Autumn interest - Sophie Regents Park

Question 1

Name

Answer 1

Euonymus alatus

Autumn/winter interest, deciduous

Large, spreading shrub, the branchlets often developing conspicuous corky wings. Oval leaves turning rosy-crimson in autumn. small, greenish flowers, followed by purplish-red fruits splitting to reveal orange seeds

H 1.5-2.5 S 1.5-2.5

Any soil, any pH, well drained

Full sun/partial shade, any aspect

H6

Question 2

Name

Answer 2

Rhus typhina

Autumn/winter interest, deciduous

Large suckering shrub, the red-hairy stems with large pinnate leaves turning red and orange in autumn. Dioecious, with yellow-green flower clusters, followed on female plants by dense crimson fruits

H 6m S 4-8m

Any soil type, any pH

Full sun, not north facing

H6

Question 3

Name

Answer 3

Calluna vulgaris

small, evergreen leaves. Spikes of urn-shaped pink or pale purple flowers which are either single or double are borne from mid-summer to autumn

H 60cm S 50n

Full sun, not north facing

not chalky soil, acid soil

H7

Question 4

Name

Answer 4

Cotinus coggygria

Large, bushy, deciduous shrub with rounded leaves turning yellow, orange and red in autumn. Large feathery inflorescences are buff at first, later greyish

H 5m S 4-8m

Full sun, partial shade, not north facing

Any soil, any pH type

H5

Question 5

Name

Answer 5

Acer capillipes

A snakebark maple - a small deciduous tree with white-striped young branches and lobed leaves, red and yellow in autumn. Green pendulous flowers in spring, pink fruits in autumn

H 8-12m S 4-8m

Full sun, partial shade, any aspect

sheltered site

H6

Question 6

Name

Answer 6

Liquidambar styraciflua

A deciduous tree, broadly conical in outline, with rather glossy, maple-like leaves which turn to shades of orange, crimson and purple in autumn

H 20m S 8m+

Full sun/partial shade, any aspect

Any soil but chalky, neutral/acid pH

H6

Question 7

Name

Answer 7

Liriodendron tulipifera

A vigorous large deciduous tree with distinctively shaped leaves turning butter-yellow in autumn. Flowers are tulip-shaped, yellowish-green, marked with orange within

H 12m+ S 8m+

Full sun/partial shade, any aspect

Any soil but chalky, acid or neutral pH, well drained

H6

Question 8

Name

Answer 8

Sorbus aria

A medium-sized deciduous tree, rather upright when young, with broadly ovate dark green leaves, white-felted beneath, and clusters of white flowers in spring, followed by red berries in early autumn

H 8-12m S 4-8

Full sun/partial shade, any aspect

Any soil type, any pH

H6

Question 9

Name

Answer 9

Tilia x europaea

Deciduous trees with ovate/heart shaped, sharply toothed leaves and pendulous yellow-green flowers followed by winged fruits

regular habit - great avenue tree. Can be pleached and tolerates hard pruning. Seems fairly disease free

H 20m

Question 10

Name

Answer 10

Crataegus persimilis ‘Prunifolia’

A small, broad-crowned deciduous tree with long thorns and glossy broad-oval leaves. Dramatic red and orange autumn colour. Flowers white; fruits deep red

H 4-8m S 8m+

Full sun/partial shade, any aspect

Any soil type, any pH, well drained

H7