It is with great sadness that we share the news that Derek Spicer, owner of Kilworth Conifers, passed away on March 30 from complications following surgery for oesophageal cancer. He was 77.
A long-time champion of conifers in Britain, Derek has run Leicestershire-based Kilworth Conifers with wife Carole for more than 40 years. He was a founder member and Chairman of the British Conifer Society, and author (with Aris Auders) of the two-volume RHS Encyclopedia of Conifers (2012).
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