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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    Shady  Wet  Coastal  
Alder, Grey 80ft  D  1.5 - 2ft  Windy  Shady  Wet  Coastal  
Alder, Italian 80ft  D  2ft    Shady  Wet  Coastal  Chalky
Amelanchier Lamarckii 15ft  D  1 - 1.5ft    Shady  Wet    
Amelanchier Obelisk 15ft  D  1 - 1.5ft    Shady  Wet    
Amelanchier gr. Robin Hill 25ft  D  1 - 1.5ft    Shady  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      Chalky
Berberis Frikartii Telstar 3ft  E  4ins    Shady      Chalky
Berberis, Green 4ft  D  1ft  Windy  Shady      Chalky
Berberis Julianae 10ft  E  1ft    Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Berberis, Purple 5ft  D  1ft  Windy  Shady      Chalky
Berberis Stenophylla 9ft  E  1.5ft    Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Birch, Himalayan 40ft  D  1.25ft  Windy  Shady  Wet    Chalky
Birch, Paper 90ft  D  1.25ft  Windy  Shady  Wet    Chalky
Birch, Silver 50ft  D  1.25ft  Windy  Shady  Wet    Chalky
Birch, Young’s Weeping 12ft  D  9ins  Windy  Shady  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  Shady    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, Royal Burgundy 20ft  D  1ft          Chalky
Cherry, Great White 30ft  D  1ft        Coastal  
Cherry, Kanzan 30ft  D  1ft          Chalky
Cherry, Mount Fuji 18ft  D  1.5ft          Chalky
Cherry, Flag Pole 25ft  D  1ft          Chalky
Cherry, Sargent’s 30ft  D  1ft          Chalky
Cherry, Spire 30ft  D  1ft          
Cherry, Shirofugen 30ft  D  1ft        Coastal  
Cherry, Tibetan 30ft  D  1ft          
Cherry, Wild 60ft  D  1.75ft          Chalky
Chestnut, Horse 90ft  D  1.5ft    Shady      Chalky
Chestnut, Red Horse 50ft  D  1ft    Shady      Chalky
Chestnut, Sweet 60ft  D  1.5ft        Coastal  
Cornelian Cherry 10ft  D  1.5ft      Wet    Chalky
Cornus Venus 12-16ft  D  -      Wet    
Cotoneaster franchetii 8ft  E  1 - 1.5ft  Windy  Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Cotoneaster Hybridus Pendulus 10ft  E ***  1 - 1.5ft    Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Cotoneaster lacteus 12ft  E  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
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      Coastal  
Elaeagnus Ebbingei Limelight 10ft  E  1 - 1.5ft  Windy      Coastal  
Elder 12ft  D  2 - 3ft    Shady  Wet  Coastal  Chalky
Elm, English -  D  1.5 - 2ft        Coastal  
Escallonia, C F Ball 8ft  E  1ft        Coastal  
Escallonia, Donard Seedling 8ft  E  1ft        Coastal  
Euonymus, Gold 2ft  E  2 - 3ins  Windy  Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Euonymus, Golden Japanese 8ft  E  6 - 9ins        Coastal  Chalky
Eucalyptus Gunnii 80ft  E  4ft        Coastal  
Eucalyptus pauciflora niphophila 18ft  E  4ft        Coastal  
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, 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  
Honeysuckle Hedging, Gold 5ft  E  9ins    Shady      Chalky
Honeysuckle Hedging, Green 5ft  E  9ins    Shady      Chalky
Hornbeam 80ft  D *  1 - 2ft  Windy    Wet    Chalky
Hornbeam, Fastigiate 60ft  D *  1 - 2ft  Windy    Wet    Chalky
Hypericum Hidcode 4ft  ***  1-1.5ft          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
Laurel, Spotted 8ft  E  6 - 9ins    Shady  Wet  Coastal  
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
Lilac, Double Red 20ft  D  1ft          Chalky
Lilac, Double White 20ft  D  1ft          Chalky
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  Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Maple, Norway 90ft  D  1.5ft  Windy  Shady      Chalky
Maple, Silver Variegated 40ft  D  9 - 12ins    Shady      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, Pink Pagoda 20ft  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    Shady    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    
Philadelphus 8ft  D  1ft  Windy        Chalky
Photinia Little Red Robin 3ft  E  3 - 6ins          Chalky
Photinia Red Robin 8ft  E  6 - 9ins          Chalky
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  Shady  Wet  Coastal  
