Structural

Quercus rubra Aurea

Golden Red Oak

Common Name: Golden Red Oak Latin Name: Quercus rubra 'Aurea' Soil: Medium moisture, well-drained, fertile soil. Slightly better autumn colour on acidic soil.  Position: Light, dappled shade to prevent sun scorch  Flowering period/colour: Spring, inconspicuous.  Hardiness: Hardy to -22°C, but requires shelter from strong winds. Height and spread in 20-50 years: 15m/10m Special features: Golden yellow leaves in spring and early summer; orange red autumn colour. Deciduous. The Golden red oak is a rare variation on the Eastern North American red oak. A fine specimen of this tree can be seen in the Belfast Botanic Gardens. In the spring the leaves are a dazzling golden yellow colour, maturing to a yellow green in late summer. The leaves develop orange and red tints in autumn. This is a fast growing tree and in ideal conditions can grow to five or six metres in ten years. It is also very long lived, lasting up to 500 years, with a trunk which may be 2 metres in diameter. Stout branches grow at right angles to the stem, forming a narrow round-topped head. The tree produces acorns, which take about eighteen months to two years to develop. This variety is frequently grown as a specimen tree in parks and open spaces. It rapidly develops a taproot, so should bought as a young specimen and planted in its final location as soon as possible. Quercus rubra 'Aurea' produces very good quality wood for building applications. Other oak species are also cut for this purpose but produce lower quality wood than the red oaks. Red oak wood is suitable for flooring, veneer, and furniture.

Robinia pseudoacacia

Black Locust Tree

Common Name: Black Locust Tree or False acaciaLatin Name: Robinia pseudoacaciaSoil: Fertile moist, well drained soilsPosition: Full sun, tolerant of drought and pollutionFlowering period/colour: May and June/Pea-like, fragrant white flowersHardiness: Fully hardyHeight/spread in 20 years: 9m/5mSpecial features: Large, majestic tree with fragrant flowers.Robinia pseudoacacia, a native only to North America, is an adaptable and tough tree which is tolerant of both drought and atmospheric pollution. Spiny shoots are covered by lush, pale green foliage which turns to a good yellow colour in autumn. Once mature, the bark becomes very rugged and deeply fissured. Fragrant, white pea-like flowers are produced in late spring. This tree is the perfect choice for large gardens.

Salix Chrysocoma

Golden Weeping Willow Tree

Salix 'Chrysocoma' or the 'Golden Weeping Willow' as it is also known, is a beautiful, weeping tree which features golden-green leaves and golden bark. The 'Chrysocoma' is a tree that is simply iconic: it is a prominent feature of the British landscape and its gracefully arching branches can be seen draping over rivers up and down the county. This tree features a mass of weeping golden-yellow branches, which form a wonderful dome shape and are covered in swathes of golden-green leaves. The leaves make the most delightful rustling sound when they get hit by a breeze. Yellow catkins appear in April and add further interest to this majestic tree. This highly ornamental tree is also of interest in winter when its rugged golden bark and weeping skeleton are unveiled as the leaves fall. This makes a great structural tree and is also works well as a screening tree. A truly beautiful weeping tree which will become a real asset to your garden.In terms of a planting partner, we think this tree looks great with the striking red colours of the Liquidambar Worplesdon: the vivid autumn colour of the Liquidambar contrasts beautifully with the Salix Chrysocoma. Common Name: Golden Weeping WillowLatin Name: Salix x sepulcralis var. 'Chrysocoma'Soil: Any deep, moist but well-drained soilPosition: Full sunFlowering period/colour: April/both male and female flowers on the same slender catkins.Hardiness: Fully hardyHeight/spread in 20 years: 8m/7mSpecial features: Very attractive with a cascade of yellow slender branches that sweep to the ground.

Salix Hakuro Nishiki

Flamingo Tree

Common Name: Flamingo TreeLatin Name: Salix integra 'Hakuro Nishiki'Soil: Moist but well-drained soilPosition: Full sunFlowering period/colour: April/Slender yellow catkinsHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 2m/2mSpecial features: Striking, pink and cream variegated foliage.Salix integra 'Hakuro Nishiki' is an elegant, fast-growing small tree with new shoots which are heavily blotched with white and pink, fading as the leaf ages. This is an ideal tree for the small garden or even planted in a pot on the patio. This dwarf Willows head of branches can be pruned to keep the tree at any height. 

Taxus baccata Corleys Coppertip

Corleys Coppertip Yew

Common Name: Corleys Coppertip YewLatin Name: Taxus baccata 'Corleys Coppertip'Soil: Will tolerate most soil typesPosition: Full sun with partial shadeHardiness: HardyHeight in 10 years: 1.5mSpecial features: Bright copper coloured young foliage in Spring.Taxus baccata 'Corleys Coppertip' is an upright growing conifer with brightly coloured copper foliage when young, which does not tend to change much throughout the year. CAUTION: Toxic if eaten

Viburnum Davidii

Viburnum

Common Name: ViburnumLatin Name: Viburnum davidiiSoil: Moderately fertile, moist, well drained soilPosition: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: May/WhiteHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 1.5m x 1.5mSpecial features: Metallic, turquoiseblue fruit.Flattened heads of tubular, white flowers in May, followed by metallic, turquoise-blue fruit, and distinctively veined, dark green leaves. This compact, evergreen shrub is an attractive groundcover plant for the front of a border in sun or partial shade. Forming a low, dome-like shape, it's an important visual 'anchor' for taller perennials and shrubs.

Viburnum farreri

Common Name: Farrer viburnum Latin Name: Viburnum farreriSoil: Moderately fertile, moist, well drained soilPosition: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: Autumn/WhiteHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 2.5m x 2.5mSpecial features: Oval leaves that are coppery when young. Long lasting fragrant white flowers in from autumn through winter. The 'Viburnum Farreri' is also known as the 'Farrer viburnum' . It is one of the largest specimens of Viburnum available, producing large clusters of scented white flowers which open from pink buds in late autumn and last for weeks throughout winter. The foliage has a coppery appearance when young, slowing turning to green through the summer, and then a dazzling display of red-purple autumn colour before the leaf's fall. 

Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Lanarth'

Common Name: Japanese snowball 'Lanarth'Latin Name: Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Lanarth'Soil: Moderately fertile, moist, well drained soilPosition: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: May/WhiteHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 2.5m-4m Special features: White sterile flowers surrounding small fertile flowers. Viburnum 'Lanarth' or more commonly known as the 'Japanese snowball' is one of the larger variety's of Viburnum available on this website with an eventual height of around 4m depending on its conditions. What makes this Viburnum particularly interesting is the branches are produced in tiered layers with, larger white sterile flowers surround small fertile flowers in late spring. It will also produce fruit which is toxic to humans which is something to take into consideration.