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 Plant list: Trees
Trees are distinguished by the fact they have a trunk, however small, and a branch system. The largest living organism in the world is a tree General Sherman, a giant redwood living in the US.
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| Latin name: | | Malus 'Red Sentinel' |
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| Common name: | | Crab apple |
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| Type of plant: | | Tree |
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| Hardiness: | | Hardy |
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| Flower colour: | | White |
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| Leaf colour: | | Mid-green |
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| Height and spread: | | 4m x 6m (13ft x 20ft) |
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Deciduous tree grown for its lovely cup-shaped flowers and large clusters of deep red fruits that appear in autumn and remain on the branches throughout winter. Prefers full sun.
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| Latin name: | | Thuja plicata |
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| Common name: | | Western red cedar |
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| Type of plant: | | Tree |
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| Hardiness: | | Hardy |
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| Flower colour: | | N/A |
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| Leaf colour: | | Dark green |
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| Height and spread: | | 20m to 30m x 15m to 25m (66ft to 98ft x 49ft to 82ft) |
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A vigorous, dense, evergreen conifer with ruddy brown bark that peels with age. The leaves have a pineapple aroma when crushed. Makes an excellent hedge, and very attractive free standing specimen, if you have space.
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| Latin name: | | Betula pendula |
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| Common name: | | Silver birch |
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| Type of plant: | | Tree |
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| Hardiness: | | Hardy |
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| Flower colour: | | N/A |
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| Leaf colour: | | Mid-green |
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| Height and spread: | | 15m x 7.5m to 9m (49ft x 25ft to 30ft) |
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The plain silver or common birch, sometimes called 'the lady of the woods' because of its outstanding elegance, is a great landscape feature. When planted 60cm (2ft) apart, the trees make a fine hedge, or may be grown 2.4m (8ft) apart as a screen or windbreak, which can be trimmed each winter. Growth is upright, later slightly weeping, especially the young outer stems - trim shoots off the trunk to reveal the attractive bark.
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| Latin name: | | Cornus florida |
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| Common name: | | Flowering dogwood |
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| Type of plant: | | Tree |
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| Hardiness: | | Hardy |
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| Flower colour: | | White |
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| Leaf colour: | | Dark green |
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| Height and spread: | | 6m to 9m x 6m to 9m (20ft to 30ft x 20ft to 30ft) |
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A deciduous tree, but the white ‘flowers’ are in fact ‘bracts’ – the flowers are the inconspicuous green bits in the centre. The flowers are followed in autumn by red fruits, and the oval, pointed, leaves turn purple. Prefers acid soil.
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| Latin name: | | Crataegus laevigata 'Paul's Scarlet' |
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| Common name: | | Hawthorn |
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| Type of plant: | | Tree |
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| Hardiness: | | Hardy |
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| Flower colour: | | Red |
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| Leaf colour: | | Glossy dark green |
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| Height and spread: | | 6m x 6m (20ft x 20ft) |
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Deciduous, spiny, spreading tree grown for its show of many double flowers that are followed by red berries. Prefers sun, will grow in most soils and is tolerant of urban pollution. Note: berries are poisonous.
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