Cercis siliquastrum, Judas Tree, Oakham Town Councillor Joyce Lucas, planted

Oakham Town Councillor Joyce Lucas a member of one of the counties finest and most efficient Town Councils possible the best this country knows, planted this Cercis siliquastrum, commonly known as Judas Tree, it is a small deciduous tree from Southern Europe and and this year you can see it is full bloom looking really splendid in the setting of Rutland County County Council Arboretum. The Arboretum compliments a very fine County Council.

Councillor Joyce Lucas fondly remembers the first time she planted one of these trees in her own garden, it was when she was a County Councillor and voted for the closure of a popular School and some nice local folk gave her the same name back then. Since then she has lost that name she became known as the witch, but her hard work and efforts has wiped that title clean away and she is known locally for her superb work for charity and her clean up behind your dog mess and responsible dog ownership campaign.

Catmose Arboretum Oakham Rutland Cllr Joyce Lucas

Cllr Joyce Lucas Planted this tree October 2001

Cllr Joyce Lucas is in charge of the Catmose Arboretum

It's about the only nice to place to sit quietly in

Oakham it is situated in the grounds of

Rutland County Council next to the

Car Park.

Its better to visit on a sunny day when the council is resting

at the weekend.

In March Cllr Lucas produced a guide you can collect one at Victoria Hall, High Street Oakham

You will find 78 varieties of trees and shrubs