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Trees gallery - Hidcote page 2
Near Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire
Juniperus recurva 'Coxii'
Coffin juniper
A graceful weeping tree native to SW China and the Himalayas. Near threatened in the wild, with large trees highly valued for furniture and coffins. Junipers have cones which look like berries, known as a galbulus a fleshy cone formed by scales which accrete into a single mass under a unified epidermis. . They are gymnosperms (they have seeds, but no flowers or fruits).This is the girth county champion of Gloucestershire (Tree Register 2017).
Magnolia Soulangeana Alba Superba
Saucer magnolia
A deciduous, upright large shrub or small tree with huge, fragrant, tulip like white flowers. The magnolia originates from China; this hybrid was initially bred by French plantsman Étienne Soulange-Bodin, at his château de Fromont near Paris. He crossed M. denudata with M. liliiflora in 1820.
Quercus ilex
Holm oak
One of a number of holm oaks in the gardens. Perhaps planted as part of the shelter belt. An evergreen tree of large size, acorns are produced one to three together on a short downy stalk, ripening the first season, the cups with appressed Lying close and flat, pointing toward the apex of the plant or structure , downy scales.
Quercus petraea
Sessile oak
A monoecious male and female reproductive parts are on the same plant , deciduous, native tree which has a more upright trunk and straighter branches than English oak, and the leaves have longer stalks. The acorns don't have the long 'pedunculate' having a peduncle (a stalk bearing a flower or fruit) stems on acorns that quercus robur has, being sessile (without stems), attached directly to the branches.
Pinus densiflora umbraculifera
Japanese red pine
A red pine pruned by 'Phil' in 2016, having returned from a trip around Japan. A native of Japan, Korea, China and parts of Russia. Strong wind resistance, with useful timber. The trunk is rich in resin, from which rosin and turpentine can be extracted. Essential oil can be extracted from the leaves. The wood has natural anti-corrosion and anti-mildew properties, and natural preservatives and anti-mold agents can be extracted.
Robinia x ambigua decaisneana
Robinia
A tall deciduous tree just coming into leaf and flower, which are rosy pink when formed. A cross coming from Holland in the 1860s. Robinias are native to North America, commonly known as locust. This one is the girth champion for England, and girth and height champion for Gloucester (Tree Register 2017).
Sorbus aria
Whitebeam
A deciduous broad leaved medium sized tree, growing to 15m. Native to Britain, though most frequently seen planted in gardens and parks. The edible berries eventually turn scarlet in autumn, and are a favourite with birds.
Wisteria floribunda multijuga
Japanese wisteria
A native of Japan, vines can grow over 30 metres if fully supported, on clockwise-twining stems. Shiny, dark-green, pinnate compound leaf that has leaflets arranged in 2 rows either side of a midrib like a feather. leaves complement large racemes a flower cluster with the separate flowers attached by short equal stalks at equal distances along a central stem of flowers which can reach 2m in length. Multijuga has pea-like lilac coloured flowers, seen at their best in May and June, as here.
