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Unusual trees for a new park
Been thinking of some unusual trees to plant in a new local Park of about 10
acres that used to be my old allotment site. We already have lots of native trees and shrubs btw but they won't get tree preservation orders on them for a long time. (not that I'm suggesting the Council might eventually want to build on the land!) Here is my list so far.... Aesculus pavia "Briotii". Red Buckeye (also var. flavescens, yellow flowered form) Small tree to 5 - 8m tall. Red Horse Chestnut type flowers. Albizia julibrissin. Silk Tree. Small tree with spreading crown to 5-12 m tall. Pink puff ball flowers. Aralia elata 'Aureovariegata' Japanese Angelica Tree. To 5 m tall. Spiny. Aralia spinosa Devil's Walking-stick. 2 - 4 m Tall. Spiny. Aralia chinensis Chinese angelica tree. To 3.5 m tall. More frost tender. Catalpa bignonioides Indian Bean tree. To 25m tall eventually. Becoming common. Catalpa speciosa Northern Bean tree. To 15 - 20 m tall. Cercis chinesis Chinese redbud. To 12ft tall, flowers well. Clerodendrum trichotomum To 3 m tall. Autumn flowers and unusual fruit. Eucalyptus coccifera To 15 m tall quickly. Eucalyptus gunnii Cider Gum. To 30 m tall quickly. Eucalyptus pauciflora Snow Gum. To 20 m tall. Eucalyptus subcrenulata Tasmanian Alpine Yellow Gum. To 15 m tall. Ficus carica Fig. 3 - 9 m tall. Firmiana simplex Chinese Parasol tree. To 10 - 15 m tall. Idesia polycarpa To 12 m tall. Fragrant flowers. Itoa orientalis To 8 -12 m tall. Rare. (hardiness?) Kalopanax septemlobus Castor aralia. To 30 m tall. Flowers in autumn. Very hardy, tropical looking. Koelreuteria paniculata Goldenrain tree. To 15 m tall. Leitneria floridana Corkwood. To 2 - 6 m tall. Shruby. Likes damp ground. Liriodendron chinense and tulipifera Tulip tree. To 30 m + tall. Paulownia tomentosa Foxglove tree. To 10 - 25 m tall. Purple foxglove flowers in spring. Huge leaves. Please feel free to comment about hardiness etc, add more suggestions, pick the list to pieces. :-) -- Regards Bob H 17mls W. of London.UK |
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