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TREE, SHRUB AND CONIFER GUIDE (Imperial)

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Name

 Approx. 
Ultimate
Height		 Evergreen
E
Deciduous
D		 Average
Growth
per
Year		 Suitable for all conditions and:
Exposed Windy Sites Dense Shade Wet Sites Coastal Areas Chalky Soil
Alder, Common  70ft  D  1.5ft      Wet  Coastal  
Alder, Grey  80ft  D  1.5 - 2ft  Windy    Wet  Coastal  
Alder, Italian  80ft  D  2ft      Wet  Coastal  Chalky
Amelanchier Lamarckii  15ft  D  1 - 1.5ft      Wet    
Amelanchier Obelisk  15ft  D  1 - 1.5ft      Wet    
Amelanchier gr. Robin Hill  25ft  D  1 - 1.5ft      Wet    
Ash  100ft  D  1 - 1.5ft  Windy    Wet  Coastal  Chalky
Ash, Claret  70ft  D  1 - 1.5ft  Windy    Wet  Coastal  Chalky
Aspen  50ft  D  1.5ft  Windy    Wet    
Beech, Green  100ft D *  2ft  Windy        Chalky
Beech, Purple  100ft D *  1.5ft  Windy        Chalky
Berberis Darwinii  8ft  E  1ft    Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Berberis darwinii Compacta  3ft  E  4ins    Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Berberis Frikartii Telstar  3ft  E  4ins    Shady      Chalky
Berberis Golden Rocket  4ft  D  6 - 12ins        Coastal  Chalky
Berberis, Green  4ft  D  1ft  Windy  Shady      Chalky
Berberis Julianae  10ft  E  1ft    Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Berberis, Rose Glow  5ft  D  9ins          Chalky
Berberis Stenophylla  9ft  E  1.5ft    Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Birch, Himalayan  40ft  D  1.25ft  Windy    Wet    Chalky
Birch, Paper  90ft  D  1.25ft  Windy    Wet    Chalky
Birch, Silver  50ft  D  1.25ft  Windy    Wet    Chalky
Birch, Young’s Weeping  12ft  D  9ins  Windy    Wet    Chalky
Blackthorn  13ft  D  1ft  Windy    Wet  Coastal  
Box, Common  30ft  E  4 - 6ins    Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Box Dwarf  3ft  E  1 - 2ins    Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Box, Faulkner  6ft  E  4 - 6ins    Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Box, Green Balloon  3.5ft  E  2 - 3ins    Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Box, Variegated  4ft  E  2ins    Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Buckthorn, Alder  13ft  D  1.5ft      Wet    
Buckthorn, Common or Purging  15ft  D  1ft          Chalky
Buckthorn, Sea  8ft  D  1 - 1.5ft  Windy      Coastal  
Cedar, Blue Atlas  100ft  E  2ft          
Cherry, Autumn Flowering  25ft  D  1ft          Chalky
Cherry, Bird  35ft  D  1.25ft          Chalky
Cherry, Cheal’s Weeping  20ft  D  9ins          Chalky
Cherry, Double White  45ft  D  1ft          Chalky
Cherry, Flag Pole  25ft  D  1ft          Chalky
Cherry, Great White  30ft  D  1ft          Chalky
Cherry, Kanzan  30ft  D  1ft          Chalky
Cherry, Mount Fuji  18ft  D  1.5ft          Chalky
Cherry, Purple Bird  30ft  D  1.25ft          Chalky
Cherry, Sargent’s  30ft  D  1ft          Chalky
Cherry, Spire  30ft  D  1ft          Chalky
Cherry, Tibetan  30ft  D  1ft          
Cherry, Shirofugen  30ft  D  1ft          Chalky
Cherry, Wild  60ft  D  1.75ft          Chalky
Chestnut, Horse  90ft  D  1.5ft          Chalky
Chestnut, Sweet  60ft  D  1.5ft        Coastal  
Cornelian Cherry  10ft  D  1.5ft      Wet    Chalky
