Morus alba (POT grown)
White mulberry Ht 5-8m
China. Broadly spreading, deciduous. Light green leaves brighten up a brown drought-hit landscape. Fruits, small white turning red, edible but bland, loved by birds. Tolerates dry conditions. Silkworms are raised on the leaves in China.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Small Tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Edible fruits and seeds
- Container Grown
Ulmus x hollandica 'Plantyn'
Hybrid elm (DSIR 1640) Ht 25-30m
Broadly columnar, deciduous. Same female parent as 'Dodoens' with pollen from a selected Ulmus carpinifolia. Narrow upright crown.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Timber
- Erosion control
Cotinus coggygria (PLUG 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
Populus 'Rotorangi' NZ 5027
Rotorangi hybrid poplar Ht 30m
P. deltoides x ciliata. Straight trunk, narrow branch angle, carries full canopy to later in the autumn, even in higher rainfall rust prone regions. Soil conservation in dry windy Eastern regions including coastal. Smaller tree could be good for a shelterbelt. Wood density 358kg/m3.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Tolerates exposed sites
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Timber
- Firewood
- Erosion control
- Shelter
Populus alba var. subintegerrima PN 190
Algerian white poplar Ht 30m
1 tall straight tree at Hackfalls, producing suckers readily eaten by sheep. Group established in Pig Valley arboretum. Grow from root cuttings or suckers.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Timber
- Erosion control
Quercus bicolor
Swamp white oak Ht 20-25m
N.& Central USA. Broadly spreading, deciduous. Bark light grey deeply furrowed into flat scaly ridges. Young trees have very straight trunks. Tolerates swampy ground.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates wet sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
Acer cappadocicum
Cappadocian maple Ht 15-20m
Turkey to N.Iran. Broadly spreading, deciduous. Green
throughout the spring and summer, turning a rich butter yellow
in autumn. Drought tolerant and worth growing.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
Celtis australis
Mediterranean hackberry Ht 15-25m
S Europe & W Asia. Broadly spreading, deciduous. From a straight trunked tree at Eastwoodhill. Smooth grey trunk. Small, dark red, sweet fruits taken by birds. A city street tree. Wood is hard.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Medium tree
- Deciduous
- Tolerates dry sites
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive to birds
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
Amelanchier x grandiflora
Hybrid serviceberry Ht 4-6m
N.E.America. Erect, bushy, deciduous. A natural hybrid between A. arborea & A. laevis with larger white flowers from pink buds in spring, Sweet berries turn purple and are eaten by birds. Yellow and red autumn colours. Seedlings from 'Autumn Brilliance'.
Group trees and shrubs:
Yes
Categories:
- Shrub
- Deciduous
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive to birds
- Attracts bees
Larix x eurolepis
Hybrid larch Ht 30-40m
(L decidua x L kaempferi) Narrowly conical, deciduous. Faster
growth, good form and valuable timber. Yellow-orange autumn colour, mid way between parents. Has done well in trials, out performing the parents. Expensive seed orchard seed.
Group trees and shrubs:
No
Categories:
- Large tree
- Deciduous
- Attractive autumn colours - yellow
- Attractive autumn colours - orange
- Attractive flowers or catkins
- Attractive berries fruits or cone
- Timber
- Christmas Trees
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