40 Trees

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Acer palmatum 'Garnet'

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Palmate leaves with further dissections. Needs good drainage. ph 7 or below (acid conditions). Seeds like a propeller.

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Acer griseum

Back 2

Seeds like a propeller. Opposite leaves. Brown peeling bark. Deciduous.

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Prunus serrula

Back 3

Paperback bark. Copper color bark. Multi-stems. Need to be pruned in summer.

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Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck'

Back 4

Columnar, upright tree. Doesn't like a lot of water. Nor soil movement. Deciduous.

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Liquidamber styraciflua

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Alternate leaves. Likes to be near water. Grown for its color. Deciduous.

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Sambucus nigra 'Golden Tower'

Back 6

Deciduous. Squarish, angled stem. Big buds, purple color. Can be grown anywhere with good drainage. Native to Ireland.

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Pittosporum tenuifolium

Back 7

Leaves circle around the stem. Ornamental plant. Shiny leaves. Evergreen. Small and purple flowers.

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Euonymus europaeus

Back 8

Opposite leaves. Orange seeds and pink case for the fruit. Small tree. Hardy plant. Squareness of the stem.

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Zelkova carpinifolia

Back 9

Smooth bark on mature trees. No fruits. Insignificant flowers. Alternate leaves. Autumn colors.

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Ficus caricus 'Brown Turkey'

Back 10

Needs to be controlled. Deciduous. Fast growing. Milky sap. Large palmate leaves.

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Taxus baccata

Back 11

Poisonous. Red arils. Conifer. Excellent edging. Druid tree.

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Cornus 'Norman Hadden'

Back 12

Deciduous. Edible bright red fruit. Doesn't like too cold. Likes moisture in the soil, near a water source.

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Emmenopterys henryi

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Opposite leaves. Red/purple petioles. Deciduous tree. Woody ornamental plant. Low maintenance.

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Hoheria sextylosa

Back 14

Evergreen. Attract bees. Well drained soil. Full sunshine. Medium sized tree.

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Acer davidii 'Serpentine'

Back 15

Deciduous. Bark marked with striations. Young shoots are deep red. Autumn color. Need well drained soil.

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Picea pungens 'Blue Diamond'

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Ornamental plant. Thrives in very cold and windy locations. Silver blue foliage. Drought resistant when established. Evergreen.

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Corylus colurna

Back 17

Deciduous. Alternate leaves. Upright shape. Long and thin catkins. Single stem tree.

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Sophora 'Sun King'

Back 18

Well-drained soil. Evergreen (can be deciduous). Vivid yellow, bell-shaped flowers. Small compound leaves. Exposition in full sun.

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Picea omorika

Back 19

Evergreen tree. Male and female cones. Shallow root system. Dark green above, glaucous white below.

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Fagus sylvatica 'Rohan Obelisk'

Back 20

Deciduous. Burgundy and black foliage. Columnar shaped. Smooth bark.

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Paulownia tomentosa

Back 21

Flowers for the following year are in a round case, velvet to touch. Fast growing. Opposite leaves. Large heart-shaped leaves.

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Acer palmatum 'Sango-kaku'

Back 22

Coral-red bark. Deciduous. Moist but well-drained soil. Hates cold wind. Upright, vase-shaped habits.

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Gleditsia triacanthos

Back 23

Deciduous. Grey bark that can have thorns. Compound leaves. Flat twisting seed pods. Alternate buds. Pea family.

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Betula pendula ('Youngii')

Back 24

Deciduous. Weeping form. Alternate leaves. Highlight tree. Needs a load of light.

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Fraxinus excelsior

Back 25

Black buds. Flattened twigs. Clusters of seeds (key like). Compound leaves. Native to Ireland.

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Thuja plicata

Back 26

Oval-shaped cones. Flat sprays of foliage. Used as edging. Foliage pineapple smell when crushed.

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Magnolia soulangeana

Back 27

Deciduous. Hairy buds. Vibrant red seed pods. Main branches low on trunk. Smooth and grey bark, fragrant when crushed.

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