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Tamarix ramosissima
A small deciduous tree or large, shapely shrub which is grown for its lovely light, open, wispy foliage and dense covering of pink flowers. They appear from late summer to the first half of autumn on the new growth. It is commonly grown in ... [... more]
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How to prune trees
To ensure the best health, shape and size of garden trees, follow our pruning guide. Most deciduous trees are best pruned when dormant, in late autumn or winter. Don't prune in late winter or early spring, as many trees bleed sap if cut at this ... [... more]
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Eranthis hyemalis
These native European woodland plants are among the earliest to flower, and produce a bright display, especially when planted in large numbers under shrubs and deciduous trees. An efficient ground cover plant, it quickly spreads to become a ... [... more]
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Fraxinus excelsoir
This deciduous tree has attractive, dark green, divided leaves, usually with nine to 11 oval leaflets and a smooth, pale brown bark. It likes a sunny position in fertile, well-drained soil. It is often found growing on hillsides, and is quite ... [... more]
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Crataegus monogyna
The thorny stems of hawthorn make it an ideal boundary hedge that will help keep unwelcome visitors out of the garden. This deciduous tree produces fragrant white flowers in late spring, followed by glossy dark red fruit. Trained as a hedge it ... [... more]
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Fraxinus ornus
It makes a perfectly decent, bushy, deciduous tree which doesn't get outrageously tall. It has dark green leaves but stands out in late spring and early summer when it has lashings of gently scented, creamy white flowers. Even better, the leaves ... [... more]
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High-Ranking Kernels
We take peanuts with a pinch of salt, and are positively blasé about brazils, but when it comes to walnuts we're simply nuts about them. The fruit of a deciduous tree with a hard, wrinkled shell and an oily, double-lobed kernel, the walnut bears .. [... more]
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