The Cox’s Orange Pippin tree, which is known to attract wildlife along with producing sweet fruits, was planted in the beautiful grounds of Cottage Hospice, the first of its kind in the UK to provide a home from home environment where patients are cared for by their loved ones, with support from Hospice staff and trained volunteers.
Lord Abergavenny said: “The planting is to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee year – 70 years on the throne and 70 years as head of the Commonwealth. It is an initiative that will help the environment, by enabling the planting millions of trees in the UK, changing our landscape and gardens for generations to come.
“The tree we are planting today with the help of your representative volunteer Sonia Burt is an apple tree – Malus Domestica or more commonly known as the Cox’s Orange Pippin. Like the environment it will need nurturing and watering.”
The tree is marked with a Queen’s Green Canopy plaque donated by Sonia Burt who was thanked by Lord Abergavenny for her tireless volunteering work for Hospice in the Weald, along with the other many volunteers who Lord Abergavenny said “help to make the Hospice such a special place”.
