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The Trees of Fletcher Moss Park & Parsonage Gardens

List of Notable Trees and Shrubs in Fletcher Moss Park

The trees, shrubs and plants of the Alpine Garden, well over two hundred of them, have been annotated on the plan which is attached here, a labour of love from one of the Friends who has worked on this throughout the pandemic!

Credit: STEPHANIE RYAN 2022

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The Rockery

No.Latin NameCommon NameCountry of Origin
10Cotinus coggygriaSmoke TreeS. Europe/Central Asia/Himalayas/ N. China
14Viburnum carlesiiArrow wood / Korean SpiceKorea and Japan Viburnum
18Acer palmatum ‘Acontifolium’Full Moon MapleJapan, China, Korea
19Magnolia lilliflora nigraBlack Lilly MagnoliaS.W. China, Sichuan, Yunnan*
23Calocedrus decurrensCalifornian Incense CedarWestern N. America California
26Taxodium distichumSwamp Cypress/ Bald CypressS.E. USA
29Hamamelis mollisChinese Witch HazelChina
39Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’Corkscrew HazelNorthern hemisphere inc. Britain & Europe*
40Trachycarpus fortuneiChusan PalmChina
41Abies koreanaKorean FirKorea
42Acer palmatum ‘Atropurpureum’Japanese MapleJapan
48Betula pendula ‘Youngii’Young’s Weeping BirchEurope/ Eastern Asia*
51Cercidiphyllum japonicumKatsura TreeJapan
56Chamaecyparis pisiferaSawara Cypress ‘Filifera Aurea’Japan
57Hoheria glabrataRibbonwood/ Mountain LacebarkNew Zealand
58Juglans regiaPersian Walnut/English WalnutAsia Minor
61Liriodendron tulipiferaTulip treeNorth America, Virginia.
63Metasequoia glyptosrobodiesDawn RedwoodChina
64Picea brewerianaWeeping Spruce/Brewer’s SpruceN.W. America Oregon/California
65Pinus radiataMonterey PineCalifornia/Monterey
66Prumnopitys andinaChilean Plum YewS.America/Chile, Argentina (Andes)
67Sassafras albidumCommon White SassafrasEastern N. America. South Maine & Southern Ontario – Iowa. S. & C. Florida – E. Texas.
68Sciadopytis verticillataJapanese Umbrella PineJapan
70Sequioadendron giganteumWeeping Giant Redwood ‘Pendulum’California
71Taxus baccata ‘Fastigiata Aurea’Golden Irish YewIreland
75Cornus nuttaliiPacific DogwoodN.W.America/California, S.W. British colombia, Oregan, W. Washington.
76Azara serrataSaw Toothed AzaraS. America
78Magnolia x kewensisKew MagnoliaN. Japan & Korea (M. kobus x M.salicifolia)
101Picea pungens ‘Glauca’Blue SpruceN. America, Rocky Mountains, Colorado.
102Pinus sylvestris ‘Waterei’Scotts Pine/ Walter PineEurasia
116Sarcococca confusaSweet boxW. China
117Chaenomeles superbaJapanese Quince ‘Pink Lady’Japan ‘Pink Lady’
118Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldiiBeauty BerryE. & SE. Asia, Australia, Madagascar, N. & S. America. ‘Profusion’
119Osmanthus heterophyllusVariegated Holly OliveE. Asia, Japan ‘Variegatus’
120Viburnum burkwoodiiBurkwood ViburnumKorea & China (V. Carlessii x V. Utilis)
121Pieris japonica ‘Forest Flame’Andromeda ‘Forest Flame’Japan
122Salix matsudana ‘Tortuosa’Corkscrew Willow/Dragon’s Claw Willow/Peking WillowChina
123MagnoliaMagnolia
124Tamarix tetrandaTamarisk /Salt CedarEastern Europe, Temperate Asia.
127Mahonia aquifoliumMahonia Oregan GrapeWestern N. America
128OsmanthusOsmanthus
129Nothofagus menziesiiSilver BeechNew Zealand
138Hebe ‘High Voltage’Shrubby VeronicaNew Zealand ‘High Voltage’
139Prunus incisa ‘Kojo-no mai’Fuji Cherry ‘Kojo-no mai’Japan Kanto, Chuba, Kiki
