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Tree of the month

Every tree is fascinating, beautiful and deserving of recognition, whether that be for its striking appearance, ecological value or unique characteristics that change throughout the seasons.

Since 2010 we have been highlighting each month a variety of tree providing some insight into its qualities and history, to provide a useful data sheet that can be used for the selecting of plants by our clients. As this has grown to now over 100 data sheets and more being added each month we hope you find this a useful resource.

All trees which we have previously featured are listed below. Our chosen tree for this month is - Viburnum opulus (Guelder-rose)

Botanical Name Common Name PDF fact sheet

Abies koreana

Korean Fir

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Acer campestre

Field Maple

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Acer cappadocicum Rubrum

Red Cappadocian Maple

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Acer capillipes

Snakebark Maple

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Acer davidii

Snakebark Maple, Père David's Maple

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Acer x freemanii 'Autumn Blaze'

Freeman's Maple

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Acer ginnala

Amur Maple

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Acer griseum

paperbark maple

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Acer palmatum

Japanese Maple

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Acer palmatum Bloodgood

Japanese Maple ’Bloodgood’

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Acer platanoides Drummondii

Variegated Norway Maple

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Acer platanoides ‘Emerald Queen’

Norway Maple

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Acer platanoides Royal Red

Norway maple Royal Red

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Acer triflorum

Threeflower maple

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Aesculus hippocastanum Baumanii

Baumann's Horse Chestnut

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Aesculus parviflora

Dwarf Buckeye or Dwarf bottlebrush

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Alnus cordata

Italian Alder

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Alnus glutinosa

Common alder

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Amelanchier lamarckii

Snowy Mespilus

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Arbutus unedo

Strawberry tree

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Betula albosinensis Fascination

Chinese Red Birch

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Betula ermanii

Erman’s Birch / Golden Birch

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Betula utilis var. Jacquemontii

West Himalayan Birch

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Betula nigra

River Birch

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Betula pendula

Silver Birch or Lady of the Woods

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Betula pubescens

Downy birch

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Buxus sempervirens

Common box

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Calocedrus decurrens

Incense cedar

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Camellia japonica

Japanese camellia

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Carpinus betulus

Hornbeam

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Carpinus betulus Fastigiata

Upright Hornbeam

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Carpinus betulus Frans Fontaine

Frans Fontaine Hornbeam

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Castanea sativa

Sweet Chestnut

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Catalpa bignonioides

Indian Bean Tree

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Cedrus atlantica Glauca

Blue Atlas Cedar

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Cedrus deodora

Deodar cedar

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Cedrus libani

Cedar of Lebanon

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Cercidiphyllum japonicum

Katsura

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Cercis Canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’

Redbud

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Cercis siliquastrum

Judas Tree

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Clerodendron trichotomum

Harlequin glorybower

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Cornus controversa

Wedding Cake Tree

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Cornus kousa

Japanese Flowering Dogwood

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Cornus mas

Cornelian Cherry

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Corylus avellana

Common Hazel

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Corylus colurna

Turkish Hazel

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Cotoneaster x watereri ‘Cornubia’

Cotoneaster x watereri ‘Cornubia’

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Crataegus coccinea

Scarlett Hawthorn

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Crataegus lavallei ‘Carrierei’

Hybrid Cockspur Thorn

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Crataegus monogyna

Common hawthorn

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Crataegus prunifolia

Broad-leaved Cockspur Thorn

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Davidia involucrata

Handkerchief Tree or Dove Tree

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Decaisnea fargesii

Blue Bean Shrub

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Enkianthus campanulatus

Red Vein Enkianthus

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Euonymus alatus

Winged Spindle or Burning Bush

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Euonymus europaeus

Spindle Tree

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Fagus sylvatica

Common beech

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Fagus sylvatica Asplenifolia

Cut leaf or Fern leaf Beech

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Fagus sylvatica Atropunicea

Copper Beech

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Fagus sylvatica Dawyck

Fastigiate Beech

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Ficus carica

Common Fig

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Fraxinus angustifolia Raywood

Raywood Ash / Claret Ash

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Ginkgo biloba

Maidenhair Tree

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Gleditsia triacanthos

Honey Locust

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Gleditsia triacanthos Sunburst

Golden Honey Locust

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Halesia carolina

Carolina silverbell / Snowdrop tree

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Hamamelis intermedia

Witch Hazel

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Heptacodium miconioides

Seven-sons Tree

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Hippophae rhamnoides

Sea buckthorn

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Hydrangea quercifolia

Oak leaf hydrangea

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Ilex aquifolium

Common Holly

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Ilex crenata

Japanese Holly

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Ilex Nellie R Stevens

Holly Nellie R Stevens

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Juglans regia

Common Walnut

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Koelreuteria paniculata

Pride of India or Golden Rain Tree

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Ligustrum japonicum

Wax leaf privet

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Liquidambar styraciflua

Sweet Gum

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Liriodendron tulipifera

Tulip Tree

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Magnolia grandifloria

Bull Bay

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Magnolia kobus

Northern Japanese Magnolia

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Magnolia x loebneri

Löbner's Magnolia

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Magnolia stellata

Star magnolia

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Magnolia susan

Susan Magnolia

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Malus domestica

Apple

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Malus Evereste

Crab apple

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Malus floribunda

Japanese flowering crabapple

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Malus 'Rudolph'

