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Acer davidii ‘Serpentine’
This Acer, a member of the Sycamore family, is an ideal tree for a small garden as it only grows to 6 -7m in height. It produces arching branches with mid green leaves that turn a fantastic orangey yellow in autumn, which together with the pinky brown ‘sycamore’ seeds creates a stunning patch of colour. Its name ‘Snake bark’ comes from its most unusual green and white streaked bark.
Like most acers it doesn’t thrive in the wind and so needs to be planted in a sheltered spot. It appreciates moist soil and doesn’t like to dry out, so if your soil is on the dry side, mulch well in the summer.
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Tricyrtis hirta (Toad Lily)
This unusual perennial plant comes from Japan. In late summer it produces these exotic purple spotted white flowers. Its leaves are long, thin, pale green and hairy!
Toad lilies like a shady site with moist peaty soil. They are ideal woodland plants.
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Sorbus aucuparia ‘Cardinal Royal’
This tree is a cultivated form of our native Mountain Ash; it is tough and tolerant of British weather. The leaves have a light feathery appearance and the tree doesn’t cast a dense shade. In late spring it bears white flowers and these are followed by decorative red berries in the autumn. ‘Cardinal Royal’ is particularly well suited to city gardens as it is upright in shape rather than spreading, also it has a profusion of berries that look striking against the green leaves. Birds adore them! Before the leaves fall there is a fine display of yellow and gold.
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