Beechcroft Nurseries & Garden Centre

Ornamental Tree Catalogue Winter 2005 / Spring 2006

Acacia Dealbata Mimosa or Silver

Open, evergreen tree with fern-like, 2-pinnate, hairy leaves, 12cm long, each with 40-80 linear, glaucous to silvery

leaflets. Terminal racemes 10-20cm long of spherical fragrant yellow flower heads, 5mm across, are borne from winter to

spring. Quite a large growing tree. Not particularly hardy so needs a sheltered site. From Australia.

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 cissifolium

A small wide spreading tree/large shrub with trifoliate leaves that turn bright red and yellow in autumn. The additional

display of attractive winged seeds adds to its special charm.

Acer davidii Snake Bark Maple

Deciduous tree with upright branches that are striped green and white. Glossy, dark green foliage turns orange in autumn

after the appearance of winged, green fruits that ripen reddish brown.

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 pentaphyllum

A rare and handsome small tree with deeply cut five lobed leaves on long scarlet petioles. Ideal as a patio specimen.

Tolerant of shade but can be somewhat tender.

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 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 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 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 grosseri var. Hersii Snakebark maple

A small tree with wonderfully marbled bark. Leaves can be with or without lobes. Fruits in conspicuous long racemes.

Rich Autumn colour.

Native of China, introduced in 1921.

Acer negundo Flamingo Pink Variegated Box

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 negundo Winter Lightning

A new introduction. This exciting new acer has bright golden stems in winter.

Acer platanoides Crimson King Purple 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 platanoides Princeton Gold Norway maple

A beautiful golden leaved Norway Maple retaining its colour throughout the season. Resistant to scorch in the hottest of

summers.

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 Eskimo Sunset Maple

An exciting new tree. The leaves are splashed pink and deep pink underneath.

Acer pseudoplatanus Leopoldii Maple

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

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.

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 Armstrongii Red or Canadian

A very good colour clone of the Red Maple. Early to show excellent autumn colour.

Acer saccharinum Laciniata Weiri 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

Aesculus parviflora

A medium to large shrub. Leaves bronze in spring, and yellow in autumn. Slender panicles of white flowers with

attractive red anthers.

Aesculus pav 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 campact and very slow growing form, with deep pink flowers. The eventual size is large, but this variety is very

slow growing.

Aesculus x mutabilis Induta

Harmful if eaten.

'Rosea Nana'

A large shrub or small tree bearing apricot flowers with yellow markings in summer. In cultivation from 1905.

Aesculus x neglecta Erythroblastos Horse chestnut

Deciduous, spreading tree. Leaves with 5 leaflets emerge bright pink, turn yellow,then dark green, and finally orange and

yellow in autumn. May bear panicles of flowers in the summer. Requires part shade and deep, fertile, well drained soil.

Ailanthus altissima Tree of Heaven

A large imposing tree with distinct ash-like leaves which can be up to 1m long on young specimens. Female trees produce

large, conspicuous bunches of reddish fruit rather like ash keys in mid or late summer. From Northern China. Introduced in

1751 by Peter Collinson.

Albizia julibrissin Rosea Silk Tree

A small, broadly spreading tree, often flat topped. Dark pink flowers appear on top of the dark green feathery leaves in

late summer. Growing on a wall can improve flowering. Likes full sun. From Korea, introduced by Ernest Wilson in 1918.

Alnus incana Grey alder

A deciduous, conical shaped tree, useful for cold, wet areas with poor soils. Yellow-brown catkins are carried in late

winter and early spring, followed by oval, dark green leaves. Thrives best in a sunny aspect with moist soil but is a very

hardy tree good for cold wet conditions where others may fail.

Alnus glutinosa Imperialis Alder

An attractive and very graceful small tree with deeply and finely cut leaves. In cultivation from 1859.

Amelanchier canadensis Shadbush

Deciduous, upright dense shrub or small tree. 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 Snowy Mespilus

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 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 laevis Snow Flakes Snowy Mespilus

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

Amelanchier x Rubescens

A. lamarckii 'Rubescens'

Spreading sometimes shrubby tree producing ovate leaves 4.5-8cm long, bronze with hairy undersides, turning green in

late spring, orange and red in autumn. Bears pendant racemes of 6-8cm long paler pink flowers opening from dark pink

buds, followed by sweet juicy blue-black fruit, 7-10mm across.

Aralia elata Japanese Angelica

Deciduous tree or suckering shrub with sparse stout prickly stems. Has dark green leaves . Heads of tiny white flowers

form a large 30-60cm long panicle in late summer and autumn. Height and spread 10m. Needs shade and well drained soil

Aralia elata 'Aureo variegata' Japanese Angelica

Deciduous tree or suckering shrub with sparse stout prickly stems. Has dark green leaves broadly edged with yellow.

Heads of tiny white flowers form a large 30-60cm long panicle in late summer and autumn. Height and spread 10m. Needs

shade and well drained soil

Arbutus unedo Strawberry Tree

Evergreen, spreading shrub or tree with rough bark and glossy, deep green leaves. White flowers appear in

autumn-winter as previous season's strawberry like, red fruits ripen. Best in full sun and well drained soil.

Betula Costata Birch

Somtimes called 'Ermanii'. A large graceful tree with creamy white exfoliating bark with horizontal lenticels. Leaves turn

rich yellow in autumn.

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 Polish Birch

A hybrid from central Asia nptable 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 Medwediewii Transcauscasian

A bushy small tree with very large leaves. Compact with upright branches spreading with age and bearing conspicuous,

pointed, glossy winter buds. Ovate, glossy, dark green leaves upto 10cm long that turn yellow-brown in the autumn.

Produces yellow-brown male catkins in spring.

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. A good native tree.

Betula utilis Himalayan Birch

Variable tree with peeling, copper-brown or pinkish bark and ovate to oblong tapered dark green leaves up to 12cm long,

that turn yellow in autumn. In early spring, produces yellow brown male catkins up to 12cm long. From China and the

Betula alba Pendula Silver Birch

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

tree providing shade, beautiful bark and autumn colours. White stem appears with age. Slightly pendulous branches.

Tolerates dry soil conditions to some extent.

Betula ermanii Polar Bear Birch

An easy, strong growing tree with pure white branches and trunk, Within a few years and with a bit of imagination this

tree starts to resemble the polar bear of its name because of its typical heavy branch structure. Medium size when

Betula nigra Heritage River Birch

Has distictive peeling salmon-white bark becoming blackish or grey-white and fissured on older trees. Conical or

spreading shaped tree. Diamond shaped glossy mid to dark green leaves to 8cm long, glaucous beneath and turning

yellow in autumn. Bears yellow brown male catkins upto 8cm long in early spring. From the eastern USA. Heritage is an

excellent selection with superior vigour and some resitance to leaf spot.

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 Long Trunk

A new introduction, having the weeping habit of Betula youngii with the white bark of Betula jacquemontii.

Betula pendula purpurea Purple Leaved Birch

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

Betula pendula Tristis Weeping Birch

Tall narrow tree with pendulous twisting branches. White bark has black fissures with age. Leaves are triangular to

diamond shaped, bright green turning yellow in autumn. Greenish catkins.

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 White Barked

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 Jermyns Birch

Vigorous medium sized, broadly conical tree. Fine white bark is retained into maturity.

Betula utilis Wakehurst Place Birch

The darkest bark we have seen on a birch with true plain chocolate bark which forms early and is visible even on young

trees. Highly recommended.

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 Snow Queen Multi 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, which with this multi stem form is even more impressive.