sˈɪlvɚ bˈɜːtʃᵻz wɜː ðə fˈɜːst tɹˈiːz təbi plˈæntᵻd hˈɪɹ, bˌʌt ðeɪ dɪdnˌɑːt tˈeɪk ɹˈuːt, ænd sˌoʊ fɔːɹ ˈɔːlmoʊst tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd jˈɪɹz ðə wˈɪnd hɐz ɹˈʌsəld θɹuː ðə hˈɛvi fˈoʊlɪɪdʒ ʌv mˈaɪɾi lˈaɪm tɹˈiːz.
Silver birches were the first trees to be planted here, but they did not take root, and so for almost 200 years the wind has rustled through the heavy foliage of mighty lime trees.