Poplar Robusta 100ft  D  2ft  Windy  Shady  Wet    
Poplar, Variegated Balm of Gilead 50ft  D  1.5ft    Shady  Wet    
Poplar, White 65ft  D  1.75ft  Windy  Shady  Wet  Coastal  Chalky
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, Wild 10ft  D  1.5ft  Windy      Coastal  Chalky
Pyracantha, Golden Sun 9ft  E  1 - 2ft        Coastal  
Pyracantha, Red Column 9ft  E  1 - 2ft        Coastal  
Pyracantha, Orange Glow 9ft  E  1 - 2ft        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  Chalky
Rose, Field Rose 10-12ft  D  1.5ft        Coastal  Chalky
Rose, Fru Dagmar Hastrup 4.5ft  D  1 - 1.5ft        Coastal  Chalky
Rose, Glauca 7ft  D  1 - 1.5ft        Coastal  Chalky
Rose, Hansa 5ft  D  1 - 1.5ft        Coastal  Chalky
Rose, Multiflora 15ft  D  2 - 2.5ft        Coastal  Chalky
Rose, Roseraie de L’Hay 7ft  D  1 - 1.5ft        Coastal  Chalky
Rose, Rugosa 7ft  D  1 - 1.5ft        Coastal  Chalky
Rose, Rugosa Red 7ft  D  1 - 1.5ft        Coastal  Chalky
Rose, Rugosa White 7ft  D  1 - 1.5ft        Coastal  Chalky
Rose, Pendulina 3ft  D  1ft        Coastal  Chalky
Rose, Scotch or Burnet 3ft  D  1ft        Coastal  Chalky
Rose, Sweet Briar 8ft  D  1.5ft        Coastal  Chalky
Rose, Sweet Briar 5ft  D  1.5ft        Coastal  Chalky
Rosemary 6ft  E  9ins        Coastal  Chalky
Rubus Cockburnianus  8ft  D  1 - 1.5ft          
Santolina 2ft  E  4ins        Coastal  
Service Tree, Wild 60ft  D  1ft  Windy        Chalky
Smoke Bush, Golden 8ft  D  9ins  Windy        
Snowberry 7ft  D  2 - 2.5ft  Windy  Shady  Wet  Coastal  Chalky
Snowberry, White Hedge 5ft  D  1 - 2ft  Windy  Shady  Wet  Coastal  Chalky
Spindle 8ft  D  1.5ft          Chalky
Spruce, Norway 100ft  E  2.5ft  Windy        
Spruce, Serbian 70ft  E  2.25ft  Windy        
Sweet Box 2ft  E  1-2ins    Shady      
Sycamore 100ft  D  1.75ft  Windy  Shady    Coastal  Chalky
Thorn, Cockspur 25ft  D  1ft  Windy    Wet  Coastal  Chalky
Thorn, Double Pink 25ft  D  1ft  Windy    Wet  Coastal  Chalky
Thorn, Double Scarlet 25ft  D  1ft  Windy    Wet  Coastal  Chalky
Thuja Emerald 20ft  E  9ins  Windy    Wet    Chalky
Thuja Plicata Atrovirens 100ft  E  2ft      Wet    Chalky
Tulip tree 100ft  D  2ft          
Viburnum Fragrans 9ft  D  9 - 12ins          Chalky
Viburnum tinus 8ft  E  6ins        Coastal  Chalky
Walnut 100ft  D  1 - 1.25ft          
Wayfaring Tree 10ft  D  1ft  Windy      Coastal  Chalky
Weeping Silver Pear 20-25ft  D  6ins          
Whitebeam 50ft  D  1ft  Windy      Coastal  Chalky
Whitebeam Lutescens 40ft  D  1ft  Windy      Coastal  Chalky
Willow, Coyote 20ft  D  3 - 4ft  Windy      Coastal  
Willow, Contorted 20ft  D  3 - 4ft  Windy      Coastal  
Willow, Goat 30ft  D  1 - 3ft  Windy    Wet  Coastal  Chalky
Willow, Golden Weeping 65ft  D  1ft      Wet    Chalky
Willow, Grey Sallow 10ft  D  2 - 4ft  Windy    Wet  Coastal  Chalky
Willow, Osier 30ft  D  1.5 - 2ft  Windy    Wet  Coastal  Chalky
Willow, White 55ft  D  1.5 - 2ft  Windy    Wet  Coastal  Chalky
Yew, English 50ft  E  6 - 9ins  Windy        Chalky
Yew, Golden 12-15ft  E  4ins  Windy        
Yew, Irish 30ft  E  6 - 9ins  Windy        Chalky

Average Growth Per Year. This figure represents the annual increase in height you can expect over the first 10-20 years. We have tried to give as accurate a figure as possible but plants are not only affected by their response to soil conditions and the weather but also vary considerably in their growth habits. Some are slow in growth for the first years after planting, then grow very rapidly, others grow rapidly when young and then slow down, and others have steady growth habits. Some plants because of their form (i.e. weeping habit) may put on a lot of growth but only increase in height relatively slowly.

* Retains its copper of brown leaves throughout winter on hedges.
** Semi-evergreen. Has a new crop of leaves in October, which often last to spring in warm regions, but normally fall earlier in cold regions or in harsh winters.
*** Evergreen, but may lose its foliage in very hard winters.

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