146Hydrangea anomala subsp. petioralisClimbing HydrangeaJapan/Korea/E. Siberia (Sakhalin Island)
148Viburnum tinusLaurustinusMediterranean/N. Africa
149PinusPinus
150Viburnum davidiiDavid ViburnumW. China
151Pieris formosa ‘Wakehurst’Himalayan AndromedaC. & S. China, Assam, Vietnam, Tibet. ‘Wakehurst’
152Erica arborea ‘Gold Tips’Tree Heath ‘Gold Tips’SW. Europe, Mediterranian, N. Africa, C.E. Africa
165Syringa microphylla ‘Superba’Daphne LilacBalkan Peninsula/ Europe/ Asia/ N. American
166Enkianthus campanulatusPagoda Bush/ RedveinJapan
173Gaultheria shallonSalal/ LemonleafN.W. Pacific
175Crinodendron HookerianumChilean Lantern TreeChile
176Halesia CarolinaCarolina Silver bellS.E. United States of American
177OsmanthusOsmanthus
178Rosa rubrifolia/ Rosa GlaucaRedleaf RoseCentral and Southern Europe
179Syringa prestoniae ‘Desdomona’Preston Lilac ‘Desdomona’C.China x Russia, Far East (S. Reflexa x S. Villosa) China, Korea
180Philadelphus coronarius aureusDwarf Mock OrangeN. & C. America/Asia
181Rosa ‘Dupontii ‘Duponts Rose, SnowbushFrance, Angers
182Physocarpus ‘Dart’s Gold’Ninebark ‘Dart’s Gold’Eastern N. America*
183Itea ilicifoliaSweetspireChina
185Mahonia ‘Winter Sun’Oregon Grape ‘Winter Sun’Western N. America*
186
187
188Paeonia lutea ludlowiiLudlow’s Tree PeonyTibet
189Rosa xanthia f. hugonisFather Hugo’s RoseChina
190Cordyline australis ‘Purpurea’Purple Cabbage PalmNew Zealand
191Phormiun tenax ‘Rainbow Queen’New Zealand Flax ‘Rainbow Queen’New Zealand/ Norfolk Island
200RosaRose
201Yucca filamentosa ‘Color Guard’Needle Palm ‘Color Guard’S.E. USA
202
203Acer GriseumPaperbark Maple/ Blood-BarkC. China
204Fuchsia magellanica Lam.Hummingbird Fuchsia/ HardyFuchsia S. America
205Fuchsia ‘Hawkshead’Hardy Fuchsia ‘Hawkshead’Dominican Republic/Haiti
206Sorbaria sorbarifoliaTree Spirea
208Cotoneaster horizontalisRockspray CotoneasterNepal/China/Taiwan/Tibet/Yunnan-Jiangsu-Zhejiang
209Pittosporum tobira ‘Nanum’Dwarf Japanese Mock OrangeJapan/Korea/China/Taiwan
210Pachysandra terminalisJapanese SpurgeJapan/Korea/China
211RosaRose
212Rhododendron
224Prunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelArea around Black Sea/SW Asia/SE Europe
228Acer ‘Shirasawanum Aureum’Golden Full Moon MapleJapan
229Acer palmatumJapanese Maple
230Acer palmatum ‘Dissectum Atropurpureum’Japanese Maple ‘Dissectum Atropurpureum’Japan/Korea/China/Southeast Russia
231Acer palmatum ‘Tamukeyama’Japanese Maple ‘Tamukeyama’Japan/Korea/China
232Acer palmatum ‘Red Dragon’Japanese Maple ‘Red Dragon’Japan/Korea/China
233Acer palmatum ‘Dissectum’Japanese maple ‘Dissectum’Japan/Korea
234Acer palmatum
242Euonymus fortunei ‘Emerald ‘n’ Gold’Spindle ‘Emerald ‘n’ Gold’China/Korea/Philippines/Japan
244Euonymus fortunei ‘Emerald Gaiety’Spindle ‘Emerald Gaeity’China/Korea/Philippines/Japan
250Sarcococcus hookeriana var. humilisDwarf Sweet BoxChina
251Abelia floribundaFree – Flowering Abelia/Mexican AbeliaMexico
252Hedera helix ‘Ivalace’Ivy ‘Ivalace’Northern Europe
253Ilex aquifolium ‘Ferrox (M)’Hedgehog Holly (M)British Isles
254IlexHolly
255Ilex
256Yucca filamentosaNeedle Palm/Adam’s Needle & ThreadSoutheast USA

* Origin of mother plant, plant is a hybrid or graft.

N.B. This is an extension and expansion of the original list in the booklet ‘Fletcher Moss Park And Parsonage Gardens’ by John Steedman.

