Beechcroft Nurseries & Garden Centre

Ornamental Tree Catalogue Autumn 2000 – Spring 2001

Acacia pataczekii Wally's Wattle

An evergreen large shrub or small multi-stemmed tree. Greyish green attractive bark. Lance shaped blue grey leaves. Terminal clusters of yellow flowers in spring.

Acer capillipes Snake-bark maple

Deciduous, spreading tree. Has lobed, bright green leaves that turn brilliant red and orange in autumn. Older branches are striped green and white. Requires full sun and well-drained soil. Introduced from Japan by Charles Sargent in 1882.

Acer griseum Paper-bark maple

Deciduous, spreading tree with striking, peeling, orange-brown bark. Dark green leaves have 3 leaflets and turn red and orange in autumn. Requires full sun and well drained soil.

Acer ginnala Flame Amur maple

Deciduous, spreading tree or large shrub. Clusters of fragrant, creamy-white flowers are borne in early summer amid dainty, bright green leaves that turn red in autumn. Requires full sun and well-drained soil.

Acer rufinerve Snake-bark tree

Deciduous tree with arching branches striped green and white. In autumn, lobed dark green leaves turn brilliant red and orange. Thrives best in full sun, needs well-drained soil.

Acer campestre Carnival Maple

A beautiful small tree with distinctive white margins to the leaf and pink growing tips. Dark purple leaves in the autumn.

Acer cappadocium Aureum Maple

Red young leaves turning golden yellow, and having wonderful autumn tints. A stunning spring and autumn tree.

Acer cappadocium Rubrum Maple

Red young leaves turning golden yellow. Wonderful autumn tints. A stunning spring and autumn tree.

Acer davidii George Forrest Maple

Green and white striated bark. Leaves shiny dark green. This exceptional form is grown true to type from a selected seed source. Height is small.

Acer negundo Elegans Box elder

Fast growing, deciduous, spreading tree. Has pinkish, then white margined, bright green leaves with 3 or 5 leaflets. Inconspicuous greenish yellow flowers appear in late spring. Requires full sun and well drained soil.

Acer negundo Flamingo Ash Leafed Maple

Fast growing, deciduous, spreading tree. Has pinkish, then white margined, bright green leaves. Young shoots are salmon-pink in June.

Acer negundo Kelly's Gold Maple

Fresh golden leaves throughout the summer. Hard prune each winter to enhance ornamental effect and reduce height. Highly recommended.

Acer platanoides Crimson King Norway maple

Vigorous, deciduous spreading tree. Large lobed leaves, deep reddish-purple in colour turn orange in the autumn. Tiny deep yellow flowers are borne in the spring. Plant in a sunny position with well drained soil. Of medium height.

Acer platanoides Crimson Sentry Norway maple

Deciduous spreading tree. Large lobed leaves, deep reddish-purple in colour turn orange in the autumn. Tiny deep yellow flowers are borne in the spring. Plant in a sunny position with well-drained soil.

Acer platanoides Drummondii Norway Maple

A very striking cultivar, the leaves with a broad marginal creamy-white band. Any reverting shoots should be removed.

Acer pseudoplatanus Brilliantissimum Maple

Slow-growing, deciduous, spreading tree. Lobed leaves are salmon pink when young, then turn yellow and finally green during summer. A small tree and slow growing. Best in full sun and well drained soil.

Acer pseudoplatanus Leopoldii Maple

Leaves open yellowish pink, later turning green with yellow and pink speckles. Height is medium to large.

Acer pseudoplatanus Prinz Handjery Maple

Slow-growing, deciduous, spreading tree. Lobed leaves are salmon pink when young, then turn yellow and finally green tinged purple on underside during summer. Requires full sun and well-drained soil.

Acer pseudoplatanus Simon Louis Freres Maple

Deciduous, spreading tree. Young leaves are marked with creamy white and pink, older foliage is pale green with white markings. Requires full sun and well drained soil.

Acer pseudoplatanus Worleei Golden Sycamore

Medium to large sized tree. Leaves soft yellow green at first then golden. Raised in Germany before 1893.

Acer rubrum Red Canadian Maple

Deciduous, slender, upright tree with lobed, dark green foliage becoming a fiery column of red and yellow in autumn. Fast growing and large eventually. Best full sun and well drained soil.

Acer rubrum Schesingeri Maple

Deciduous, round headed tree. In early autumn, the dark green leaves turn deep red. Tiny, red flowers appear on bare wood in the spring. Loves full sun, and needs well drained soil.

Acer rubrum x Autumn Blaze Maple

Spectacular, bright orange leaves in autumn.

Acer saccharinum Silver Maple

Deciduous, large spreading tree. In autumn, finely lobed leaves with white underside turn brilliant orange and red. Thrives best in full sun and any well drained garden soil.

Acer saccharinum Laciniata Silver Maple

A form with finely cut delicate leaves and good autumn colour. Of medium height.

