Tall Trees

Located between Abingdon and Oxford, Harcourt Arboretum has been managed by Oxford University as part of it's Botanic Gardens since the late 1960's.  The Arboretum was originally created to be part of an impressive entrance to the stately house owned by the Harcourt family, it was sold to University by the last Viscount Harcourt in 1948
Like Wytham Woods (also owned by Oxford University) it is predominately an area for study, with a collection of plants from around the world, including rhododendron and a pinetum of fir, pine and cedar trees as well as an area of restored woodland which has an impressive display of bluebells in spring.
The arboretum is open to the public most days of the week, although a small fee is payable and it is the none native trees - especially the maples - that make it one of the best places in Oxfordshire to see the spectacular autumn colours. 
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It's not only the maple trees that are impressive, the cedar, fir and pine trees most be some of the tallest trees in the county and trying to encompass them in one picture does not do them justice,  so they are ideal for panoramic tree photos.  Where several portrait pictures are stitched together using ArcSoft Panorama maker:

http://www.arcsoft.com/estore/software_title.asp?ProductCode=PMK5PRO

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As well as the trees and the plants, the other main photographic subject for visitors are the peacocks that can be seen wondering the grounds.
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