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Acer davidii ‘Serpentine’
• Small tree with
attractively striated
bark
Acer griseum
• Paper bark maple
• Beautiful small tree
• Old bark flakes and
peels back to reveal
cinnamon coloured
layers beneath
• Foliage turns scarlet
red in autumn
Betula nigra
• River birch or red
birch
• Fast growing tree with
pinkish orange
shaggy bark
• Grows well in damp
ground
Betula utilis var. jacquemontii
• Himalayan Birch
• Noted for its white
bark
• Leaves turn yellow in
autumn
Prunus serrula
• Birch bark cherry
• Famous for its beautiful
bark which begins to peel
off in the autumn to
reveal the shiny bark
beneath
• The leaves are rather
narrow and willow-like
turn yellow in the autumn
• White flowers, borne in
late April, are rather
inconspicuous
• 10m tall and 10m spread
Salix babylonica var. pekinensis
‘Tortuosa’
• Dragon’s Claw Willow
• Fast growing
deciduous tree with
curiously twisted
shoots
• Yellow – green
catkins in spring
• Invasive, water
seeking roots , so
plant well clear of
drains
Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’
• Corkscrew Hazel
• Well known for its
twisted branches,
autumn nuts and
winter catkins
• Hardy and suitable for
most soils
Cornus alba ‘Sibirica’
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Red Barked Dogwood
Form: shrub
Foliage: deciduous
Hardiness: UK - fully
hardy
Soil: moist fertile soil;
tolerates clay
Situation: full sun
Height: 2.5m Spread: 2m
Awards: RHS AGM
Cornus stolonifera ‘Flaviramea’
• Vigorous, deciduous
shrub
• Leaves turn red in
autumn
• Cut back hard and
feed each spring for a
good display of winter
stems
• Requires moist soil in
full sun
Rubus thibetanus ‘Silver Fern’
• Ghost bramble
• Summer flowering
deciduous shrub grown for
its white – bloomed prickly
stems in winter
• Requires fertile soil in full
sun or partial shade
• Cut back all flowered stems
in spring leaving the
previous season’s
unflowered shoots
unpruned
Celastrus orbiculatus
• Oriental bittersweet
• deciduous, twining and
climbing woody vine
• dangling clusters of
inconspicuous yellowish
flowers producing
green/yellow fruits which
split in autumn to reveal
showy bright red seeds
Sorbus ‘Joseph Rock’
• Rowan
• Outstanding small tree up to
9m tall
• Autumn foliage in shades of
red, orange an purple
• Berries creamy yellow at
first deepening to amber as
they mature, remaining on
branches well after leaf fall
• Unfortunately very
susceptible to fireblight
Ilex aquifolium ‘JC Van Tol’
• Form: tree
• Foliage: evergreen
• Hardiness: UK - fully
hardy;
• Soil: any soil other than
totally waterlogged;
tolerates clay
• Situation: full sun or
partial shade
• Height: 7m Spread: 4m
• Awards: RHS AGM
Physalis alkekgengi
• Chinese Lanterns
• Herbaceous perennial
• White flowers
followed by orange
lanterns containing
orange berries
Callicarpa bodinierii ‘Profusion’
• Beauty bush
• Upright deciduous shrub
bearing shiny bead like
purple berries in autumn
• Prefers well drained
fertile soil in full sun
• Cut back one in five
stems to the base each
year in early spring