Cotoneaster franchetii  8ft  E  1 - 1.5ft  Windy  Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Cotoneaster lacteus  12ft  E  1 - 1.5ft  Windy  Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Cotoneaster lucidus  12ft  D  1 - 1.5ft  Windy  Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Cotoneaster rothschildianus  15ft  E  1 - 1.5ft  Windy  Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Cotoneaster simonsii  7ft E **  9 - 12ins  Windy  Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Crab Apple  35ft  D  1ft          Chalky
Crab Apple, Golden Hornet  25ft  D  1ft          Chalky
Crab Apple, Japanese  15ft  D  6 - 9ins          Chalky
Crab Apple, John Downie  30ft  D  1ft          Chalky
Crab Apple, Royalty  25ft  D  1ft          Chalky
Crab Apple, Rudolph  20-25ft  D  1ft          Chalky
Crab Apple, Tschonoskii  40ft  D  1 - 1.5ft          Chalky
Cut Leafed Alder  25ft  D  1ft      Wet    
Dogwood  8ft  D  1.5ft  Windy    Wet    Chalky
Dogwood, Black Stemmed  7-8ft  D  1.5ft  Windy    Wet    Chalky
Dogwood, Golden Variegated  7-8ft  D  1.5ft  Windy    Wet    Chalky
Dogwood, Midwinter Fire  4ft  D  6ins      Wet    Chalky
Dogwood, Red Stemmed  7-8ft  D  1.5ft  Windy    Wet    Chalky
Dogwood, Silver Variegated  7-8ft  D  1.5ft  Windy    Wet    Chalky
Dogwood, Yellow Stemmed  7-8ft  D  1.5ft  Windy    Wet    Chalky
Elaeagnus Ebbingei  10ft  E  1 - 1.5ft  Windy  Shady    Coastal  
Elaeagnus Ebbingei Limelight  10ft  E  1 - 1.5ft  Windy  Shady    Coastal  
Elder  12ft  D  2 - 3ft    Shady  Wet  Coastal  Chalky
Elm, Autumn Gold  60ft  D  1.5ft        Coastal  Chalky
Elm, English  -  D  1.5 - 2ft        Coastal  
Escallonia, C F Ball  8ft  E  1ft        Coastal  
Escallonia, Donard Seedling  8ft  E  1ft        Coastal  
Eucalyptus Gunnii  80ft  E  4ft        Coastal  
Euonymus, Gold  2ft  E  2 - 3ins  Windy  Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Euonymus, Harlequin  2ft  E  2 - 3ins  Windy  Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Euonymus, Silver  2ft  E  2 - 3ins  Windy  Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Fir, Caucasian  120ft  E  2ft          
Flowering Currant King Edward VII  6ft  D  1ft    Shady    Coastal  
Forsythia  8ft  D  1.5ft          Chalky
Golden Elm  12ft  D  6ins          
Gorse  6ft  E  6 - 12ins  Windy      Coastal  
Griselinia  15ft  E  1ft        Coastal  
Guelder Rose  13ft  D  1ft  Windy    Wet    
Hazel  20ft  D  1.5ft  Windy        
Hazel, Golden-Leaf  20ft  D  1.5ft  Windy        
Hazel, Purple-Leaf  20ft  D  1.5ft  Windy        
Hemlock, Western  100ft  E  2 - 3ft          
Holly, Blue  8ft  E  6ins  Windy  Shady    Coastal  
Holly, Golden King  25ft  E  6 - 12ins  Windy  Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Holly, Golden Variegated  45ft  E  9 - 12ins  Windy  Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Holly, Green  65ft  E  9 - 12ins  Windy  Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Holly, Japanese  12ft  E  8 - 12ins    Shady      
Holly, J.C. van Tol  20ft  E  6 - 12ins  Windy  Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Holly, Silver Hedgehog  6ft  E  6ins  Windy  Shady    Coastal  
Holly, Silver Variegated  45ft  E  9 - 12ins  Windy  Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Honeysuckle Hedging, Gold  5ft  E  9ins    Shady      Chalky
Honeysuckle Hedging, Green  5ft  E  9ins    Shady      Chalky
Hornbeam  80ft D *  1 - 2ft  Windy  Shady  Wet    Chalky
