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One of the most popular conifers for small and mid-sized gardens is this Korean fir. It has short, glossy, dark green needles that are silver on the reverse. Already as a young plant it produces very attractive bluish-purple cones.
It is slow growing, the tree shape is very regular, pyramidal, no ...
3 - 6m
1,5 - 2,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Caucasian fir is perhaps the most beautiful conifer of our climate. No wonder that it is also a commercial bestseller as a Christmas tree. Its short needles densely cover the branches; they are deep green and very glossy, with silvery undersides. Fresh growths are intensely bright green.
The growth ...
12 - 18m
3 - 5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Algerian fir is a beautiful conifer from North Africa (Algiers, Morocco) and is widely cultivated in South Europe (the Mediterranean). It is very tolerant to drought, heat, and poor soil but very sensitive to pollution and long-lasting frost under -23°C.
The needles are short and stiff, and densely ...
6 - 15m
2 - 4m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Trident maple is an attractive medium-sized tree with unusual leaves. They are three-lobed and their size, depth of lobing as well as autumn colour may vary greatly with location.
The deciduous leaves are deep green and glossy, turning yellow, orange and bright red in autumn. They change colours la ...
3 - 8m
3 - 6m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Nanum is a dwarf variety of Field maple, suitable for small gardens and avenues with limited space. It grows slowly into a small tree some 2.5m tall and wide. The leaves are deciduous, deep green, with 3-5 rounded lobes, turning yellow in autumn. It naturally forms dense and many branched, rounded c ...
1,5 - 3m
1,5 - 3m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Vitifolium is a long-time favourite of a Japanese maple variety, proved to thrive in almost any garden, and characterized by large, 8-15 cm wide, palmately rounded leaves, which are divided into 9 to 12 pointed lobes with serrated margins. The number of lobes distinguishes this species from all othe ...
3 - 5m
2 - 4m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Montpellier maple is a typical Mediterranean tree commonly found in dry, coastal or mountainous landscapes of Portugal, France, and Italy. It makes small, three-lobed, leathery but deciduous leaves, which are medium green in summer, and turn yellow, amber orange or scarlet red in autumn. Its flowers ...
4 - 6m
4 - 6m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Atropurpureum is a famous and commonly used variety with deeply lobed, red-purple leaves that turn bright red and orange in autumn. They have 5 tips. It forms a multi-stemmed shrub with widely spread branches. It grows slowly and is suitable as a specimen in any garden, not just a Japanese style gar ...
3 - 6m
3 - 4m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
The variety name of Osakazuki Japanese maple seems to refer to the third largest city in Japan, Osaka, which is renowned for its extensive vineyards that replaced cotton fields. There could be at least two reasons for choosing it – either in reference to its bright carmine red autumn leaves wh ...
3 - 7m
3 - 5m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Columnare is a slender form of Norway maple with deciduous, 10-15 cm across, broadly palmate leaves that are green in summer and turn golden orange and bright yellow in autumn. The crown is very narrow – only about 3m wide in 15-20 years, and rather dense. Pruning is usually not required but c ...
15 - 18m
3 - 5m
full to partial sun
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Another website I came across calls this Norway maple a meat-ball-on-a-stick. Quite funny, actually, but in fat it truthfully describes the shape of this small tree. Well, that only in case the author meant a good housewife who made proper, perfectly spherical meat balls.
Globosum is a variety with ...
IV - V
2 - 4m
2 - 4m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Golden Globe is a dwarf Norway maple i.e. one of those with large leaves as opposed to Japanese maples with small and dissected foliage. One of the big advantage of Norway maple is its resistance against majority of common tree diseases and pests. And it will grow almost anywhere.
Golden Globe vari ...
IV - V
2 - 4m
3 - 4m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Royal Red is a majestic looking Norway maple for large gardens, parks, and city avenues. Its palmate leaves are dark crimson red, almost black, and glossy, turning amber orange or orange-red in autumn. In spring, just as leaves emerge, it flowers profusely with many small yellow flowers, typical for ...
10 - 20m
5 - 10m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Sycamore tree is one of our native maple species and its natural habitat extends vertically from the north of Europe (with the exception of the northernmost peaty locations) to the mountainous areas of southern Europe, and horizontally from the colder parts of western Europe to the Caucasus. It is o ...
15 - 30m
10 - 20m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Men usually get mad when women describe colours with expressions like salmon pink, peachy red etc. Well, men, get ready for another hit below the belt: we have a tree whose leaves are SHRIMP pink. Not familiar with that colour? Go to the nearest restaurant and have a prawn-cocktail to see what the f ...
IV - V
2 - 3m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Simon-Louis Frères is a beautiful sycamore maple variety from France introduced in 1881. Its leaves emerge bright pink and as they unroll and mature, each leaf becomes uniquely marbled white and green in various portions. They are deciduous, coarsely-serrate, 5-lobed, and have red stalks. In au ...
