Prunus campanulata 'Okame' - flowering cherry

1) Malus 'Van Eseltine' - crab apple 02.05 2008 on 09:11:41 (332 readers)
Another charming crab apple is this variety “Van Eseltine”. At the end of April / beginning of May it produces profusion of scarlet red spherical buds on long stalks which open to semi double and doub

2) Malus 'Royal Beauty' - crab apple 02.05 2008 on 09:04:50 (316 readers)
Some crab apples can easily compete with Japanese ornamental cherries as far as the beauty and colours of their flowers. This is the case of ´Royal Beauty´. It is a small tree growing about 2.5m tall,

3) Prunus 'Pink Perfection' - flowering cherry 20.04 2008 on 21:29:57 (435 readers)
The name of this flowering cherry says it all: Pink Perfection. It belongs to our most popular cherries. In mid-spring relatively small buds appear and it takes them up to 2 weeks to open up so the st

4) Prunus 'Accolade' - flowering cherry 20.04 2008 on 20:50:08 (343 readers)
This flowering cherry is a cross between prunus sargentii and prunus subhirtella. It has profusion of pale pink, semi-double flowers which open from deep pink buds in mid spring. Leaves are dark green

5) Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy' - Judas tree, love tree 08.04 2008 on 09:02:44 (704 readers)
Judas tree is often called The Love Tree because of the unusual shape and colour of its leaves which do look like a heart icon. Their colour is bronze to deep burgundy, sometimes with green shades or

6) Aronia melanocarpa - black chokeberry 22.03 2008 on 16:51:14 (521 readers)
Recently, less known fruit trees and shrubs are becoming more and more popular mainly thanks to their original taste as well as positive impact on our health. Black chokeberry is one of them. It is in

7) Davidia involucrata - dove tree 17.03 2008 on 10:56:54 (538 readers)
This elegant and rather exotic looking tree is still rare in cultivation in Europe. It was believed to have been extinct after the glacial era, however, in late 19th century some specimens were found

8) Pterocarya fraxinifolia - wing nut 12.03 2008 on 13:09:02 (265 readers)
From Caucasus and Northern Iran comes one of my absolutely top favourites – wing nut. Its large leaves, fruit and monumental statue predetermine this tree to become the most significant feature of any

9) Albizia julibrissin 'Boubri' OMBRELLA® - silk tree 05.03 2008 on 12:51:56 (912 readers)
Mimosaceae plants are popular mainly in southern Europe as they are very drought tolerant. Even though they come from subtropical parts of the world we can also grow some of them in our climate. Ombre

10) Fraxinus ornus 'Meczek' - manna ash, flowering ash 08.02 2008 on 10:14:27 (790 readers)
Meczek is a special variety of flowering ash with a compact, mop-shaped, round crown that does not have to be trimmed to maintain its shape. It was selected in Hungary in 1980´s.