Trees and shrubs gallery - Burton Agnes page 2

Hebe Hebe - after the Greek goddess of youth and cupbearer to the gods, referring to the bright,youthful evergreen foliage; Silver Dollar - cultivar name describing the rounded, coin-like shape of the leaves and their bright, silvery-green variegated colours. silver dollar

Hebe Silver Dollar

A.k.a. veronica Silver Dollar is a compact, low-growing evergreen shrub with year-round variegated foliage and colour-shifting leaves. In early to mid-summer, the bush produces spikes of pale lilac or mauve-blue flowers that gradually fade to white. It only reaches 60 cm is height and spread.

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Indigofera Indigofera - from English indigo meaning from India and Latin fera, which means carrying; pendula - from Latin pendere, which means to hang, referring to the cascading, wisteria-like flower racemes and its arching branches. pendula

Weeping Indigo

A vigorous, deciduous shrub native to SW China. It produces exceptionally long, wisteria-like racemes of rosy-purple to pale lilac-pink pea-flowers that bloom continuously from mid-summer into autumn. It grows to a height of 2 to 3 m with a similar spread.

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Ilex myrtifolia Ilex - Latin for the holm-oak, which has superficially similar leaves to holly; myrtifolia - from Latin myrtus meaning myrtle and folium meaning leaf; as the leaves resemble common myrtle.

Myrtle-leaved holly

A.k.a. myrtle dahoon, a slow-growing, compact, upright, conical evergreen shrub or small tree native to SE USA. It has dusky purple young stems and small, glossy, narrow leaves. Flowers are inconspicuous, greenish-white or dull white blossoming in spring. Female plants produce colourful fruit (red, orange, or yellow berries) in late summer and autumn.

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Kolkwitzia Kolkwitzia - after the German botanist Richard Kolkwitz (1873–1956), a professor of botany in Berlin; amabilis - from Latin amare meaning love, and amabilis means worthy of love. amabilis

Beauty Bush

A large, deciduous shrub reaching 2.5 to 3 m,native t Central China with a billowing, arching growth habit and has sprays of tubular, bell-shaped pink and yellow flowers. The leaves are simple, oval, and pointed, emerging mid-green in spring and generally fading to yellow in autumn.

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Lonicera Lonicera - after Adam Lonitzer (1528–1586), a prominent 16th-century German Renaissance botanist and physician; periclymenum - from Greek mythology referring to the Argonaut Periclymenus who had shape-shifting ability to transform into various animals. This relates to the honeysuckle's twisting vine structure which constantly changes form as it climbs, and how the flowers shift in shape and color as they bloom. periclymenum

Woodbine

A.k.a. common honeysuckle, a vigorous, deciduous twining climber native to the UK and Europe. It has fragrant, tubular summer flowers and bright red berries that bloom in whorls terminal clusters from June to September. It can climb up to 7 m, twining around supports or hedgerows, knitting vegetation together. Deep green, oval leaves are arranged in opposite pairs on the stem, with the upper pairs often fused together. Following flowering, the plant produces dense clusters of glossy, bright red berries that ripen in the autumn.

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Lonicera Lonicera - after Adam Lonitzer (1528–1586), a prominent 16th-century German Renaissance botanist and physician; sempervirens - from Latin semper meaning always, and virens, from viridis, meaning green, referring to how this species holds its foliage through the winter. sempervirens

Trumpet honeysuckle

A.k.a. coral or scarlet honeysuckle, a vigorous, twining semi-evergreen vine native to E USA. Flowers are unscented, narrow, trumpet-shaped blooms that are rich coral-pink or orange-red on the outside and yellow within. They bloom in hanging clusters from spring to early summer. Leaves are oval, blue-green with a glossy upper surface. The uppermost pair of leaves are fused together to form a ring around the stem (perfoliate. The fruits are fleshy, bright red berries that are highly attractive to birds.

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Morus alba Morus - from Latin mōrus meaning black, referring to the dark-u fruits seen in related species; alba - from Latin meaning white, although many varieties have purple fruits ?