3 - 6m
1,5 - 3m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Brandy Wine is another fantastic scarlet maple variety. It forms a compact, bushy, oval-shaped crown with three-lobed, deciduous, rich green leaves on red stalks in summer, which turn deep burgundy red and later vivid carmine red in autumn. They last for a long time. If you wish to prune or shape it ...
6 - 10m
4 - 6m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Red maple is one of the most spectacular big-sized trees suitable for large gardens, parks or city avenues. October Glory is a variety cultivated for its smaller size and fantastic autumn foliage colour. It has mid-sized leaves that are glossy and green in summer, changing to orange and red in early ...
9 - 13m
4 - 6m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Red Sunset belongs to the top favourite scarlet maples. It makes eye-catching display of autumn colour. Its deciduous leaves are three-lobed, mid-sized, rich green in summer and bright scarlet red in autumn. It grows fast, forming a widely oval, upright canopy. The crown is dense and needs no traini ...
15 - 18m
9 - 12m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
MORGAN is a beautifully coloured variety of scarlet maple, which was discovered in 2002 by Ray Tate from the Angel Creek Nursery in Bishop, Georgia, USA. It was a single mutation among a number of October Glory seedlings planted at a nearby nursery in Morgan County. Among the 58 existing varieties o ...
10 - 20m
6 - 12m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Pyramidale is a silver maple variety with attractive, deeply cut foliage with prominent red veins. The leaves are deciduous, rich green in summer, turning yellow, golden and orange-red in autumn. The tree forms a widely columnar canopy and is fast growing. Its branches may have a tendency to break, ...
12 - 18m
4 - 6m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
This silver maple will draw your attention to the deeply cut leaves which resemble Japanese dissectum maples. The name silver describes the underneath of the leaves which are silvery gray and glitter in the wind.
In too fertile soil the branches can grow as much as 1 meter within one year and can ...
15 - 20m
6 - 12m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
“Aureum” is variety that differs from others by its more or less erect growth with horizontal lateral branches. The fan-shaped leaves are fresh yellow-green to golden yellow, sometimes with pinkish margins. The other difference is fruit: Acer shirasawanum holds its samaras above the foli ...
2 - 4m
semi-shade / partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Amur maple is a subspecies of a less cultivated species called Tatar maple. This one comes from NE Asia, precisely Mongolia, Korea, Japan, and mainly the Amur River valley between Russia and China. It can be variable in habit but usually forms a vase-shaped, multi-stemmed shrub or small tree with do ...
3 - 6m
3 - 6m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Even among a hundred trees you will notice Red Flamingo hybrid snake-bark maple first. Such a colourful small tree must have been brought directly from Mars where red is constantly in vogue. It is a stunning variety making a breathtaking display wherever you put it. Its key features are the leaves a ...
2 - 4m
1,5 - 3m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Red horse chestnut is a fantastic tree which is usually planted in large gardens and parks, and as a street tree. Although, this hybrid grows a little slower (30 cm a year) making some 6x4m when 20 years old.
Briotti is a popular variety with big, upright panicles of deep pink flowers with a distin ...
V
6 - 15m
6 - 10m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
A spectacular new variety of silk tree comes from Japan and is called Summer Chocolate®. It was discovered in 1990 as a seedling in a controlled planting of Albizia julibrissin in 1990. It was patented in the USA under PP 13,822 in 2003. It is considered a rarity for lovers of exotic-looking pl ...
VII - VIII
2 - 5m
2 - 5m
full sun
6b (down to -21°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Ombrella® belongs to the hardy group. It was a chance selection from France which was observed and cultivated, and later on patented under the name Boubri. It differs from the species by darker leaves and deeply coloured flowers.
Exotic looking flowers are pinky-red, hairy spheres with yellowi ...
VII - IX
2 - 6m
1 - 3m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Common alder is a European native plant. There are varieties, however, that are very uncommon and I am not afraid to say exquisite. Such as this variety: Imperialis.
Imperialis alder bears mid-green, deciduous, very deeply cut, 4-8 cm long, narrow leaves that look like tiny witches’ brooms. B ...
5 - 8m
2 - 4m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Aureovariegata Japanese angelica tree is another variegated form of this east Asian taxon. It boasts showy variegation of leaf margins that are rich yellow in spring and turn paler in summer to almost white when the flowers appear. Unlike a similar variety Golden Umbrella, Aureovariegata occupies sm ...
VIII - IX
2 - 4m
2 - 3m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Recently, less known fruit trees and shrubs are becoming more and more popular mainly thanks to their original taste as well as positive impact on our health. Black chokeberry is one of them. It is in the same rosaceae family as the service tree and its fruit is similar, too. The lustrous fruits are ...
V - V
1,5 - 2m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Pawpaw is an old tree species from eastern USA. It is cultivated for both its ornamental value as well as edible fruit. In May appear exotic flowers on bare wood. They are 6-petalled, open bell-shaped, deep burgundy red. Deciduous leaves are large - almost 30 cm long, obovate, medium green, and turn ...
V - VI
2 - 4m
1 - 2m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
