Tree Identification - Walkabout No. 1 Flashcards
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Acer palmatum ‘Garnet’.
It’s a small tree that hates wind. It likes water and acidic free-draining soil. Prune it in winter time. It grows up to 2.2 meters high.
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Acer griseum.
Is a paper bark Maple tree. About 200 years in Ireland, from Chyna. Buy it from graft or a cutting. The leaves go scarlet and yellow in autumn time. It can grow up to 8 meters high …….
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Prunus serrula.
Has a paper like copper bark. The tree is multi stemmed from the ground. Prune it in the summer time. It grows up to about 8 to 10 meters in height ……….
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Fagus sylvatica ‘Dawyck’
Is a Beech tree that has good Autumn colour. It doesn’t like soil movement. Grows 15 to 20 meters in height.
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Liquidamber styraciflua
Is similar to an acer maple. It likes water and has good Autumn colour. It can grow 20 to 30 meters in height
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Sambucus nigra ‘Golden Tower’.
It’s an Elder Tree with white flowers and a square stem. It grows up to 4 meters in height.
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Pittosporum tenuifolium.
It’s an evergreen shrub or small tree chiefly native to Australasia that grows up to 10 meters in height.
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Euonymus europaeus.
It’s a spindly bush that gives good autumn colour. Can grow up to 5 meters in height.
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Zelkova carpinifolia. It has good autumn colour. The mature tree gives lots of timber. It has a grey bark and can grow up to 20 meters in height.
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Ficus caricus ‘Brown Turkey’.
This is a cold hardy fig tree with edible fruit. Unusually, in warm climates, it’s pollenated by small wasps. It grows up to 7 meters in height.
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Taxus baccata is a Yew tree. All parts of the tree are Poisonous except the red fleshy fruit. Plant it as a walled garden. It can grow up to 15 meters in height.
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Cornus ‘Norman Hadden’.
Known as the Strawberry tree it likes a bit of moisture in the soil. It has good Autumn colour and is a semi evergreen tree. It can grow up to 6 meters in height.
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Emmenopterys henryi. This tree originates in China. It has a white flower and grows to 10 meters in height.
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Hoheria sextylosa. From New Zealand. The bees love this tree. It’s Evergreen and grows quickly. Plant in well drained soil. Can grow up to 10 meters in height.
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Acer davidii ‘Serpentine’. Smallish tree, with year round interest. It has a striking variagated bark. It grows up to 7 meters in height.
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Picea pungens ‘Blue Diamond’. It is a Spruce tree, very much like a christmas tree. It is an evergreen that grows to 12 meters in height.
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Corylus colurna. Known as the Turkish hazel. Prefers moist well drained soil. It grows to 25 meters in height.
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Sophora ‘Sun King’. It’s a member of the Pea family. An evergreen tree. It likes sun. Plant it in well drained soil. It gives lots of flower buds. Grows to 10 meters in heigth.
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Picea omorika is a Spruce tree. A corniferous evergreen that grows to 20 meters in height.
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Fagus sylvatica ‘Rohan Obelisk’ is a Beech tree that shows good Autumn colour. It’s very upright and can grow up to 15 meters in height.
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Paulownia tomentosa or the Foxglove tree has Purpely blue bell shaped flowers and gives off seed pods. It can grow to 10 meters in height.
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Acer palmatum ‘Sango-kaku’ is a coral bark maple tree. Do not prune it. It gives golden leaves in autumn. It likes free draining soil and grows to 5 meters in height.
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Gleditsia triacanthos is a member of the Pea family. It has small green flowers, feathery leaves and gives off pea pods. It grows to 10 meters in height.
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Betula pendula ‘Youngii’ is a weeping birch. It likes light and is a good choice for a smaller garden. It grows to a height of 4 meters.
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Fraxinus excelsior is an Ash tree. It has a grey bark and black buds, which are very hairy. It grows to 30 meters in height.
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Thuja plicata is an evergreen conifer. It has a Pineapple smell. The tree has shallow roots and grows to a height of 25 meters.
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Magnolia soulangeana is a Chinese decideous tree. It likes acid soil and grows to a height of 7 meters.