White mulberry

The tree cultivated for its leaves being the food for silkworms, and is a native of China and India. It is fast growing and can reach 20m in its relatively short life (less than 100 years normally). The fruits are white to pink in cultivation, deep purple in the wild. They are not as flavoursome as the black mulberry. The pollen explodes from the catkins with stamens acting as catapults, in one of the fastest movements in the living world.

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Philadelphus Philadelphus - from Greek word philadelphos, meaning brotherly love, after Ptolemy II Philadelphus (285–246 BCE), the ancient Egyptian pharaoh who was renowned for his patronage of the arts and sciences; coronarius - from Latin corona, meaning crown, referring to the historical use of the blossoms to weave celebratory garlands and bridal crowns. coronarius

Sweet mock orange

A vigorous deciduous shrub with intensely fragrant, creamy-white flowers, native to the Caucasus and NE Turkey. It forms a large, upright, bushy mound, typically growing 2.5 to 4 m. Flowers emerge in terminal clusters (racemes) of 5 to 9 blossoms and emit a powerful, sweet citrus-like perfume resembling orange blossoms. The scent is notably strongest during the evening and night. Foliage: Stems and Bark: The young shoots are ribbed, while older, mature stems are covered in a rich brown, flaky bark that naturally peels off in thin, longitudinal strips.

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Photinia Photinia - from Greek photeinos meaning shining, glossy or bright, referring to the leaves; x fraseri - after Fraser Nurseries in Birmingham, Alabama, where the plant was discovered as a spontaneous hybrid around 1940; red robin - comparing the leaves to the bird. x fraseri Red Robin

Photinia fraseri (Red Robin?)

A fast-growing evergreen shrub or small tree with vibrant, glossy crimson-red young leaves in spring, which mature into dark green. It boasts cream-white flower clusters in late spring. Often used as hedging and as specimen plants.

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Pyracantha Pyracantha - from Greek pyr meaning fire and akantha thorn, referring to the sharp, needle-like branches and its vibrant clusters of orange-red berries; coccinea - from Latin coccineus, meaning deep red, referring to the berries; Lalandei - after M. Lalande, a French nurseryman based in Angers, France. coccinea Lalandei

Laland firethorn

A vigorous, upright evergreen shrub with thorny branches, clusters of small white spring flowers, and dense displays of vibrant orange-red berries in autumn, growing to 4.5 . It has long, sharp thorns, masses of small, fragrant white flowers in flat clusters (corymbs) during late spring to early summer, followed by abundant, showy clusters of yellowish-red or bright orange berries that ripen in autumn and persist through the winter.

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Rosa rosa - from Latin rosa, the Roman term for the flower; Fantin-Latour - after Henri Fantin-Latour (1836–1904), a French painter of realistic still-life floral paintings Fantin-Latour

A centifolia (cabbage) old shrub rose with heavy midsummer flush of full-petalled, cup-shaped, blush-pink flowers. They have a powerful, classic old-rose perfume with subtle fruity notes. They are a single-flowering variety, usually for 3 to 4 weeksin June or July.

I do not usually include many roses on these pages, their main feature being flowers. However, they are shrubs, and Burton Agnes has a fine collection, most of them labelled, making them difficult to omit. Hence there is a page dedicated to Burton Agnes roses.

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Rosemarinus Rosemary - from Latin ros marinus, meaning dew of the sea, referring to the plant's natural coastal habitat and ability to thrive on ocean spray; officinalis - from Latin meaning of the workshop or store-room: in botanical nomenclature, a plant that was traditionally recognized and kept in stock by apothecaries and herbalists for its medicinal or culinary value; albus - from Latin meaning white, referring to the flower colour of this variant. officinalis albus

Rosemary

A.k.a. salvia rosmarinus albus. A white-flowered cultivar of the Mediterranean herb, with aromatic, deep green needle-like leaves and profuse clusters of small, pure white tubular flowers, similar in other features to the traditional blue-flowered rosemary. Capable of reaching 80–120 cm in height and width.

