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Dutch elm disease (DED) all but wiped out one of the most distinctive trees of the British landscape after its arrival from Canada in about 1967...You can order plants of Ulmus ?Wingham? from Pippin Trees...29 Dec 2020 A colourful new birch for small gardens
Birch big bud mite ( Acalitus calycophthirus ): Enlarged buds that fail to develop...Birch felt gall mites ( Acalitus longisetosus and A. rudis ): Dense creamy-white hairs to develop on the leaves, mainly on the underside
Gardeners are always on the lookout for attractive garden trees that are naturally compact and Sorbus bissetii , a newly-available rowan (or mountain ash) from China fits the bill nicely...See also: Top 10 flowering trees for small gardens...29 Dec 2020 A colourful new birch for small gardens
The glassy surface of the cold water reflects the surrounding trees and coloured stems of Salix and Cornus...There is still plenty of structure in this garden during winter with upright Viburnum , the rounded form of Cistus and Potentilla and the branch patterns of large trees against the sky as a backdrop
Eucalyptus trees show off their multi-coloured, peeling bark at the top of the hill, with birches and maples among the most striking trees for their bark ? some glossy, some shaggy
Seed can be saved from many trees, shrubs, perennials, aquatic plants, alpines, annuals, biennials, bulbous plants, ornamental grasses vegetables and herbs...Catkins (e.g. birch
Native trees and hedging plants, such as oak, birch, willows, hawthorn and hornbeam, support many moth caterpillars
We have planted a great selection of oaks, birch , alders , field maple , and hawthorn and it will be interesting to watch them flourish over the following months and years, altering the look of the landscape...It had been identified as a tree that needed some attention, but the wind took the decision out of our hands on Wednesday and, once down, it was easy to see why it had become weak as the inside was just a hollow core
This little plant can be found beneath deciduous trees where there is plenty of leafmould in many locations throughout the garden...In the Arboretum it forms carpets of yellow beneath both deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs...Although it is not a native, Eranthis hyemalis AGM has naturalised and it is found growing in woods and shaded spots beneath deciduous trees throughout the British Isles
Remember the Ballerina apple trees...But they were prone to disease, I remember seeing trees almost bare after their mildewed leaves had dropped off...29 Dec 2020 A colourful new birch for small gardens
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