How to Grow Ornamental Maiden Grass (Japanese Silver Grass) Miscanthus sinensis
01.08.2023 - 14:47 / gardenerstips.co.uk / hortoris / About Trees
Silver Birch look the part on a cold and frosty morning. The white or silvery trunk looks good singly or when grouped together.
There are over 60 species of birch or Betula as they are known
Silver Birch or Betula pendula has gleaming white trunk and stems that look good in winter with yellowing leaves in autumn that add seasonal colour. As a native British tree birches are good for the environment and encourage wild life.
How to Grow Ornamental Maiden Grass (Japanese Silver Grass) Miscanthus sinensis
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Conker collecting has encouraged many a stick to be thrown into a Horse Chestnut tree. The candle or flower heads are even more spectacular than the crop of conkers that they give birth too.
The British have a fascination with trees be they humble or ‘Remarkable’,’Ancient’ or saplings, ‘Great’ or just plain good.
A water loving tree that is comparatively short lived at about 150 years. It is fast growing and can often be found near river banks.
Common Ash trees row widely in the UK and other Ashes grow in Asia and America. Our Ash has dark almost black buds and some species have interesting flowers but it is as a tree the provided wood to make bows that the Ash is best known in Britain.
From the National Christmas Tree Federation ‘For Christmas trees, overall color of Norway spruce is fair to excellent, but needle retention is considered poor unless the trees are cut fresh and kept properly watered. Growth during the first 10 years after field planting is relatively slow and 8 to 11 years are required to grow a 6-7 foot tree.’Above in the public domain because its copyright has expired
The name Hornbeam derives from ‘hard tree’ a reference to the property of the extremely tough wood.
The Hawthorn flowers in May hence one of its common names. Gnarled old trunks give testimony to the Hawthorn’s ability to survive in exposed windy conditions. The thorns help make the tree a good hedging subject.
Larch trees are common in forestry plantations and high ground in the UK. Larch are fast growing and loose there leaves in winter. The wood from Common Larch trees is still used for a range of purposes.