It is said that the Romans often cut down a fir tree to keep in their houses during the sparse winter months as a form of appeasement to the goddess Ceres (originally Demeter, Greek goddess of the hearth).

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Originally used to keep livestock out of the native and exotic tree collections, they now also act as vehicle boundaries and help to guide visitors.

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The Tree Council will plant more than 1, 000 trees across four sites and Keep Britain Tidy will plant 100, 000 trees across 750 sites.

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