The Heather Border

No.Latin NameCommon NameCountry of Origin
10Cotinus CoggygriaSmoke TreeS. Europe/N. China/ C. Asia/ Himalayas
14Viburnum carlesiiArrow wood/ Korean SpiceKorea & Japan, Viburnum
43Acer palmatum ‘Osakasuki’Japanese MapleJapan*
45Aralia elataJapanese Angelica TreeJapan
53Chamaecyparis nootkatensisWeeping Nootka CypressN.W. America, ‘Pendula’
77Ilex aquifolium ‘Ferox Argentea Marginata’Silver Hedgehog Holly (M)W. & S. Europe/N. Africa, W. Asia
100Magnolia stellataStar MagnoliaJapan
103Hamamelis x inermedia ‘Jelena’Witch hazel ‘Jelena’China*
104Juniperus recurva var. coxiiCoffin Juniper/ Weeping JuniperHimalayas, W.Pakistan, W. Yunnan
118Calicarpa bodinieri giraldii ‘Profusion’Beauty BerryJapan*
121Pieris japonicaAndromedaJapan
145Erica arborea alpinaAlpine Tree HeatherS.W. Europe, Mediterranean, N. Africa, C.E. Africa
152Erica arborea ‘Gold Tips’Tree Heath ‘Gold Tips’S.W. Europe, Mediterranean, N. Africa, C. E. Africa*
153Erica arborea ‘Aurea’Tree Heath ‘Aurea’S.W. Europe, Mediterranean, N. Africa, C. E. Africa*
163AcerSnakebark MapleE. Asia/ N. America
204Fuchsia magellanica Lam.Hummingbird Fuchsia/Hardy FuchsiaS. America
235Acer palmatum Dissectum viridis’Japanese maple ‘Viridis’Japan

*  Origin of mother plant, plant is a hybrid or graft.

N.B. This is an extension and expansion of the original list in the booklet ‘Fletcher Moss Park & Parsonage Gardens’ by John Steedman

Driveway

No.Latin NameCommon Name
45Aralia elataJapanese Angelica Tree
46Betula maximowiczianaMonarch Birch
49Broussonetia papyfiraPaper Mulberry
52Cercis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’Eastern Redbud ‘Forest Pansy’
54Cornus controversa ‘Variegata’Wedding Cake Tree
55Cornus ‘Eddie’s White Wonder’Dogwood ‘Eddie’s White Wonder’
79Chionanthus virginicusFringe Tree
80Carpinus betulusHornbeam
105Fagus sylvatica ‘Purpurea’Copper Beech
106Taxus baccata ‘Fastigiata’Irish Yew
107Fagus sylvatica f. laciniataCut Leaved beech
108Magnolia ‘Lilliflora’ x 6Lily magnolia x 6
109Viburnum farreriFarrer viburnum
110Euonymous ‘Red cascade’Spindle Tree
111Viburnum carlessii judiiJud Viburnum
112Daphne odoraWinter Daphne
113Choisya ternataMexican Orange Blossom
114Euonymous hamiltonianus ‘Miss Pinkie’Spindle Hamiltonianus ‘Miss Pinkie’
115Ailanthus altissimaTree of Heaven
116Sarcococca confusaSweet Box
121Pieris japonica ‘Forest Flame’Andromeda ‘Forest Flame’
127Mahonia aquifoliumMahonia, Oregon Grape
128OsmanthusOsmanthus
130Photinia x fraseriChristmas Berry
137Ribes sanguineumFlowering Currant/ Ornamental currant
141Skimmia japonica ‘Rubella’Japanese Skimmia ‘Rubella’
142Aucuba japonicaSpotted Laurel
143Daphne odora ‘Aureomarginata’Golden Edged Winter Daphne
144Laurus nobilisSweet Bay
148Viburnum plicatumJapanese Snowball
150Viburnum davidiiDavid Viburnum
154Viburnum
155Prunus serulaBirchbark Cherry/ Tibetan Cherry
156Prunus aviumWild Cherry
157Prunus serrulata x 6Japanese Cherry x 6
167
168Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’Panicled Hydrangea ‘Limelight’
169Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’Smooth Hydrangea ‘Annabelle’ / Sevenbark
170Cornus sanguineum ‘Midwinter Fire’Dogwood ‘Midwinter Fire’
171Cornus stolonifera ‘Flaviramea’Dogwood ‘Flaviramea’
174Ilex aquifolium ‘Argentea Marginata’ (f)Silver Margined Holly (F)
184Deutzia gracillisJapanese Snowflower
207LoniceraShrubby Honeysuckle
213Ilex aquifolium ‘Golden Milkboy’ (F)Holly ‘GoldenMilkboy’ (F)
214Ilex aquifoliumHolly
215Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Lady Valerie’ (F)Holly ‘Lady Valerie’ (F)
216Ilex aquifolium ‘Silver Van Tol’ (M)Holly ‘Silver Van Tol’ (M)
217Ilex x altaclerensis ‘Golden King’ (F)Holly ‘Golden King’ (F)
218Ilex aquifolium ‘Hodginsii’ (F)Holly ‘Hodginsii’ (F)
219Ilex aquifolium ‘Silver Queen’ (M)Holly ‘Silver Queen’ (M)
220Ilex aquifolium ‘Golden Queen’ (M)Holly ‘Golden Queen’ (M)
221Passiflora cearuleaPassion Flowering
222Wisteria floribundaJapanese Wisteria
223Jasminum officinaleCommon Jasmine
236Eleagnus ebbingei ‘Vivileg’Silverberry ‘Vivileg’ / ‘Oleaster ‘Vivileg’
237Pittosporum tenuifoliumKohuhu Plant /Tawhiwhi /Parchment Bark
238Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Garnettii’Kohuhu ‘Garnettii’ / Tawhiwhi ‘Garnettii’ / Parchment Bark ‘Garnettii’
239Euonymus japonicusEvergreen Spindle
240Euonymus japonicusSpindle ‘Microphyllus Albovariegatus’ / ‘Microphyllus Variegatus’
241Euonymus japonicus ‘Ovatus Aureus’Spindle ‘Ovatus Aureus’
243Euonymus fortunei ‘Silver Queen’Spindle ‘Silver Queen’
244Euonymus fortunei ‘Emerald Gaeity’Spindle ‘Emerald Gaeity’
245Euonymus fortunei ‘Blondy’Spindle ‘Blondy’
246Spiraea nipponica ‘Snowmound ‘Meadowsweets ‘Snowmound’ / Steeplebushes ‘Snowmound’
247Spiraea x bumalda ‘Goldflame’Japanese Spirea ‘Goldflame’
249Euonymus japonicus ‘Microphyllus’Spindle ‘Microphyllus’
257Ilex x meserveae ‘Conang’ (M)Holly ‘Blue Angel’ (M)
258
259IlexHolly
260IlexHolly

