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| National Trust in UK plant audit | National Trust in UK plant audit |
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| The largest plant hunt in the UK is under way at National Trust properties in what it calls a "mammoth" task. | The largest plant hunt in the UK is under way at National Trust properties in what it calls a "mammoth" task. |
| In a three-year project, the charity's gardeners will catalogue every plant at more than 80 of its historic sites. | |
| They will take cuttings, photographs and record the positions of every plant using GPS satellite technology. | They will take cuttings, photographs and record the positions of every plant using GPS satellite technology. |
| It believes there are unknown species in its gardens - possibly brought back by Victorian adventurers. But only 5% of its plants are recorded. | It believes there are unknown species in its gardens - possibly brought back by Victorian adventurers. But only 5% of its plants are recorded. |
| Gardeners hope to propagate any rare, exotic or endangered species found during the three-year audit, which starts at Killerton House in Devon on Monday. | Gardeners hope to propagate any rare, exotic or endangered species found during the three-year audit, which starts at Killerton House in Devon on Monday. |
| The National Trust's Kate Tewke said new technology was being used on sometimes ancient plants. | |
| She said: "Who knows what we might find? There will be some rare and historically interesting plants - that have particular links with named plant-hunters - and it's vitally important that we propagate that line and keep it going for the future." |