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 Plant list: Winter bark and stems
Upright trunks of unusual bark and vertical coloured stems make a great contrast with bushy evergreen shapes.
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| Latin name: | | Betula utilis 'Silver Shadow' |
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| Common name: | | Himalayan 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: | | Dark green |
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| Height and spread: | | 15m x 7.5m to 9m (50ft x 25ft to 30ft) |
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| Description: | |
A deciduous, open-branched, elegant tree. One of the most beautiful birches, with dazzling white stems and large, drooping leaves that turn a lovely butter yellow in autumn.
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| Latin name: | | Cornus alba ‘Sibirica’ |
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| Common name: | | Red-barked dogwood |
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| Type of plant: | | Shrub |
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| Hardiness: | | Hardy |
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| Flower colour: | | Creamy white |
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| Leaf colour: | | Dark green |
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| Height and spread: | | 3m x 3m (9.8ft x 9.8ft) |
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A deciduous, vigorous upright shrub whose young shoots are bright red. The oval leaves often turn red in autumn, and after the flattened heads of flowers, white fruits appear.
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| Latin name: | | Rubus biflorus |
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| Common name: | | Rubus |
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| Type of plant: | | Shrub |
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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: | | 3m x 3m (9.8ft x 9.8ft) |
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A deciduous upright shrub whose young shoots are a striking chalky white in winter. The preceding yellow fruits are edible. Prefers a spot in full sun.
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| Latin name: | | Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’ |
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| Common name: | | Corkscrew hazel |
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| Type of plant: | | Tree |
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| Hardiness: | | Hardy |
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| Flower colour: | | Yellow catkins |
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| Leaf colour: | | Dark green |
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| Height and spread: | | 4.5m to 6m x 4.5m to 6m (14.8ft to 20ft x 14.8ft to 20ft) |
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Deciduous bushy shrub with bizarrely twisted shoots and branches. The broad and sick-looking leaves have autumn colour. In late winter the bare branches are covered with pale yellow drooping catkins.
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| Latin name: | | Acer capillipes |
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| Common name: | | Snakebark maple |
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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: | | Bright green |
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| Height and spread: | | 13m x 8m (43ft x 27ft) |
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A spreading deciduous tree grown for its spectacular display of red and orange autumn foliage and its ornamental bark, which is striped green and white. Prefers full sun.
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