Some fine specimens planted in the 19th century are to be found to the south of the Abbey, between the river and the edge of the forest: a 36-metre-high plane tree towers over the garden on its promontory, indicating the level of the land at the time, and a fine purple beech. The trio of plane trees catches the eye: on their aerial roots, one of them has a deep cavity that the tree has managed to heal and has not been weakened by it. Between the two, a growing maple is somewhat dominated by its neighbors.
The park?s black pine measures around 32 metres and has a diameter of 74cm. For a long time, it was dominated by its twin: no longer in existence, the second pine stood 35 metres tall. Struck by lightning in the early 2000s, its injuries led to accelerated decay. These trees were planted in the late 19th century.
Many of the trees still present today are between 150 and 200 years old: the species are predominantly deciduous, with a majority of lime, maple, plane, chestnut, beech and ash; but there are also a few conifers, including fine specimens of bald cypress, pine and cedar.
The park?s black pine measures around 32 metres and has a diameter of 74cm. For a long time, it was dominated by its twin: no longer in existence, the second pine stood 35 metres tall. Struck by lightning in the early 2000s, its injuries led to accelerated decay. These trees were planted in the late 19th century.
Many of the trees still present today are between 150 and 200 years old: the species are predominantly deciduous, with a majority of lime, maple, plane, chestnut, beech and ash; but there are also a few conifers, including fine specimens of bald cypress, pine and cedar.
