Plant Catalogue - Tress

ACER Wide selection of deciduous trees varying from small to large in size most with insignificant flowers often followed by winged fruits. Moist, Well-drained, soil in sun or part shade.

A. capillipes AGM Three lobed, bright green leaves that turn brilliant red and orange in autumn. Older branches are striped green and white. Height a small tree 4.5 to 9 metres. Spread 3 to 5 metres.

A. cappadocicum ‘Aureum’ AGM Young leaves red in spring, passing through green to a bright yellow in the autumn. Height a large tree to about 10 metres plus. Spread 5 metres.

A. cappadocicum ‘Rubrum’ AGM Young leaves blood red in Spring, turning green and then bright yellow in autumn, deciduous. Height about 10 metres plus. Spread about 5 metres. 

A. davidii Dark green leaves tinged bronze red in spring, yellow, red and purple in autumn. Green bark striped white. Height a small tree 5 to 10 metres. Spread 5 metres. Best stem colour in part shade.

A. griseum AGM Green leaves made up of three leaflets turning red and scarlet in autumn. Old bark curls back to reveal the red-brown coloured under-bark. Height a slow growing tree to about 5 metres. Spread about 3 metres.

A. grosseri var. hersii AGM Pale green leaves made up of three leaflets, red autumn colour. Blue-green stems marked white. Height a small tree 4.5 metres or more. Spread about 2 to 2.5 metres

A. negundo ‘Flamingo’ Variegated green and silvery white leaves, pink edged as they unfurl. Young shoots greyish. Height to about 6 metres. Spread 4 to 5 metres.  Can be pruned to encourage, vigorous, young growth.

A. pensylvanicum AGM Shoots are boldly striped green and white. Large, lobed pale to mid-green leaves turn bright yellow in the autumn.  Height an upright tree to about 6 metres. Spread a narrow head, about 3 metres. Moist, Well-drained, acid, soil, best in part shade.

A. platanoides AGMClusters of insignificant yellow, tinged red flowers in April and May. Large, toothed, bright green leaves, yellow autumn colour. Height a large tree 15 metres plus. Spread 5 to 8 metres.

A. platanoides ‘Crimson King’ AGMClusters of insignificant yellow, tinged red flowers in April and May. Large, toothed, dark crimson, leaves which keep their colour until autumn when they often turn red. Height a large tree 15 metres. Spread 5 to 8 metres.

A. platanoides ‘Drummondii’ Bears conspicuous clusters of yellow flowers in April and May. Large, palmate, green leaves with a broad cream margin. Height a large tree to 15 metres. Spread 5 to 8 metres.

A. pseudoplatanus Large, mid-green, leaves, yellow in the autumn. Height a large round headed tree over 10 metres. Spread over 8 metres. Suitable for exposed sites in all soils.

A. pseudoplatanus ‘Brilliantissimum' AGM Lobed leaves are salmon pink when young, then turn yellow and finally green by midsummer. Height a very slow growing tree to about 3 metres. Spread about 3 metres.

A. pseudoplatanus ‘Prinz Handjery’ Lobed leaves are salmon pink when young, purplish beneath, then turn yellow and finally green by midsummer Height a very slow growing tree to about 3 metres. Spread about 3 metres.

A. pseudoplatanus ‘Worleei’ Young leaves soft yellow, then golden-yellow, then pale green and then yellow in the autumn. Height a large tree 12 metres or more. Spread 5 metres.

A. rubrum  Dark green leaves turn bright red in autumn, deciduous. Height a round headed tree 8 metres plus. Spread 5 metres.  Best autumn colour on acid soils.

A. rufinerve AGM Arching branches striped green and white. Green, three lobed, leaves turn red and yellow in autumn. Height about 8 to 10 metres. Spread 5 to 8 metres. Best, autumn colour in full sun, best stem colour in part shade.

A. saccharinum Lobed, green leaves, silvery beneath often has attractive autumn tints. Height a fast growing, large, round headed tree 10 metres or more. Spread 5 to 10 metres.

A. saccharinum f. pyramidale Deeply divided green leaves, silvery beneath, attractive autumn tints. Height an upright tree, broadly columnar 10 metres or more. Spread 3 to 4 metres.

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