Aesculus hippocastanum Horse Chestnut

The conker tree. Vigorous, deciduous, spreading tree. Has large leaves with 5 or 7 leaflets and spires of white flowers, flushed pink and yellow in centres, in spring. Spiny fruits contain glossy, brown nuts in autumn. Requires full sun and well-drained soil.

Aesculus Koehnii Horse Chestnut

An unusual dwarf chestnut with emerging purple leaves and stunning pink flower bracts. Recommended for small gardens. Flowers as a container grown tree.

Aesculus x carnea Briotii Horse Chestnut

A more compact and very slow growing form, with deep pink flowers. The eventual size is large, but this variety is very slow growing.

Amelanchier Canadensis Snowy Mespilus

Deciduous, upright dense shrub. Star shaped white flowers and borne from mid to late spring amid unfolding, oval, white haired leaves that mature to dark green and turn orange-red in autumn. Fruits are edible. Likes semi shade and well-drained soil.

Amelanchier lamarckii June Berry

Deciduous, spreading small tree. Young leaves unfold bronze as abundant sprays of star shaped, white flowers open from mid- to late spring. Foliage matures to dark green, then turns brilliant red and orange in autumn. Requires full sun and

Amelanchier Snow Flakes Snowy Mespilus

Stunning show of extra large single white flowers. Ascending habit. Recommended.

Amelanchier asiatica Ballerina Snowy Mespilus

A vigorous large shrub or small tree with finely toothed leaves, bronze when young. Large white flowers profusely borne early spring before leaves. Good autumn colour.

Amelanchier canad. x Robin Hill Snowy Mesiplus

An upright form highly recommended. Emerging flowers are pink slowly turning pure white.

Amelanchier ovalis Helvetica June Berry

A rounded, dwarf deciduous tree with white flowers in spring. Good autumn colour.

Arbutus unedo rubra Killarney Strawberry Tree

Evergreen, bushy, spreading large shrub or tree with peeling, reddish-brown bark and glossy dark green foliage. Clusters of small, white flowers in autumn to spring are followed by red flowers.

Betula Ermanii Birch

Deciduous, open-branched, elegant tree that has peeling, pinkish-white bark distinctively marked with large lenticels. Oval, glossy, green leaves give excellent autumn colour. Requires full sun & well-drained soil.

Betula Fetisowii Birch

A hybrid from central Asia notable for its smooth creamy, chalk white bark. Recommended.

Betula Hergest Birch

A rare and beautiful selection with light copper brown shiny bark. Of medium height.

Betula papyrifera Paper birch

Vigorous, deciduous, open branched, round headed tree with peeling, shiny white bark. Yellowish catkins are borne in the spring, and oval, coarsely serrated leaves that turn yellow in autumn. Thrives in full sun & well-drained soil.

Betula utilis Himalayan Birch

Attractive medium-sized tree with orange-brown or dark, coppery-brown, peeling bark often bloomed gray-pink.

Betula alba Pendula Silver Birch

The common silver birch. A medium sized tree with white stems and sharply cut diamond shaped leaves.

Betula albo-sinensis Septentrionalis Chinese Red Birch

Deciduous, open branched, elegant tree with serrated, oval to lance shaped, pale green leaves. Peeling bark is orange coloured-brown with a pinkish bloom.

Betula pendula Dalecarlica Swedish birch

Deciduous slender elegant tree, with white bark and lightly pendulous branchlets. Deeply cut leaves have serrated lobes and provide excellent golden colour in autumn. Full sun and well drained soil.

Betula pendula Purpurea Purple Leaved Birch

Bears purple, saw edged diamond leaved branches. Will grow in any reasonable soil.

Betula pendula Youngii Weeping Birch

Forms a beautiful dome shaped or mushroom headed, small weeping tree.

Betula utilis Inverlith Birch

One of the many good white barked Jacquemontii forms similar to Jermyns, Silver Shadow and Grayswood Ghost.

Betula utilis jacquemontii West Himalayan Birch

Deciduous, open branched, elegant tree with bright white bark. Oval serrated, mid-green leaves turn clear yellow in autumn. Requires full sun and well drained soil.

Betula utilis Snow Queen Birch

Medium sized, deciduous, elegant tree with bright white bark. Requires full sun and well drained soil. Improved form of Jacquemontii, superb. Forms a white stem within two years.

Betula utilis Trinity College Birch

A good new selection with a gleaming white trunk from an early age.

Betula utilis var. Grayswood Ghost Birch

An excellent form with very white stems and very glossy leaves.

Caragana arborescens pendula Pea Tree

A very attractive weeping small tree, which "gnarls" beautifully with age. Fern like leaves, yellow pea like flowers.

Caragana arborescens Walkeri Pea Tree

Deciduous, weeping small tree, with mid green leaves consisting of many oval leaflets. Pea- like yellow flowers are borne in late spring.

Carpinus betulus Fastigiata Hornbeam

Deciduous, erect tree with a very distinctive flame-like outline, that becomes more open with age. Oval, prominently veined, dark green leaves that turn yellow and orange in autumn. Requires full sun and well-drained soil.

Castanea sativa Sweet Chestnut