Crataegus jonesiae
Jones hawthorn Ht 3-6m
NE USA. Broadly spreading, deciduous. Orange-brown lustrous first year shoots, 2.5cm white flowers in bunches, edible large juicy red fruits, sweet yellow flesh. Still thornless at 2 years, 5-7cm thorns reported. Cold hardy.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Shrub
- Deciduous
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
Crataegus ellwangeriana
Large fruited haw Ht 3-6m
Eastern USA. Broadly spreading, deciduous. Healthy large green leaves - yellow in autumn. Branches on older trees have a few large thorns. 2cm wide white flowers in large clusters and large scarlet fruits. Good screening.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Shrub
- Deciduous
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
- Shelter
Cotinus coggygria (OG grown)
European smoke bush Ht 2.5-4m
Broadly spreading, deciduous. Fawn coloured, plume-like inflorescences 15-20cm long in profusion in December/January turning smokey grey. Good autumn colours of yellow to red.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Shrub
- Deciduous
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive autumn colours - orange
- Attractive autumn colours - red
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
Corylus colurna
Turkish tree hazel Ht 15-25m
Broadly conical, deciduous. Very symmetrical form with corky corrugations on the bark. Very edible nut enclosed in a deeply lobed husk. Rare in NZ.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Edible fruits and seeds
- Tolerates limestone soils
Corylus avellana
European hazelnut Ht 4-6m
Broadly columnar, deciduous. Very edible hazel nuts in March with yellow autumn leaves in April. Our seed is collected from 34 year old trees that produce every year. Make great wind-breaks yielding nuts, small poles & rods. Coppice readily. Hedge spacing 1.5m apart
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Edible fruits and seeds
- Firewood
- Erosion control
- Shelter
- Tolerates limestone soils
Cladrastis kentuckea (syn lutea)
American yellow wood Ht 10-15m
S.E. USA. Broadly spreading, deciduous. Compound leaves, bright yellow in autumn. White, slightly fragrant pea-like flowers hanging in 45cm panicles in early summer. Wood heavy, very hard, strong and close-grained. Produces yellow dye.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
Chimonanthus praecox
Winter sweet Ht 1-3m
China. Broadly spreading, deciduous. Pale, waxy, yellow, sweetly scented flowers produced in winter on the bare branches. Succeeds in any well drained soil. Excellent on calcium rich soils.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Shrub
- Deciduous
- Tolerates shade
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attracts bees
Chimonanthus nitens (POT grown)
White flowered winter sweet Ht 3-4m
S.E.China. Broadly spreading, evergreen. Mountain woodlands in limestone areas to 2,500m. Single slightly fragrant white flowers in the axils of the dark green leaves. A very rare shrub.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Shrub
- Deciduous
- Tolerates shade
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Container Grown
Cercis siliquastrum
Judas tree Ht 5-10m
E. Mediterranean region. Broadly spreading, deciduous. Masses of mauve pea-like flowers in clusters along the old shoots, branches and trunk before the leaves emerge. Very impressive. Tolerates dry sites.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Attracts bees
- Tolerates limestone soils
Cercidiphyllum japonicum
Katsura tree Ht 15-30m
Himalaya to Japan. Broadly spreading, deciduous. Attractive layered foliage on branches tending to droop, turning yellow, pink or purple in autumn and giving off a strong gingerbread scent. Must have moist soils.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates shade
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive autumn colours - red
- Attractive autumn colours - purple
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