Hornbeam, Fastigiate  60ft D *  1 - 2ft  Windy  Shady  Wet    Chalky
Horse Chestnut, Red  50ft  D  1ft          Chalky
Hyssop  1.5ft  E  3ins          Chalky
Laburnum  23ft  D  1ft  Windy        
Larch  100ft  D  3ft  Windy        
Laurel  17ft  E  1ft    Shady  Wet    
Laurel, Dwarf  4ft  E  6ins    Shady  Wet    
Laurel, Etna  8ft  E  6ins    Shady  Wet    
Laurel, Marbled White  15ft  E  6 - 9ins    Shady  Wet    
Laurel, Portugal  15ft  E  9ins    Shady  Wet    Chalky
Lavender Hidcote  2ft  E  4ins        Coastal  Chalky
Lavender, Old English  3-4ft  E  6ins        Coastal  Chalky
Lavender, White  3-4ft  E  6ins        Coastal  Chalky
Leyland Cypress  100ft  E  2.5 - 3ft        Coastal  
Leyland Cypress, Golden  100ft  E  2 - 2.5ft        Coastal  
Lilac  20ft  D  1ft          Chalky
Lime, Broad or Large-Leaved  100ft  D  1.5ft          
Lime, Red-Twigged  80ft  D  1.5ft  Windy        
Lime, Small-Leaved  75ft  D  1.5ft  Windy        
Liquidambar  80ft  D  1ft          
London Plane  100ft  D  1.5ft          
Maple, Crimson King  40ft  D  1ft          Chalky
Maple, Field  80ft  D  1 - 2ft  Windy      Coastal  Chalky
Maple, Norway  90ft  D  1.5ft  Windy        Chalky
Maple, Silver Variegated  40ft  D  9 - 12ins          Chalky
Mountain Ash  40ft  D  1ft  Windy    Wet  Coastal  
Mountain Ash, Chinese  30ft  D  1ft  Windy    Wet  Coastal  
Mountain Ash, Edulis  40ft  D  1ft  Windy    Wet  Coastal  
Mountain Ash, Joseph Rock  25ft  D  1ft  Windy    Wet  Coastal  
Mountain Ash, Kashmir  28ft  D  1ft  Windy    Wet    
Nepeta Six Hills Giant  3ft  E  6 - 9ins          
Oak, English or Common  100ft  D  9ins  Windy      Coastal  Chalky
Oak, Holm  80ft  E  9 - 12ins        Coastal  
Oak, Red  100ft  D  1.5ft          Chalky
Oak, Sessile  130ft  D  9ins        Coastal  
Osmanthus  10ft  E  4 - 6ins          
Pear Chanticleer  20ft  D  9ins          
Pear, Common  50ft  D  1ft      Wet    
Pearl Tree  10ft  D  1ft          
Philadelphus  8ft  D  1ft  Windy  Shady      Chalky
Photinia  8ft  E  6 - 9ins          
Pine, Austrian  90ft  E  1.75ft  Windy      Coastal  Chalky
Pine, Scots  80ft  E  1.75ft  Windy      Coastal  
Plum, Myrobalan  25ft  D  1 - 1.5ft  Windy        Chalky
Plum, Purple Blaze  25ft  D  1 - 1.5ft  Windy        Chalky
Poplar, Lombardy  100ft  D  2 - 2.5ft  Windy    Wet  Coastal  
Poplar Robusta  100ft  D  2ft  Windy    Wet    
Poplar, White  65ft  D  1.75ft  Windy    Wet  Coastal  Chalky
Poplar, Variegated Balm of Gilead  50ft  D  1.5ft      Wet    
Potentilla fruticosa  4ft  D  6 - 9ins  Windy      Coastal  Chalky
Privet, Golden  10ft E ***  1ft  Windy  Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Privet, Green  12ft E ***  1ft  Windy  Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Privet, Silver  8ft E ***  1ft  Windy  Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Privet, Wild  10ft  D  1.5ft  Windy  Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Pyracantha, Golden Sun  9ft  E  1 - 2ft    Shady    Coastal  
Pyracantha, Orange Glow  9ft  E  1 - 2ft    Shady    Coastal  
Pyracantha, Red Column  9ft  E  1 - 2ft    Shady    Coastal  
Quickthorn  45ft  D  1.5ft  Windy    Wet  Coastal  Chalky
Robinia Pseudoacacia  80ft  D  1 - 1.5ft          
Rose, Blanc Double de Coubert  6ft  D  1 - 1.5ft        Coastal  Chalky
Rose, Dog Rose  7ft  D  1.5ft        Coastal