10 new Articles in this Topic
1) Sophora japonica 'Pendula' - Japanese pagoda tree 27.05 2008 on 10:32:32 (478 readers)
If you went looking for a tree typical for every city you would find jacarandas in Buenos Aires, London planes in London, and in Prague you would be struck by the beauty of Japanese pagoda trees . Num
2) Malus 'Van Eseltine' - crab apple 02.05 2008 on 09:11:41 (700 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
3) Malus 'Royal Beauty' - crab apple 02.05 2008 on 09:04:50 (840 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,
4) Prunus campanulata 'Okame' - flowering cherry 20.04 2008 on 20:54:32 (553 readers)
This uncommon flowering cherry comes from Taiwan. It is a small tree, well branched even without trimming, with neony pink flowers with yellow stamens. Ideal for japanese style gardens, or anywhere to
5) Prunus 'Accolade' - flowering cherry 20.04 2008 on 20:50:08 (751 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
6) Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy' - Judas tree, love tree 08.04 2008 on 09:02:44 (1120 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
7) Aronia melanocarpa - black chokeberry 22.03 2008 on 16:51:14 (810 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
8) Davidia involucrata - dove tree 17.03 2008 on 10:56:54 (849 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
9) Pterocarya fraxinifolia - wing nut 12.03 2008 on 13:09:02 (365 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
10) Albizia julibrissin 'Boubri' OMBRELLA® - silk tree 05.03 2008 on 12:51:56 (1319 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
