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Trees gallery - Trelissick - page 5
Near Truro, Cornwall
Quercus cerris
Turkey oak
A native of SE Europe and Asia minor, also called the Austrian oak. It is much faster growing than quercus robur, and since its introduction in the 1700s has become a neophyte a plant not native to a region, introduced and escaped into the wild in recent history (after 1500) appearing in most of the country, edging out native growth.
Quercus ilex
Holm oak
As well as shelter belt planting, there are large specimen holm oak trees growing at Trelissick, such as this one near the house. Wella Chubb, assistant head gardener, nates: At Trelissick they make up the earlier shelter belts as the don’t grow too quickly and will stay compact in windy situations. Equally they will make great statement trees if left to their own devices and pruned accordingly.
Quercus robur
English oak
Also known as the pedunculate oak, signifying that the acorns grow on peduncles - stalks - unike the sessile oak which has no stalks. The classic English tree, capable of growing to 40m, with 11m girth, and living for hundreds of years.
Quercus petraea
Sessile oak
This has acorns without stalks (sessile), though the leaves have a long stem, whereas robur has almost no leaf stem.
Styrax japonicus fargesii
Snowbell tree
A native of E Asia, the common name refers to the small white pendent flowers held on purple pedicels. A small tree with a short trunk, perhaps reaching 12-14m.
Tetrapanex papyrifer rex
Rice paper plant
A native of Taiwan, it grows 3 - 7m tall, with a rosette of leaves at the top. 'Rex' is a cultivar with large leaves, which can be evergreen if temperatures stay above freezing. The inflorescence is a large panicle of hemispherical or globular umbels, at the end of the stem.
Trachycarpus fortunei
Chinese windmill palm
A single stem palm, native to China and surrounding countries. The leaves are well over 1.5m in length, the yellow flowers are in large branched panicles, up to 1m in length.
Ailanthus altissima
Tree of heaven
A native of China, a neophyte in the UK, and considered very invasive in many countries, having an ability to spread by suckering, and to regenerate rapidly if cut. Similar to ash, with pinnate leaves and seeds formed in bunches of keys.
Rhododendron etc.
Azalea, camellia, rhododendron
There were many shrubs in bright flower on our visit (May), but I didn't find the names of any, apart from the large bushy gathering of Rhododendron Cornish Red, the tallest growing of all the Cornish woodland rhododendrons. It can reach 24m in maturity with large trusses of reddish-purple flowers.