Crab apple 'Rudolph'

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Malus Toringo

Japanese Crab Apple

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Malus Wintergold

Crab Apple

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Mespilus germanica

Medlar

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Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Dawn Redwood

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Morus alba

White Mulberry

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Nothofagus antarctica

Antarctic Beech

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Nyssa sylvatica

Tupelo or the Black Gum Tree

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Osmanthus armatus

Devil wood

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Osmanthus x Burkwoodii

Sweet Olive

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Osmanthus x Fortunei

Holly Olive

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Parrotia persica

Persian Ironwood

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Paulownia tomentosa

(Empress Tree / Foxglove Tree)

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Phillyrea angustifolia

(Green Olive)

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Photinia red robin

Christmas berry

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Picea abies

Norway Spruce / European Spruce

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Pinus nigra Austriaca

Austrian Pine / Black Pine

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Pinus mugo

Mountain Pine

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Pinus strobus

Weymouth Pine

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Pinus sylvestris

Scots Pine

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Pinus sylvestris Watereri

Dwarf Scots Pine

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Platanus x acerifolia

London plane

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Platanus orientalis

Oriental Plane

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Populus tremula

Aspen

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Prunus Accolade

Flowering Cherry

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Prunus avium Plena

Double Gean / Double flowered Wild Cherry

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Prunus cerasifera 'Nigra'

Black Cherry Plum

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Prunus laurocerasus

Cherry laurel

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Prunus lusitanica

Portuguese Laurel

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Prunus maackii ‘Amber Beauty’

Manchurian Cherry

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Prunus pandora

Pandora Cherry

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Prunus sargentii

Sargents cherry

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Prunus serrula

Tibetan Cherry

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Prunus serrulata Kanzan

Cherry ‘Kanzan’

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Prunus serrulata Tai Haku

Great White Cherry

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Prunus shimidsu Sakura

Japanese Cherry — Blushing Bride

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Prunus ‘Shirotae’

Mount Fuji Cherry

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Prunus subhirtella Autumnalis

Winter Flowering Cherry

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Prunus x schmittii

Hybrid Cherry

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Prunus yedoensis

Yoshino Cherry

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Pterocarya fraxinifolia

Caucasian wingnut / Caucasian walnut

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Punica Granatum

Pomegranate

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Pyrus calleryana Chanticleer

Callery Pear

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Quercus ilex

Holly Oak or Holm Oak

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Quercus palustris

Pin Oak or Swamp Oak

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Quercus pontica

Armenian Oak or Pontine Oak

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Quercus rubra

Red Oak

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Quercus robur

English Oak or Pedunculate Oak

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Quercus turneri Pseudoturneri

Turner’s oak

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Rhus typhina

Stag’s horn sumach

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Salix alba

White willow

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Salix alba chermesina

Scarlett Willow

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Salix sepulcralis Erythroflexuosa

Erythroflexuosa willow

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Sequoiadendron giganteum

Big Tree / Wellingtonia

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Sorbus aucuparia

Rowan or Mountain Ash

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Sorbus aria

Whitebeam

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Sorbus commixta Dodong

Japanese Rowan

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Sorbus intermedia ‘Brouwers’

Swedish whitebeam

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Styphnolobium japonicum (Sophora japonica)

Japanese Pagoda Tree

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Styrax japonica

Japanese snowball

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Syringa chinensis

Rouen lilac

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Syringa vulgaris

Common lilac

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Taxodium ascendens 'Nutans'

Pond cypress

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Taxodium distichum

Bald Cypress / Swamp Cypress

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Taxus Baccata

English Yew or Common Yew

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Thuja plicata

Western Redcedar

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Tilia cordata

Small leaved Lime / Small leaved Linden

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Tilia henryana

Henry's lime

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Tilia x euchlora

Caucasian lime / Crimean Lime

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Tilia x europaea ‘Pallida’

Common Lime / Kaiser Linden

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Tilia tomentosa

Silver Lime

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Viburnum burkwoodii

Burkwood Viburnum

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Viburnum opulus

Guelder-rose

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Viburnum plicatum ‘Mariesii’

Japanese snowball

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Viburnum rhytidophyllum

Leatherleaf Viburnum

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Zelkova serrata

Japanese zelkova

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