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Rubus Rubus - from Latin ruber, meaning red, referring to the colour of the fruits, stems, or autumn leaves of some species; Boysenberrianus - after its creator, Rudolph Boysen (1895–1950), an American horticulturist. boysenberrianus

Boysenberry

A.k.a. Rubus ursinus × idaeus is a complex hybrid bramble fruit, a vigorous trailing or scrambling deciduous shrub. It is a cross between the European raspberry, common blackberry, American dewberry, and loganberry. It has large, deep maroon-to-black coloured fruit with a rich, sweet-tart flavour. It has thorny or thornless arching canes, bright green, serrated leaves, five-petalled white flowers, and fruit larger than a standard blackberry or raspberry.

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Ruscus aculeatus ruscus - possibly from Greek rugchos meaning beak or snout, referring to the sharply pointed, beak-like apex of the modified stems; Aculeatus - from Latin meaning prickly, referring to the spine-tipped, leaf-like structures called cladodes

Butcher's broom

A.k.a. knee holly, a low-growing, exceptionally tough, evergreen monocotyledonous grasses or grass like flowering plants subshrub native to Eurasia and parts of N Africa. What appear to be its leaves are actually stiff, glossy, leaf-like structures called cladodes shoot systems in which leaves do not develop; rather, the stems become flattened and assume the photosynthetic functions of the plant. . Tiny, star-shaped, greenish-white flowers with violet centres emerge from the middle of the cladodes, on female plants followed by large, round, glossy red berries.

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Salix integra Salix - Latin name for willow; integra - from Latin meaning complete, referring to the smooth, non-toothed margins of the leaves; Hakuro - from Japanese meaning white speckled, referring to the creamy-white patches on the mature leaves; Nishiki - from Japanese, meaning brocade, referring to ua highly variegated or intricately colored plant. Hakuro Nishiki

Flamingo willow

A.k.a. Dappled Willow, a fast-growing deciduous shrub with multi-coloured foliage that emerge a brilliant flamingo-pink, maturing into a mottled or dappled effect with patches of green, creamy-white, and pink.Stems are bright coral-orange or amber.

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Tamarix Tamarix - from Latin word tamarix, possibly associated with the Tamorici, a people who lived on the Atlantic coast of Spain; Tetrandra - from Greek tetra meaning four and andria meaning male part, referring to the anthers or stamens, so a four-stamen flower. (tetrandra ?)

Tamarisk

A deciduous, multi-stemmed shrub or small tree native to SE Europe and W Asia. It has feather-like foliage, airy branching, and profuse clouds of tiny, soft pink flowers that bloom along arching branches in late spring. It can grow to 6 m in both height and spread. The branches are covered in minute, bright green, scale-like leaves that create a delicate, feathery texture. Dense racemes a 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. of soft pink to white flowers emerge in April and May directly from the previous year's woody stems. This specimen could be tetranda, but could be another variety.

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Ulmus hollandica Ulmus - Latin name for the elm tree; x hollandica - denoting a naturally occurring hybrid of Dutch origin. It is a cross between the Wych Elm (Ulmus glabra) and the Field Elm (Ulmus minor); Wredei - after Carl Wrede, the Prussian dendrologist and arboretum inspector at Alt-Geltow near Potsdam, Germany Wredei

Upright Golden Elm

A.k.a. Golden Narrow Elm is a slow-growing deciduous tree, reaching up to 10 m. It has densely packed, bright yellow crinkled leaves that transition to rich gold in autumn. It is narrowly conical to columnar when young, opening into a more rounded crown with age. Flowers are tiny, reddish-brown clusters that appear in early spring before the leaves emerge, followed by small, winged nutlets.

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Wisteria floribunda Kuchi-beni Wisteria - after the 19th-century American physician and anatomist Dr. Caspar Wistar; floribunda - from Latin flos meaning flower and abundans meaning overflowing, so free flowering; Kuchi Beni - from Japanese translating to lipstick, referring to the colouring of the blooms, as if the edges of the petals have been carefully coated with lipstick or rouge.

Japanese wisteria

A Japanese wisteria cultivar: deciduous, heavy-blooming, clockwise-twining woody vine. It forms exceptionally long, drooping racemes in late spring to early summer, that can reach up to 45 cm in length. The blooms emerge alongside or slightly before the bronze-tinted new foliage.

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