Trees & Shrubs
Acer palmatum dissectum
Japanese maple - Lace-leafed Ht 1-3m
Shrub / Deciduous / Attractive autumn colours - orange / Attractive autumn colours - red / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
Broadly spreading, deciduous. Variable coloured leaves, green, bronze or purple finely dissected. Grown from seed. Usually develop as a 2m domed mound of living leaves, a stunning sight. The branch framework is interesting in winter.
Amelanchier x grandiflora
Hybrid serviceberry Ht 4-6m
Shrub / Deciduous / Attractive autumn colours - yellow / Attractive flowers or catkins / Attractive to birds / Attracts bees / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
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'.
Aronia melanocarpa (PLUG grown)
Chokeberry - black Ht 0.5-1m
Shrub / Deciduous / Tolerates dry sites / Tolerates shade / Attractive autumn colours - red / Attractive flowers or catkins / Attractive to birds / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Attracts bees / Edible fruits and seeds / Container Grown / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
Eastern USA. Broadly spreading, deciduous. Will sucker. Clusters of small white flowers with black berries in Jan/Feb. Attractive to birds. Suitable for low cover and stabilising. Fruit has high anti-oxidant properties.
Buxus 'Green Gem' (POT grown)
Hybrid box hedging Ht 1m
Shrub / Evergreen / Tolerates shade / Container Grown / Tolerates limestone soils / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
Slow growing compact form of Box, with naturally rounded shape. New growth lime green, darker at maturity. Evergreen, ideal for low hedge or topiary balls, clips well. Planting spacing 150mm. A hybrid between Buxus microphylla v koreana and B. sempervirens, resistant to Blight.
Chamaecytisus palmensis (PLUG grown)
Tree lucerne (Tagasaste) Ht 6m
Shrub / Deciduous / Tolerates dry sites / Attractive flowers or catkins / Attractive to birds / Attracts bees / Erosion control / Container Grown
A wide spreading, tall, deciduous shrub. Vigorous growth, leaves & white flowers in spring, eaten by native pigeons. Foliage can be cut for grazing stock in droughts. fixes nitrogen. Can be killed by severe frosts. Topped.
Chimonanthus praecox
Winter sweet Ht 1-3m
Shrub / Deciduous / Tolerates shade / Attractive autumn colours - yellow / Attractive flowers or catkins / Attracts bees / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
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.
Choisya ternata (POT grown)
Mexican orange blossom Ht 1-2m
Shrub / Evergreen / Tolerates dry sites / Attractive flowers or catkins / Container Grown / Tolerates limestone soils / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
Mexico. Bright evergreen rounded shrub. White scented flowers in summer, requiring little trimming, forms an informal hedge or screen.
Cornus alba 'Sibirica'
Red-barked dogwood Ht 1.5-2.5m
Shrub / Deciduous / Attractive autumn colours - red / Attractive flowers or catkins / Attractive to birds / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
Medium sized suckering deciduous shrub with slender red stems, turning bright crimson in winter. Small cream flowers then blueish-white berries. Reddish leaves in autumn.
Cornus mas
Cornelian cherry Ht 3-5m
Shrub / Deciduous / Tolerates dry sites / Attractive autumn colours - yellow / Attractive flowers or catkins / Attractive to birds / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Attracts bees / Edible fruits and seeds / Shelter / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
Central and Sth Europe. Broadly conical, deciduous. Small clusters of tiny yellow flowers on bare branches in winter. Red or orange glossy fruits in January/February are sour but edible and used for conserves. Good shelter screen.
Cornus sanguinea 'Midwinter Fire'
Dogwood 'Midwinter Fire' Ht 2m
Shrub / Deciduous / Tolerates wet sites / Attractive autumn colours - orange / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
A deciduous shrub with mid-green leaves. Largely noted for its brightly coloured orange-red stems during winter. Coppiced in the spring after flowering for best results.
Cornus sericea 'Flaviramera'
Golden stemmed dogwood Ht 1.5-2.5m
Shrub / Deciduous / Tolerates wet sites / Attractive autumn colours - orange / Attractive autumn colours - red / Attractive flowers or catkins / Attractive to birds / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
Nth America. Suckering deciduous shrub, young shoots yellow to olive green, very effective in winter particularly when planted with red-stemmed dogwoods. Ideal for moist situations.
Cotinus coggygria (OG grown)
European smoke bush Ht 2.5-4m
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 / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
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.