3.3 Ten trees for a domestic garden Flashcards
Name and classification
interest
Additional notes
Arbutus unendo (evergreen)
Autumn/winter: white flowers followed by red strawberry-like fruits
Name/classification
Interest
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Prunus x subhirtella ‘Autumnalis’
Autumn/winter: white blossum with a slight pink tinge
Will flower throughout autumn and winter in mild weather
Name/classification
Interest
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Acer griseum (deciduous)
autumn: brilliant orange/red leaves
winter: papery chestnut brown peeling bark
Name/classification
Interest
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Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’ Deciduous
autumn: yellow foliage
Winter: twisted stems and pendulous catkins
Name/classification
Interest
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Malus x zumi ‘Golden Hornet’
autumn/winter: yellow crab apples
White flowers in spring. Holds fruit better than cv. ‘John Down’
Name/classification
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Betulis utilis var jacquemontii ‘Moonbeam’
winter: white bark
Name/classification
Interest
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Amelanchier x grandiflora ‘Ballerina’
Bronze ovate foliage turns green in late spring and orange and red in autumn
Racememes of white flowers in mid-spring
Name/classification
Interest
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Cercis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’
autumn: orange, red, purple foliage
No winter interest but purple heart shaped leaves in spring and summer
Name
Sorbus Aucuparia
Olea europea
