Shrubs and trees Flashcards
Prunus ‘Shogestu’
Broad spreading small deciduous tree
Typical ornamental cherry tree shape with elegant, wide spreading branches
Spectacular displays of cascading clusters of white double flowers
Flowers tinged with pink at first then pure white when fully open
Leaves turn red and orange in autumn
Spring / Autumn
4m 4m
Crataegus monogyna
Woody deciduous tree Small rounded habit Glossy deeply lobed leaves Flat sprays cream flowers in spring Dark red berries in autumn Thorny stems
Spring /Autumn
4-8m 4-8m
Acer palmatum ‘Atropurpureum’
Elegant, small deciduous tree
Bushy habit
Deep purple leaves divided into about 7 lobes
Leaves become red in autumn
Autumn
6m 5m
Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’
Large deciduous shrub
Quirky-looking shrub with contorted branches
Long golden-yellow catkins in spring before fresh green twisted leaves appear
Winter
5m 4m
Berberis thunbergii ‘Orange Rocket’
Deciduous upright shrub
Spiney dark red-brown stems (leaf adaptation for protection)
Leaves are rusty orange when young turn green in summer, orange-red in Autumn.
Scented small yellow flower in spring
Bright red fruits in later summer/Autumn
Autumn
1.2m 1m
Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’
Small, busy deciduous shrub
Leave adaption - Bracts to attract pollinators
Broadly oval leaves
Large spherical heads of white sterile flowers in summer. Looks like a gaint snowballs
Summer
2.5m 2.5m
Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’
Busy large deciduous shrub
Rounded deep purple leaves
Leaves become redder in Autumn
Large feathery pink plumes of flowers in summer - hence the common name Smoke Bush
5m 4m
Acer griseum
Small spreading deciduous tree
Attractive peeling papery chestnut-brown bark
Leaves with 3 leaflets turn brilliant red and orange in Autumn
Small flowers
Winter
10m 4-8m
Pruns himalaica
Deciduous tree Flowering cherry of columnar habit Noted for attractive coppery-purple trunk and peeling bark Toothed bright green leaves Flowers are white in mid-late spring
Winter
5m 4m
Cornus mas ‘Golden Glory’
Spreading decidous Tree
Profuse umbels of golden yellow flowers before the leaves in late winter.
Followed by glossy red furit in autumn
Glossy green leaves
Winter
4m 4m
Betula utilis sups. jacquemontii ‘Moonbeam’
Slow growing deciduous tree with a rounded crown
Striking white peeling bark that glows at dusk
Elegant tree
Winter
6m 4m
Malus x robusta ‘Red Sentinel’
Medium sized deciduous tree Single white flowers Followed by clusters of cherry-like glossy red fruit which persis well into winter Mid green leaves turn bronzed yellow in autumn
Autumn
5m 4m
Hamamelis mollis ‘Pallida’
Deciduous shrub
Spreading crown
Broad oval leaves turn yellow in autumn
Bright yellow flowers with broad petals and scent in late winter
Autumn/Winter
4m 4m
Amelanchier x grandiflora ‘Autumn Brilliance’
Vigorous, spreading multi-stemmed tree or shrub
Ovate leaves which open bronze in early spring, become green in late spring and turn brilliant red in autumn.
Clusters of starry white flowers in mid-spring are fragrant
Juicy black fruit in late summer
Autumn
1-1.5m 1-1.5m
Viburnum opulus ‘Compactum’
Compact medium sized shrub
3-5 lobed leaves turn purple/pink in autumn along with bright red berries
Flat heads of small fertile flowers in early summer
Autumn1-1.5m 1-1.5m
Rosa rugosa ‘Alba’
Vigorous medium sized shrub
Glossy rich green leaves turn yellow in autumn.
Pure white singel flowers in summer
Large scarlet hips in autumn
Autumn
1-1.5m 1-1.5m
Euonymus europeans ‘Red Cascade’
Lage vigorous shrub
Native to European hedgerows
Oval leaves turn bright red in autumn
Flowers bright pink 2cm across open to reveal orange fruits
Autumn
3m 2.5m
Cornus sanguinea ‘Midwinter Fire’
Orange-red and yellow young shoots which catch the light in winter
Oval leaves
Insignificant white flowers in summer
Winer
2m 2m
Ceanothus ‘Concha’
Dense habit
Arching branches bearing narrow dark leaves
Profuse clusters of deep blue flowers in late spring
3m 3m
Pieris japonica ‘Mountain Fire’
Bushy medium-sized evergreen shrub
Red young leaves turning coppery-green and then dark green.
Flowers creamy-white in branched panicles in mid spring
3m 2.5m
Berberis darwinii
Dense, medium sized evergreen shrub
Dark glossy green oblong leaves
Leaves have edge spines (leaf adaptation for protection)
Clusters of orange bell-shaped flowers in April to May
Followed by blue-black berries.
2m 3m
Ilex aquifolium ‘Pyramidalis’
Dense small evergreen tree Narrowly conical habit Narrow bright dark green sparsely spiney leaves Small dull white flowers Lots of red berries in autumn
Autumn
4-8m 4m
Chamayecyparis lawsoniana ‘Stardust’
Medium sized conical tree
Columnar habit
Pale yellow foliage in flat sprays
4m 1.5m
Arbutus unedo
Spreading evergreen shrubby tree
Rough shredding red-brown bark
Mid-green leathery leaves
Urn shaped white flowers in panicles appear as the strawberry like red fruits from last years flowers ripen. In autumn
4-8m 4-8m
Prunus lusitanica
HEDGE NOT DOMESTIC TREE EXAMPLE Medium sized bushy evergreen tree Narrow leathery dark green leaves Insignificant flowers Fleshy red fruit
20m 10m
Lavandula augustifolia ‘Hidcote’
Bushy dwarf evergreen shrub with narrow silver-grey leaves
Small deep purple flowers in aromatic spikes.
Naturally compact
0.5m 1m
Eucalyptus pauciflora subsp. niphophila
Small spreading evergreen tree
Attractive flaking bark in cream/grey and green patches
Grey green leathery narrow leaves
White flowers late spring to summer
Year round interest but stems good addition to winter garden
Winter
8m 8m
Olea europaea
Rugged much branched habit
Slow growth
Leaves are narrowly oval, long leathery and silver underside
Very small white flowers
4.5-9m 1-2m
Ceanothus ‘Autumnal Blue’
Busy medium sized evergreen shrub
Glossy dark green ovate leaves
Compact oblong trusses of mid-blue flowers from late summer
Autumn
3m 2.5m
Cistus x purpureus
Small bushy evergreen shrub
Narrow dull green leaves
Flowers 8cm, petals purplish-pink with large deep red blotch at base
Each flower lasts a day in June and July
1m 1m
Mahonia aquifolium
Vigorous low spreading evergreen shrub
Forms a spreading dome
Glossy green leaves slightly prickly becoming purplish in winter
Clusters of yellow flowers appear in spring followed by black berries
Spring
0.6m 1m
Salvia rosmarinus ‘Miss Jessop’s Upright’
Compact erect medium sized shrub
Aromatic narrow oblong dark green leaves, whiteish underside
Small light blur flowers in spring and summer
Summer
1.5 m 1.5m
Rhododendron ‘Haydon Dawn’
Compact evergreen shrub
Dense habit
Produces masses of frilly, light pink flowers in spring.
1,5m 1.5m
