King Charles III Coronation Tree planted in Elgin’s Biblical Gardens

A tree sapling donated to Moray by King Charles III has been planted in the Biblical Gardens beside Elgin Cathedral.

It comes from a 750-year-old oak on the Darnaway estate near Forres and is accompanied by a plaque commemorating the coronation.

The sapling was put into the ground with the same spade that Queen Elizabeth II used to plant a tree outside the council offices during her visit to Moray in 1961.

It will now be looked after by the horticultural students at UHI Moray College who have their base next to the gardens.

Major General Seymour Monro, the Lord Lieutenant of Moray, said: “We have been fortunate to source a really excellent sapling with great history behind it. I am grateful to John Moray for his generosity and to Ben Clinch, his head forester, for making all the arrangements.

“AJ Engineering of Forres have provided the spike to secure the plaque and it is reassuring that Nick Chambers and his students will look after this sapling.

“I am sure that as it grows it will bring great pleasure to those who visit the Biblical Gardens.”