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 Plant list: Trees for spring blossom
Spring is the time of blossom, and it complements the show of bulbs perfectly. Many spring flowering shrubs also go on to fruit and give a superb show of autumn foliage.
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| Latin name: | | Amelanchier laevis |
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| Common name: | | Snowy mespilus |
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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: | | Bronzy turning glossy green |
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| Height and spread: | | 7m x 7m (23ft x23ft) |
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A deciduous spreading tree that produces red fruits after flowering. In autumn, the foliage turns spectacular reds and oranges. Also has attractive bark. Will survive in sun or semi-shade.
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| Latin name: | | Malus ‘John Downie’ |
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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: | | Bright green |
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| Height and spread: | | 10m x 7m (33ft x 23ft) |
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An upright deciduous tree with oval leaves. The flowers are followed by large edible crab apples that turn a lovely red colour in autumn. Prefers a spot in full sun.
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| Latin name: | | Cornus florida f rubra |
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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: | | Pink |
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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 pink ‘flowers’ are in fact bracts – the inconspicuous green flowers are in the centre. In autumn, red fruits ripen and the oval, pointed, leaves turn purple. Prefers acid soil.
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| Latin name: | | Prunus |
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| Common name: | | Flowering cherry |
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| Type of plant: | | Tree |
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| Hardiness: | | Hardy |
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| Flower colour: | | White, pale pink and pink |
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| Leaf colour: | | Dark green |
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| Height and spread: | | 10m x 4m (33ft x 13.1ft) |
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Deciduous trees that bear single, semi-double or double flowers. Some also have attractive bark and foliage that puts on a good autumn display. Will grow in any soil but waterlogged.
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| Latin name: | | Laburnum x watereri ‘Vossii’ |
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| Common name: | | Voss's laburnum |
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| Type of plant: | | Tree |
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| Hardiness: | | Hardy |
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| Flower colour: | | Yellow |
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| Leaf colour: | | Glossy deep green |
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| Height and spread: | | 10m x 10m (33ft x 33ft) |
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Deciduous spreading tree grown for its striking clusters of hanging flowers. Does best in full sun and any but waterlogged soil. Note: the seeds, which are produced inside a hairy pea pod, are poisonous.
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