{"id":8890,"date":"2018-12-03T00:56:09","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T00:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=8890"},"modified":"2018-11-28T08:47:02","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T08:47:02","slug":"top-ten-garden-trees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/gardening\/tips\/top-ten\/top-ten-garden-trees\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Ten UK Garden Trees"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"homestead<\/a><\/p>\n

Trees small enough for your garden can still provide a range of interest. That may be leave shape, blossom, berries, bark or colour changes.
\nThis selection grow 15-50 feet high with a maximum spread of 30 feet.<\/p>\n

Top Ten Garden Trees<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. Sorbus or Mountain Ash make fine specimen trees. Sorbus vilmorinii has creamy white flowers and a typical scent in spring. Clusters of red berries fade to white but the feathery leaf turns a dark red in autumn.<\/li>\n
    2. Arbutus<\/a> andrachne or unedo aka the Strawberry tree has\u00c2\u00a0 glossy evergreen leaves and white flowers. The trunk is also a feature on these 20′ trees.<\/li>\n
    3. Ornamental cherry trees have stunning displays of spring flowers. Try Prunus x subhirtella Autumnalis<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      \"Sorbus\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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        1. Silver birches Betula jacquemontii Grayswood Ghost has yekllow catkins and good autumn colour.<\/li>\n
        2. Ornamental Crab Apples have caught my attention recently and malus floribunda with pale pink flowers followed by golden fruit gives interest through until winter.<\/li>\n
        3. Judas Tree, Cercis siliquastrum is covered in pink blossom before the leaves arrive in spring. This is followed by purple pods that can last through winter.<\/li>\n
        4. Acers are ever popular and the palmatum varieties offer late season colour changes to the leaves. Osakazuki and sango-kaku are currently on offer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          \"Olive<\/a><\/p>\n

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          1. Olive trees can survive our winters with their grey green foliage in tact. Plant in a large pot or sunny spot for a specimen tree to be proud of. (sorry this photo is in Greece)<\/li>\n
          2. Magnolia can be treated as a bush or tree and evergreen varieties vary from 5-30 foot tall. The Denudata Yellow River has large goblet shaped flowers.<\/li>\n
          3. Amelanchier lamarckii can be single or multi stemmed and has a great colour display in autumn<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            \"Brassy\"<\/a><\/p>\n

            With thanks to Joe Swift for some of the varieties and data.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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