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Dawyckii varieties of common beech are very popular for their habit and leaf colours. Dawyck Gold has upright, columnar habit, its initial slow growth changes after a few years to medium-fast, never really fast. Young leaves are bright yellowish green, turning to glowing grass green throughout the s ...
10 - 15m
1 - 3m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Dawyckii varieties of common beech are very popular for their habit and leaf colours. Dawyck Purple has upright, columnar habit, its initial slow growth changes after a few years to medium-fast, never really fast. Spring leaves are striking purple, colour slightly deepens throughout the summer. Lack ...
10 - 15m
1 - 3m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
An amazing variety of common beech is this narrow-leaved variety called Mercedes. Its leaves are deciduous, deep green, glossy, about 10cm long and max. 1cm wide, and turn yellow in autumn. They look identical to another beech variety Aspleniifolia but Mercedes forms a dense, low shrub, growing abou ...
1 - 2m
1 - 2m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Riversii (syn. 'Purpurea Major') is a variety of European beech, a slow growing big tree with deep maroon leaves. They are elliptic-ovate, deciduous, emerge bright burgundy red, maturing to deep purple maroon and deep green inside the crown in summer, and eventually turn copper orange in autumn.
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15 - 18m
5 - 10m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Beech is a reliable and hardy tree of our climate. Variety Purpurea Tricolor has deep burgundy red leaves with pink margins that, upon conditions, can reach the centre of the leaf.
Natural habit is quite airy and thin when young. When mature it reaches well over 10 meters but this happens seldom, ...
3 - 15m
3 - 10m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Jumbo is an old bamboo favourite with soft green, pointed leaves, about 10 cm long, elegantly hanging on the canes offering a relaxed appearance. Young canes are green and change to yellow when mature. It grows into a compact, dense bush which looks good not only as a specimen plant but absolutely f ...
2 - 3m
1 - 1,5m
full sun to shade
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Another hardy fig that can grow and even fruit in our climate (zone 6) is called Bornholm’s Diamond (Bornholms Diamant). Its name and characteristics were derived from a Swedish variety called Bornholm bred on on island of the same name. This one is more tolerant of damp weather which makes it ...
1 - 2m
full sun
6b (down to -21°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
One of the hardiest figs for our climate (zone 6) is named Brown Turkey. As the name suggests the fruit is brownish-red or blackish-purple, relatively large and sweet. They do not require pollination. Immature fruit and branches contain sap which can be an eye and lip-irritant. Palmate leaves are ve ...
1 - 2m
1 - 2m
full sun
6b (down to -21°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Raywood is a very elegant variety of a deciduous tree called Claret ash. Its leaves are pinnate, up to 25 cm long and are composed of narrow, elliptic and very glossy individual leaflets that are deep green in summer and turn breathtaking shades of brilliant carmine red and deep burgundy red in the ...
10 - 15m
2 - 5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
