Trees Care Guides: UK Growing Advice | Loam

Alder

Alnus glutinosa

Alder is a fast-growing native British deciduous tree with dark green, rounded leaves and distinctive woody cones that p…
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Amelanchier

Amelanchier lamarckii

Amelanchier is a small deciduous tree prized for its multi-season interest, producing clouds of white star-shaped flower…
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Bird Cherry

Prunus padus

Bird Cherry is a graceful, deciduous native British tree reaching 8–15 metres, prized for its profusion of fragrant whit…
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Cercis

Cercis siliquastrum

Cercis siliquastrum, commonly known as the Judas tree, is a stunning deciduous tree native to the Mediterranean and west…
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Cherry Blossom

Prunus serrulata

Cherry Blossom is a stunning ornamental tree native to Japan, Korea and China, celebrated for its spectacular spring dis…
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Crab Apple

Malus sylvestris

The crab apple is a native British deciduous tree renowned for its profuse spring blossom in shades of white to pink, fo…
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Dawn Redwood

Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Dawn Redwood is a fast-growing, deciduous conifer native to China, once thought extinct until its rediscovery in the 194…
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Elder

Sambucus nigra

Elder is a fast-growing deciduous shrub or small tree native to the UK, reaching 6 metres tall with pinnate leaves and c…
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English Oak

Quercus robur

The English Oak is a majestic, long-lived deciduous tree native to Britain, renowned for its broad, spreading crown and …
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Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus gunnii

Eucalyptus gunnii, commonly known as cider gum, is a fast-growing evergreen tree native to Tasmania, prized in UK garden…
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Field Maple

Acer campestre

Field Maple is Britain's only native maple, a charming deciduous tree with distinctive lobed leaves that turn golden-yel…
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Foxglove Tree

Paulownia tomentosa

The Foxglove Tree is a fast-growing deciduous tree native to China, prized for its spectacular display of fragrant, tubu…
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Golden Rain Tree

Koelreuteria paniculata

The Golden Rain Tree is a deciduous ornamental tree native to China and Korea, prized for its spectacular display of gol…
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Handkerchief Tree

Davidia involucrata

The Handkerchief Tree is a stunning deciduous tree native to China, renowned for its extraordinary white bracts that han…
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Hawthorn

Crataegus monogyna

Hawthorn is a deciduous native British tree renowned for its frothy white May blossom, thorny branches, and bright red a…
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Hazel

Corylus avellana

Hazel is a native British deciduous tree or large shrub prized for its edible nuts, attractive catkins, and wildlife val…
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Himalayan Birch

Betula utilis var. jacquemontii

The Himalayan Birch is a stunning deciduous tree prized for its brilliant white bark that peels in papery layers, creati…
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Honey Locust

Gleditsia triacanthos

Honey Locust is a fast-growing deciduous tree native to North America, prized in UK gardens for its elegant, fern-like f…
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Indian Bean Tree

Catalpa bignonioides

The Indian Bean Tree is a striking deciduous tree native to the southeastern United States, prized in UK gardens for its…
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Japanese Maple

Acer palmatum

Japanese Maple is a graceful deciduous tree prized for its delicate, palmate leaves and stunning autumn colour, ranging …
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Japanese Snowbell

Styrax japonica

Japanese Snowbell is a graceful deciduous tree native to China, Korea and Japan, prized for its elegant tiered branching…
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Katsura Tree

Cercidiphyllum japonicum

The Katsura Tree is a graceful deciduous tree native to Japan and China, prized for its elegant heart-shaped leaves and …
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Laburnum

Laburnum anagyroides

Laburnum is a deciduous tree renowned for its spectacular cascading chains of golden-yellow flowers in late spring, crea…
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Magnolia

Magnolia × soulangeana

Magnolia × soulangeana is a deciduous tree celebrated for its spectacular goblet-shaped flowers in shades of pink, purpl…
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Mulberry

Morus nigra

The black mulberry is a handsome, slow-growing deciduous tree prized for its delicious dark purple fruits and attractive…
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Olive

Olea europaea

The olive is an evergreen Mediterranean tree prized for its silvery-grey foliage, gnarled trunk, and potential to produc…
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Paperbark Maple

Acer griseum

Paperbark Maple is a small to medium-sized deciduous tree native to central China, celebrated for its spectacular cinnam…
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Rowan

Sorbus aucuparia

Rowan is a native British deciduous tree beloved for its creamy-white spring flowers, vibrant orange-red autumn berries,…
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Scots Pine

Pinus sylvestris

Scots Pine is Britain's only native pine species, recognised by its distinctive orange-red bark on mature trunks and blu…
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Silver Birch

Betula pendula

Silver Birch is a graceful, fast-growing native British tree renowned for its distinctive white bark and delicate, pendu…
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Small-leaved Lime

Tilia cordata

Small-leaved Lime is a majestic native British tree with a graceful, domed crown and heart-shaped leaves that are smalle…
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Sweet Gum

Liquidambar styraciflua

Sweet Gum is a magnificent deciduous tree native to North America, prized in UK gardens for its spectacular autumn colou…
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Tulip Tree

Liriodendron tulipifera

The Tulip Tree is a magnificent deciduous tree native to eastern North America, prized in UK gardens for its distinctive…
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Yew

Taxus baccata

Yew is a slow-growing, evergreen conifer native to Britain and much of Europe, renowned for its dense, dark green foliag…
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