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Walnuts were historically planted at Wimpole both in the park and the garden, which included a Walnut avenue to the East of the Hall on the same site as the avenue shown on the Kip engraving of 1707. The main species occurring in the park were the more common regia, nigra and cinerea. When a plan for the garden was discussed early in the Trust's ownership it was suggested that a collection of walnuts would be entirely appropriate, but this did not start to become reality until 1987 when Philip Whaites, took over as Head Gardener. Young trees, which were collected from around the world and came via the National Trust Nursery at Knightshayes in Devon, were grown on in nursery beds in the Walled Garden where they were well sheltered from the elements. Philip's interest in Walnuts has increased over the years, even though he does not like the nuts! In 1991 he received a large collection of Juglans regia that originated in America and today continues to actively find new varieties to add to the collection. The walnut collection is mainly planted around the Walled Garden and in the Pleasure Grounds.
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