Malus sylvestris
Common Crab Apple
The Common Crab Apple is generally a small deciduous tree with generally a rounded crown; can be thorny. Foliage is green with flowers pale pink to white appearing in April. Red-flushed green fruit is produced in autumn. Grows to a height of 7-9m with a spread to 7m.
Root-ball recommended from 14-16cm girth and upwards
Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn
The native Sloe or Blackthorn is a dense twiggy large bush often found and used in hedges. An abundance of white flowers in March-April on dark stems, followed by small pea-sized blue- black fruits. Autumn leaf colour is a dull yellow. Grows to 4-5 metres high with the same for the spread.
Salix caprea Goat Willow
The Goat Willow is a small tree or large shrub, though more often the latter. Male yellow catkins and green female catkins (on separate plants) appear in March before the leaves. Fruit in the form of white downy seeds are released in May. Young shoots are a shiny red-brown. Grows to a height of 8m occasionally reaching to 12m, with a spread of 8m.
Spiny twigs can cause scratching and possible skin irritation. Beware as typically substituted with Prunus domestica, which is much larger in leaf, fruit and form.
Spiny twigs can cause scratching and possible skin irritation.
May possibly cause severe discomfort if the leaves are eaten. Aggressive root systems cause disruption and so should not be planted close to buildings, drains or services.
May possibly cause severe discomfort if the leaves are eaten.
WM3 Screening Woodland Mix Botanical Name
Betula pubescens
Common Name Downy Birch
Description
The Downy or White Birch, like pendula, is a native but the basal bark on the trunk is white or grey rather than black, the foliage slightly more rounded and the shoots less pendulous giving an upright although shorter form. Usually does better on moist soils. Grows to a height of 15-20m with a 6-8m spread.
Health & Safety and Care Notes Health & Safety Note
Root-ball recommended from 12- 14cm girth and upwards. Although grows in moist ground conditions, will require adequate drainage on planting in order to enable successful establishment.
Larix decidua Common Larch
The Common Larch is a graceful fast growing deciduous conifer. Fresh green needles in spring turn yellow in autumn. Yellow male flowers are produced in April with the emergence of the first leaves, together with the attractive purple female scaly cones ripening to green then to brown by autumn with straight scales as opposed to being peeled backwards as on L. x eurolepis and L. kaempferi. Grows to a height of 20-25m with a 6-7m spread.
Larix x eurolepis Dunkeld Larch
This Larch also known as the Hybrid Larch is a fast growing deciduous conifer typically used in commercial forestry plantings. Grey-green needles turn an eye-catching yellow in autumn. Yellow male flowers are produced in April with the emergence of the first leaves, together with the attractive purple-red female scaly cones ripening to green then to brown by autumn. Grows to a height of 20-25m with a 6m spread.
Ensure free-draining pits. Being a feathered tree, is typically specified by height rather than girth. Be aware that this plant is occasionally susceptible to the pathogen Phytophthora ramorum otherwise known as Sudden Oak Death.
Ensure free-draining pits. Being a feathered tree, is typically specified by height rather than girth. Be aware that this plant is occasionally susceptible to the pathogen Phytophthora ramorum otherwise known as Sudden Oak Death.
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