Autumn / Winter interest, hedge, lime-hating

Question 1

5 trees for winter interest

Answer 1

Acer griseum - paperbark Maple (Tree, deciduous, Autumn and winter)

Prunus himalaica (Tree, deciduous, Winter)

Cornus mas ‘Golden Glory’ (Tree, deciduous, Winter)

Betula utilis var. Jackquemontii ‘Moonbeam’ - (Tree, deciduous, Winter)

Eucalyptus pauciflora subsp. Niphophila (Tree, evergreen, Hedge/Screen, Winter)

Question 2

5 trees for Autumn interest

Answer 2

Acer palmatum ‘Atropurpureum’ (Tree, Autumn, lime hating, deciduous, 6m)

Amelanchier x grandiflora ‘Autumn Brilliance’ (Shrub/Tree, Deciduous, Autumn orange foliage, lime)

Malus x robusta ‘Red Sentinel’ – glossy dark red crab apples (Tree, Deciduous, Autumn)

Arbutus unedo (Tree, evergreen, autumn and lime)

Ilex aqulifolium ‘Pyramidalis’ (Tree, hedge, evergreen, autumn)

Question 3

5 shrubs for Winter

Answer 3

Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’ (Shrub, deciduous, Winter twisted stems and pendulous catkins)

Hamamelis mollis ‘Pallida’ (Shrub, deciduous, Autumn: yellow foliage, Winter: Yellow flowers, lime-hating)

Sarcococca confusa - sweet box (Shrub, evergreen, screen/hedge)

Cornus sanguinea ‘Midwinter Fire’ (Shrub, deciduous, winter)

Question 4

5 Shrubs for Autumn

Answer 4

Euonymus europaeus ‘Red Cascade’ (Autumn, deciduous, hedge)

Viburnum opulus ‘Compactum’ (Medium deciduous shrub, hedge White flowers in spring, then dark red fruits

Ceanothus ‘Autumnal Blue’ (Shrub, evergreen, autumn)

Rosa Rugosa ‘Alba’ (Hedge, Autumn, Shrub, Deciduous)

Berberis thunbergii ‘Orange Rocket’ (deciduous berberis, autumn)

Question 5

5 Evergreen hedge/screen

Answer 5

Taxus baccata (Syllabus example)

Ilex aqulifolium ‘Pyramidalis’ (Hedge, evergreen, autumn)

Berberis darwinii (evergreen shrub)

Lavandula augustifolia ‘Hidcote’

Salvia rosmarinus ‘Miss Jessopp’s Upright’

Question 6

5 Deciduous hedge/screen

Answer 6

Berberis Thunbergii ‘Orange Rocket’ (Deciduous, Shrub)

Crataegus monogyna (Tree, deciduous, hedge/screen)

Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’ (Deciduous, hedge/screen)

Rosa Rugosa ‘Alba’ (Hedge, Autumn, Shrub, Deciduous)

Viburnum opulus ‘Compactum’ (Deciduous shrub, hedge) White flowers in spring, then dark red fruits

Euonymus europaeus ‘Red Cascade’ (Shrub, autumn, deciduous, hedge)

Question 7

Lime hating tree or shrub

Answer 7

Acer palmatum ‘Atropurpureum’ (Autumn, tree)

Arbutus unedo (Tree, evergreen, autumn and lime)

Hamamelis mollis ‘Pallida’ (Shrub Deciduous)

Amelanchier x grandiflora ‘Autumn Brilliance’ (Tree, Deciduous, Autumn orange foliage, lime)

Pieris japonica ‘Mountain Fire’ (Shrub, Autumn, Lime)

Rhododendron ‘Haydon Dawn’

Camelia japonica