Image Galleries
We'll be adding to this section all the time, so check back soon for more great images!
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Rochester's Catalpa Tree
The Rochester tree is a Southern Catalpa. You can view a satellite image of the tree on Google Maps.
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The railings cutting into the limb -
Castle in background -
Flowers -
Flowers -
In bloom from a distance -
The sprawling base trunk -
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Delicate surgery will be required for this -
The current railings -
Sorry! No climbing here - tempting we know! -
The castle moat can be seen in the baclground -
The neighbouring Catalpa is a different species -
The twisting limbs - can you spot the baby elephant? -
Delicate flower -
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The split in the main trunk is clearly visible here -
The trumpet-like flowers -
The main trunk -
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View towards the High Street -
Delicate flower -
View towards Canon Row -
Quite a specimen! -
The large waxy leaves -

Plaque attached to the railings -

Main plaque for the tree -

Our flyer attached to the railings -

At night, with a mobile phone in the snow! -

Play sculpture with Catalpa tree litter -

Play sculpture with Catalpa tree litter -
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Catalpa in Winter copyright Tracy Bridge -

Photo by Chris Irvine -

Photo by Chris Irvine -

PizzaExpress Rochester - Supporting the Appeal -

Picture from 1988 -

1958 Letter Title - Gardening Exhibition, Eastgate House -

1958 Letter (i) - Gardening Exhibition, Eastgate House -

1958 Letter (ii) - Gardening Exhibition, Eastgate House -

Pruning 2010 -

In Bloom 2010 -

Pruning 2010 -

Pruning 2010 -

In Bloom 2010
Events and Fundraisers
Events held to celebrate or raise money for the Rochester Catalpa.
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Tony Lorenzo @ Rochester Cathedral -

Duck Gunner and The Donn Barcott Band -
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Donn Barcott Band @ Rochester Cathedral -

Stage 3
Tree's Company...
Various tree-loving folk with our Catalpa.
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Cllr. Sue Haydock spots a great local story! -

Cllr. Sue Haydock under the bare but impressive branches -

Cllr. Sue Haydock in front of the tree
Historic Images
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1910 -
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Postcard - date unknown -
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Postcard - date unknown -
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View from castle -
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Circa 1970 -
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Winter 2008
Other Notable Catalpas
Photographs sent in from our friends and supporters of their own Catalpa trees. We intend to expand this section soon and set up a dedicated 'Catalpa Community' area.
General Catalpa Images
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Catalpa Seeds -

The Delicate Flowers -

A Northern Catalpa Leaf -

Example of a Dwarf Catalpa -

In Bloom... -

A Southern Catalpa Leaf
Support Letters and Press Cuttings
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Donation Letter -

Donation Letter -

Donation Letter -

RHS Garden Magazine - Letters Feb 10 -

Donation Letter -

KM Newspaper - Gardening December
Campaign Artwork
Here's a selection of flyers and graphics you can use to spread the word about the appeal. Click the images to view them larger and then select the 'Download' link to show a print-size version.
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Badge - Low Quality (72dpi) -

Badge - High Quality (300 dpi) -

Charlie Says... -

I'm Rooting for Rochester's Catalpa! -

They'll stop and stare... -

I'm No Has-Bean! -

Catalpa Web Banner (468 x 60 pixels)
Web Corner Ribbon
To show your support with a little panache, you can link to our website by putting a corner ribbon on your own web pages or blog etc. Just copy and paste the code below between the head tags of your web page. The result can be seen here at Fern's own website.
<script type="text/javascript">
document.write('<div style="margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;right:0;z-index:9999;"><a href="http://www.rochestercatalpatree.co.uk/?ribbon_url='+window.location.host+'" target="_blank" title="Click to visit the Rochester Catalpa Tree Appeal website"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.rochestercatalpatree.co.uk/content/image/corner-ribbon.png" /></a></div>')
</script>
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<script defer type="text/javascript" src="http://www.rochestercatalpatree.co.uk/js/pngfix.js"></script>
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Images courtesy of Medway Council archive, wikipedia and Fern Alder. Copyright ©2009 respective owners.
