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Phyllostachys nigra
Black Bamboo
Common Name: Black BambooLatin Name: Phyllostachys nigraSoil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sun or partial shadeHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 4m/3mSpecial features: A clump forming bamboo with jet black canes when mature.Phyllostachys nigra is a bamboo of gracefully arching habit. This bamboo has small leaves and canes that are green the first year becoming mottled dark brown/black and finally in the right conditions jet black.
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Platanus orientalis Digitata
Oriental Plane Tree
Common Name: Oriental Plane Tree Latin Name: Platanus orientalis 'Digitata'Soil: Well-draining reasonably good soil.Position: Full sun or partial shadeHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 20/15mSpecial features: Large, deeply cut finger-like leaves that are densely packed onto the branches.The 'Digitata' grows to be a large tree that will become a true garden focal point. The large leaves are deeply cut and dark green in colour with serrated edges and these are accompanied by the fluffy spherical flowers in spring. Another interesting feature of this tree comes with the clusters of spherical burr-like fruits that appear in autumn. Like the popular London plane tree, the Oriental plane also has the distinctive flaking bark when mature. This tree is great for parkland planting or as an architectural tree in a large garden.
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Platanus orientalis Minaret
Eastern Plane Tree
Common Name: Eastern Plane TreeLatin Name: Platanus orientalis 'Minaret'Soil: Well-draining reasonably good soil.Position: Full sun or partial shadeHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 20/15mSpecial features: Large, deeply cut finger-like leaves that are densely packed onto the braches.The 'Minaret' makes a great feature tree for a large garden or parkland site. This tree grows to have a spreading and broadly columnar habit and when it is established the bark will flake to reveal different shades of cream, brown and grey on the trunk. The large leaves are palmately lobed and dark green in summer, later turning to golden brown come autumn. The small and rather inconspicuous summer flowers turn to brown burr-like fruits in autumn which adds further interest. This is a great choice for planting as a feature tree and also works well when planted near to other plane trees for differing interest.
Platanus x acerifolia
London Plane Tree
Common Name: London Plane TreeLatin Name: Platanus x acerifoliaSoil: Well draining reasonably good soil.Position: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: April/ Monoecious, with separate male and female flowersHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 25/15mSpecial features: Beautiful shiny mid green, leathery, maple-like leaves.A fast growing handsome deciduous tree that has majestic open branches which hold large shiny leaves. Very tolerant of atmospheric pollution. Attractive in winter, when prickly ball-shaped fruits hang like baubles, and the flaking mottled cream and brown bark is particularly noticeable. Trustpilot
Quercus ilex
Holm Evergreen Oak Tree
The Holm or Evergreen Oak, Quercus ilex, is a resilient and versatile tree for larger garden spaces. Flourishing in well-drained, loamy soil and adaptable to full sun or partial shade, it features glossy evergreen foliage that retains its beauty year-round.During spring, the Evergreen Oak produces inconspicuous yellow-green flowers, adding subtle charm to your outdoor space. It also bears masses of lush, dark green glossy leaves with striking white wooly shoots and yellow catkins in early summer. Plus, the acorns that it produces attract local wildlife. This is a slow-growing, very attractive frost hardy tree that, with age, develops large rounded pendulous branches. As the tree matures it also develops beautiful fissured dark grey bark. It can be an ideal specimen tree or a great windbreak as a clipped hedge in coastal areas. Like other Oak Trees, it has a very long lifespan, with some living over 1000 years!Add a touch of greenery and resilience to your garden with this magnificent tree.Common Name: Holm or Evergreen OakLatin Name: Quercus ilexSoil: Most fertile, well drained soilsPosition: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: Early summer/Yellow catkinsHardiness: Fully hardyHeight/spread in 20 years: 10m+/6m+Special features: A rounded, tree with lance-shaped, dark green leaves and attractive smooth dark grey bark. (Evergreen)
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Quercus Koster
Cypress Oak Tree
Common Name: Cypress OakLatin Name: Quercus robur 'Fastigiata Koster'Soil: Any deep, well-drained, lime-free soilPosition: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: Spring/Green-yellow catkins Hardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread in 20 years: 15m/4mSpecial features: Wonderful upright habit and forming a neat columnar shapeThe ‘Koster’ is a medium-large sized tree which has a slender habit and forms a neat columnar shape when mature. The ascending branches are covered in obovate lobed leaves that are mid-dark green in colour; the leaves fade to yellow and bronze before falling in autumn. Young bark is rippled with snake-like markings and when the tree is mature the bark becomes more fissured - which adds great character to this mighty tree. This Oak is a long-lived tree which is perfect for adding structure to a woodland style garden or for bordering a drive or courtyard.
Quercus rubra
Red Oak Tree
Common Name: Red OakLatin Name: Quercus rubraSoil: Any deep, well-drained, lime-free soilPosition: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: May to June/Insignificant male and female flowers in separate treesHardiness: Fully hardyHeight/spread in 20 years: 15m/5mSpecial features: Large fast growing deciduous tree. Vivid autumn colourQuercus rubra is a quick-growing deciduous tree which has an open, spreading crown. Its majestic branches hold large lobed leaves which turn brilliant red in the autumn. The smooth greyish-brown or dark grey bark gives good winter interest, making this a great garden feature all year round.
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Salix fragilis
Crack Willow Tree
Common Name: Crack WillowLatin Name: Salix fragilisSoil: Any deep, moist but well-drained soilPosition: Full sunFlowering period/colour: April to May/Male catkins are densely flowered and uniformly yellowHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 15m/10mSpecial features: Leaves are long and narrow with small teeth along their edges.Salix fragilis is a robust tree that grows to between 10 and 15 m with a short, thick trunk and well spread branches which form a broad, rounded crown. The bark is grey and deeply fissured and the twigs mature to become rather lustrous. They are olive-brown and brittle at the point of attachment to the branch. They break off with a crack, hence the name.
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