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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In Bloom 2010 -

In Bloom 2010 -

Pruning 2010 -

Pruning 2010 -

Pruning 2010 -
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View towards the High Street -
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Catalpa in Winter copyright Tracy Bridge -
Flowers -
Delicate flower -
Delicate flower -
The castle moat can be seen in the baclground -
Castle in background -
In bloom from a distance -
The neighbouring Catalpa is a different species -
The large waxy leaves -
The current railings -
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Delicate surgery will be required for this -
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The railings cutting into the limb -
The main trunk -
Sorry! No climbing here - tempting we know! -
Quite a specimen! -
Flowers -
The trumpet-like flowers -
The sprawling base trunk -
View towards Canon Row -
The twisting limbs - can you spot the baby elephant? -

PizzaExpress Rochester - Supporting the Appeal -

Picture from 1988 -

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

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

1958 Letter Title - Gardening Exhibition, Eastgate House -

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

Photo by Chris Irvine -

Photo by Chris Irvine -

Play sculpture with Catalpa tree litter -

Play sculpture with Catalpa tree litter -
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The split in the main trunk is clearly visible here -

Our flyer attached to the railings -

Main plaque for the tree -

Plaque attached to the railings
Events and Fundraisers
Events held to celebrate or raise money for the Rochester Catalpa.
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Duck Gunner and The Donn Barcott Band -

Donn Barcott Band @ Rochester Cathedral -
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Stage 3 -

Stage 3 -

Tony Lorenzo @ Rochester Cathedral
Tree's Company...
Various tree-loving folk with our Catalpa.
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Cllr. Sue Haydock collects beans with Mike Sankus -

Medway Tree Officer Mike Sankus collects beans -

Cllr. Sue Haydock collects beans with Mike Sankus -

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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1903 -
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Date unknown -
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1910 -
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1912 -
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1913 -
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Postcard - date unknown -
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Postcard - date unknown -
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Date unknown -
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Date unknown -
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View from castle -
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Circa 1970 -
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Winter 2008 -
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1912
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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In Bloom... -

Example of a Dwarf Catalpa -

The Delicate Flowers -

A Southern Catalpa Leaf -

Catalpa Seeds -

A Northern Catalpa Leaf
Support Letters and Press Cuttings
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RHS Garden Magazine - Letters Feb 10 -

Donation Letter -

Donation Letter -

Donation Letter -

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 - High Quality (300 dpi) -

Badge - Low Quality (72dpi) -

Catalpa Web Banner (468 x 60 pixels) -

Charlie Says... -

I'm No Has-Bean! -

I'm Rooting for Rochester's Catalpa! -

They'll stop and stare...
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.
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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.
