Trees gallery - Beningbrough Hall

Corylopsis pauciflora corylopsis - from Greek korylos, meaning hazel and opsis meaning appearance or resemblance, referring to the leaves being very similar in shape to those of the hazel tree (Corylus); pauciflora - from Latin paucum, a few, and flora, flower, referring to the small number of flowers (typically 2-5) found on each short, pendulous raceme, compared to other corylopsis species.

Buttercup witch hazel

A slow-growing medium-sized deciduous shrub native to Japan and Taiwan, with ovate leaves tinged red when young. Fragrant, pale yellow, bell-shaped flowers in short drooping racemesa flower cluster with the separate flowers attached by short equal stalks at equal distances along a central stem. The flowers at the base of the central stem develop first. appear in spring.

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Crataegus persimilis prunifolia

Cockspur hawthorn

A small, broad-crowned, deciduous tree with four seasons of interest. In late spring, it is generously covered in dense clusters of strongly fragrant, white flowers and provides a spectacular floral display. Later it has bright red berries in profusion. It is also called the plum-leafed thorn, which reflects the Latin name.

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Cupressus sempervirens Cupressus - from Greek kuparissos, which refers to a mythological youth who was transformed into a cypress tree. semper - always; virens - green, referring to the tree being evergreen.

Italian cypress

A.k.a. Mediterranean cypress, Tuscan cypress, or Persian cypress, a medium-sized coniferous evergreen tree native to the eastern Mediterranean region and Iran. It is well-adapted to growing there due to its ability to survive in both acidic and alkaline soils and withstand drought. A sacred tree in Iran, where it is ametaphor for "the graceful figure of the beloved". It is very long-lived, with some trees reported to be over 1,000 years old.

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Ficus carica Ficus - Latin for fig tree; carica referring to the Caria region in Asia Minor, a significant center for ancient fig cultivation.
brown turkey

Fig tree

A deciduous tree or large shrub, growing up to 7–10 m with smooth white bark. Its fruit (of a type referred to as syconiuma fleshy hollow receptacle that develops into a multiple fruit ) is teardrop-shaped, 3–5 cm long, initially green but may ripen toward purple or brown, and has sweet soft reddish flesh containing numerous crunchy seeds. The milky sap of the green parts of the plant is an irritant to human skin. In the Northern hemisphere, fresh figs are in season from early August to early October.

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Fraxinus ornus Fraxinus - Latin name for the ash tree. ornus - again Latin for this species

Manna ash

A medium-sized deciduous tree growing to 15–25 m, with a trunk up to 1 m diameter. The bark is dark grey, remaining smooth even on old trees. The flowers are produced in dense panicles 10–20 cm long after the new leaves appear in late spring, each flower with four slender creamy white petals; they are pollinated by insects, The fruit is a slender samara.

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Garrya elliptica garrya - after Nicholas Garry, Secretary of the Hudson's Bay Company, who aided botanist David Douglas;elliptica - from Greek meaning 'twice as long as broad' or 'oblong with rounded ends' describing the plant's distinctive ellipse-shaped leaves.

Silk tassel bush

An erect, bushy, evergreen shrub reaching 2–5 m, native to the coastal ranges of California and S Oregon. Dioecious flowers are concentrated in inflorescences which cascade downward. The pendant male catkins are much more showy than the shorter female versions, grey-green and up to 30 cm long. A female plant grows at Belsay Hall

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Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo (from yin xing or ginkyō) means silver apricot, referencing the fleshy, sometimes foul-smelling, seed coating; biloba - Latin for two-lobed, describing the distinctive fan-shaped leaves that are split into two distinct lobes.

Maidenhair tree due to its leaf resemblance to maidenhair ferns

A long-lived dioecious tree with unique fan-shaped leaves, capable of clonal reproduction, and known for its striking yellow autumn foliage. Specimens have been measured in excess of 1,600 years, and the largest living trees are estimated to exceed 3,500 years. Ginkgos are large trees, normally reaching a height of 20–35 m. Ginkgo biloba is dioeciouswith separate sexes, some trees being female and others being male. , with male plants producing small pollen cones with sporophylls a leaf or leaf-like structure that bears spores, which are reproductive cells . Female plants do not produce cones. Two ovules are formed at the end of a stalk, and after wind pollination, one or both develop into fruit-like structures containing seeds. The outer layer of the fruit (the sarcotesta the soft, fleshy outer layer of a seed coat, found in plants like pomegranates and cycads. Often brightly coloured or foul-smelling, to attract animals for seed dispersal ) is attractive in appearance, but contains butyric acid and smells foul like rancid butter or vomit when fallen. As a consequence, most trees in cultivation are male clones.

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Koelreuteria paniculata - after German botanist Joseph Gottlieb Koelreuter (1733-1806), known for his plant hybridization experiments. Paniculata, from Latin referring to the tree's inflorescence, which is in panicles (branched clusters of flowers).

Golden rain tree

A.k.a. pride of India, China tree and the varnish tree. A small to medium-sized deciduous tree growing to 7 m, with a broad, dome-shaped crown. The flowers are yellow, with four petals, growing in large terminal panicles. The fruit is a three-part inflated bladder-like pod, that is green, then ripening from orange to pink in autumn. It contains several dark brown to black seeds 5–8 mm in diameter. [Wikipedia]

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Magnolia x soulangeana ?

Saucer magnolia

This is a magnolia, possibly magnolia x soulangeana, known for its large, goblet-shaped pink and white flowers that bloom in early spring before the leaves appear. Decidous, typically growing to 10m tall. The flowers are fragrant and can measure up to 25 cm across.

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Osmanthus osmanthus - from Greek osme meaning fragrance, and anthos meaning flower, referring to the strong, sweet, jasmine-like scent produced by the flowers; burkwoodii after the Burkwood brothers (Arthur and Albert) and their nursery (Burkwood & Skipwith) in Surrey, England, where the hybrid was produced around 1920–1930. x burkwoodii

Sweet olive

A.k.a. Burkwood's osmanthus, or osmeria burkwoodii. A dense, large shrub or small tree with a rounded, bushy shape, reaching an ultimate height and spread of 3m. In April and May, the plant produces clusters of tubular, white flowers with an intense, sweet, perfume-like scent. Occasionally, small, black-purple berries may follow the flowers. [AI]

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Pinus mugo pinus - Latin for pine, (pitu - resin); mugo - an old Tyrolese name, likely referring to a diminutive of musk, implying an aromatic or mossy quality

Dwarf mountain pine

. A.k.a. mountain pine, scrub mountain pine, Swiss mountain pine, bog pine, creeping pine, or mugo pine. A native of S and E Alps and the Balkan peninsula, it is a low, shrubby, often multi-stemmed plant 3–6 m tall with matt-textured, thin-scaled nut-brown symmetrical cones.

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