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Eucryphia × nymansensis 'Nymans Silver' (v)

Nymans eucryphia 'Nymans Silver'

'Nymans Silver' is a columnar, dense, evergreen tree up to 15m high with on the same tree both compound leaves of three leaflets and simple leaves, up to 6cm long, toothed, glossy dark green above with creamy white margins, paler below, and scented white flowers, 7cm or more across, from late summer to autumn; the flowers are visited by bees for nectar and pollen

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Ultimate height

Higher than 12 metres

Time to ultimate height

20–50 years

Ultimate spread

2.5–4 metres

Chalk

Clay

Loam

Sand

Moisture

Moist but well–drained

pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Full sun

Aspect

South–facing or West–facing

Exposure

Sheltered

Hardiness
Hardiness ratings
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H1a: under glass all year (>15C)
H1b: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1c: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)

Botanical details

Family: Cunoniaceae
Native to GB / Ireland: No
Foliage: Evergreen
Habit: Columnar upright
Genus: Eucryphia can be evergreen or deciduous shrubs or trees, with simple or pinnate leaves and solitary bowl-shaped white flowers in the leaf axils in summer or autumn
Name status: Accepted

How to grow

Cultivation

Grow in a position sheltered from cold, drying winds and in full sun, but with the roots in shade in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil which is preferably neutral or acidic; will tolerate alkaline soil

Propagation

Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings in summer, and overwinter young plants in a cool greenhouse

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Cottage and informal garden
City and courtyard gardens
Coastal
Low Maintenance
Hedging and screens
Wall side borders

Pruning

Pruning group 1 (little or no pruning of trees and shrubs) or pruning group 9 (late-flowering evergreen shrubs)

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

May be susceptible to honey fungus

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