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  • Amelanchier is a small deciduous tree prized for its multi-season interest, producing clouds of white star-shaped flowers in spring, edible

    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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  • Cercis (Cercis siliquastrum): In spring, before the leaves emerge, the bare branches are smothered in clusters of vibrant magenta-pink pea-like

    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 is a stunning ornamental tree native to Japan, Korea and China, celebrated for its spectacular spring display of delicate pink or

    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

    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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  • Elder is a fast-growing deciduous shrub or small tree native to the UK, reaching 6 metres tall with pinnate leaves and clusters of creamy-white

    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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  • Eucalyptus gunnii, commonly known as cider gum, is a fast-growing evergreen tree native to Tasmania, prized in UK gardens for its attractive

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

    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): Growing 4–6 metres tall, it produces dangling yellow catkins in late winter followed by clusters of hazelnuts in autumn

    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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  • Japanese Maple is a graceful deciduous tree prized for its delicate, palmate leaves and stunning autumn colour, ranging from fiery reds to golden

    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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  • Magnolia × soulangeana is a deciduous tree celebrated for its spectacular goblet-shaped flowers in shades of pink, purple, and white that appear on

    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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  • Olive (Olea europaea): The olive is an evergreen Mediterranean tree prized for its silvery-grey foliage, gnarled trunk, and potential to produce

    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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  • Rowan is a native British deciduous tree beloved for its creamy-white spring flowers, vibrant orange-red autumn berries, and fiery autumn foliage

    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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  • Silver Birch is a graceful, fast-growing native British tree renowned for its distinctive white bark and delicate, pendulous branches that create

    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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