TREES AND SHRUBS

22 March, 2002



Inherited Trees and Shrubs in 1986 'Bird' Cherries - 2 very large trees Acers (sycamore) Many Leylandii on boundaries and 20 mature trees closely grouped around the pond Ash. A big tree and growing fast Silver Birch. Attractive and slow growing Willow. Coppicing and suffering from lack of water Weeping willow. Also short of water near to Leylandii Copper Beach and Elm saplings in boundary fence, now beginning to show their true habit. Sorbus - Whitebeam. Sheds leaves every year from lack of water Shumas. Spreading widely via root development Apples and Pears. Seriously unpruned including: Bramley seeding Laxton Superb Cox's Orange Pippin Grenadier Waggoner Horizontal Conifer Yews. Tucked away in the far corner Many Lilacs. Cramped and reaching for light	New Trees added by the Greens All new trees have taken a long time to get into steady growth. The majority were planted during a succession of dry years and many barely survived this period probably benefiting from careful planting with peat compost. Leaves and berries often fell early and growth was restricted. This year the effect of sustained rainy weather has been seen and the change is readily apparent. Acer Platanoides Drummondii - Variegated yelloe/green leaves Acer Platanoides Crimson King - Deep bronze leaves Sorbus - becoming too big for the pation area site. It has large white berries in bunches Craetagus Mollis - dense lush green foliage, massive red berries Poplar (grey) - large tree. Attractive silvery grey leaves Weeping Elm - Complements pond site Weeping Pear - ornamental smaller tree Weeping Ash - Smaller tree, late into leaf Robinia Pseudocacia (Frisia) - Attractive bright yellow leaf, late into leaf providing a striking contrast with the nearby Acer Crimson King Malus - 3 examples, all with attractive reddish leaves and blossom Laburnum - Typical yellow weeping racemes of blossoms Eucalyptus - Alarming rate of Growth, allowed to gain natural height for contrast Cedrus Deodora - massive but beautiful and elegant tree, growing fast



Fruit Trees Introduced Plum - Victoria. 3 examples. Crops are now becoming steadier Greengage. Just Beginning to crop Damson. Usually heavy crops for the freezer Apple - James Grieve. Good crop on espalier form Cherry - Stella. Very bird prone Walnut - Juglans Nigra. Very slow growth so far. An experiment: 4 maiden trees from Devon which have yet to crop. Traditional Cider Apples Kingston Black Duffin Pomeroy of Somerset Dunkerton	Soft fruits Red Currants - Red Lake. Massive crops leading to "Red Currant Stress" for the kitchen staff in July!! Gooseberries - Careless. Always a useful sized crop for the freezer. Blackcurrants - Ben More. More cuttings rooted this year to build up crops. Raspberries. Usuually a good crop but suffer wi th Raspberry Beetle. Time has come to replace with new stocks. Grape Vine - Black Humbug. Prolific crops of attractive green foliage and grapes over the the west side of house and pergola. Beautiful golden foliage in Autumn.

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