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aka Japanese Maple

Japanese Maple. A beautiful tall and elegant Maple with an upright habit. The spring leaves have 9-11 lobes and emerge shiny dark purple. Summer leaf colour has hues of bronze, red and green. Red tones in autumn prior to leaf fall. Plant in a sheltered spot. Deciduous.

This Maple was discovered as a chance seedling in the Esveld Aceretum and is possibly a cross between A.shirasawanum and A.palmatum. It has received an Award of Merit.

aka Baumanns Horse Chestnut

Common name is Baumanns horse chestnut and is a popular cultivar for the fact that this one has upright clusters of double flowers in white shades. A fabulous ornamental tree that is useful as a specima, avenue or street planting. Tolerant of cool climates with attractive yellow autumn tones

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aka Red horse chestnut

The Red Horse Chestnut is a handsome deciduous tree with large bold foliage. In spring large upright clusters of rosy crimson flowers decorate the whole tree. Wonderful specimen or shade tree. Prefers a sunny sheltered position in soil that does not completely dry out in summer.

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aka Red Horse Chestnut

The Red Horse Chestnut is a handsome deciduous tree with large bold foliage. In spring large upright clusters of rosy crimson flowers decorate the whole tree. Wonderful specimen or shade tree. Prefers a sunny sheltered position in soil that does not completely dry out in summer.

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aka Horse Chestnut

If you want a game of Conkers then this is the tree for you. The 'Horse Chestnut' is a handsome large tree with bold foliage and huge white, tinged red flowers in spring. The flowers are followed by nuts encased in a distinctive prickly skin. The nuts known as 'conkers' are released in autumn.

This is a very large tree and the height given is a 10 year estimate, it will continue to grow and can live to 300 years! Give it room to grow and it will delight you and your family for generations.

aka Red Buckeye

A tough, beautiful, small, deciduous tree that has beautiful red flowers in Spring and dark green Summer foliage. In Autumn the attractive yellow foliage is very showy, with ornamental brown chestnuts. Can be used as a specimen or a street planting. Deciduous.

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aka Silk Tree

If you want to sit under soft ferny foliage and look up at fuzzy fluffy carmine red flowers then this is the tree for you. Very pretty specimen tree with a single trunk and good shade canopy. Flowers during summer. Quite quick growing. Prefers a spot sheltered from wind. Deciduous.

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aka Silk Tree

Silk Tree. This is a fabulous quick growing tree with a single stem and a good shade canopy making it ideal to relax under on a sleepy summer afternoon. Soft ferny foliage and fluffy fuzzy blooms in warm pink that appear in summer. Plant in a warm sunny position. Deciduous.

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aka Italian Alder

Extremely tolerant, fast growing tree that loves moisture. Attractive heart shaped leaves (hence the name Cordata) that are green and glossy. The male flower catkins appear before the leaves and the female flowers develop into small woody cones. Deciduous.

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aka Black Alder

A fabulous quick growing specimen or shelter tree that tolerates poor soil and wet and boggy conditions. Attractive catkin flowers in late winter followed by dark green coarse, rounded foliage. The dry timber makes excellent fire wood. Prefers a sunny spot. Deciduous.

This is a historic and useful tree that man has utilized for many purposes including the timber piles that hold up Venice and the manufacture of wooden Clogs.