.