WellBeeing Garden/Wildlife Garden

No.Latin NameCommon Name
31Prunus x subhirtella ‘Autumnalis’Winter Flowering Cherry
59Koelreuteria paniculataGoldenrain Tree/ Varnish Tree
72Tetradium dannielliiBee- Bee Tree
140BetulaBetula
172Laburnum anagyroidesCommon Laburnum/ Golden Chain Tree/ Golden Rain Tree

Pergola Garden

No.Latin NameCommon Name
122Salix matsudana ‘Tortuosa’Corkscrew Willow
131Acer palmatum ‘Dissectum Garnet’Japanese Maple ‘Dissectum Garnet’
132Acer ‘Beni – Schichi – Henge ‘Japanese Maple ‘Beni – Schichi – Henge’
133Campsis radicansTrumpet Vine
134Wisteria Floribnda ‘Black Dragon’Japanese Wisteria ‘Black Dragon’
158Lonicera japonicaJapanese Honeysuckle
159Lonicera periclymenumCommon Honeysuckle/ European Honeysuckle
160AcerJapanese Maple
161AcerJapanese maple
164ActinidiaChinese Gooseberry/ Kiwi Fruit
225Lonicera ‘Americana’Honeysuckle ‘Americana’
226Campsis ‘Grandiflora’Trumpet Vine ‘Grandiflora’
248Parthenocissus quinquefoliaVirginia Creeper

Meadow

No.Latin NameCommon Name
7Liquidambar styracifluaAmerican sweet Gum
44Aesculus hippocastanumHorse Chestnut
47Betula nigraRiver Birch/ Black Birch
48Cercidiphyllum japonicumKatsura Tree
122Salix matsudana ‘Tormentosa’Corkscrew Willow
125Malus x zumi ‘Golden Hornet’Crabapple ‘Golden hornet’
126Davidia involucrataHankerchief Tree
135Amelanchier lamarkiiSnowy Mespilus/ June berry/ Serviceberry/ Chuckleberry/ Sugar Plum
136Cornus AlbaWhite dogwood/ Siberian Dogwood
162Acer campestreField Maple
227Aesculus IndicaIndian Horse Chestnut

List of Notable Trees and Shrubs in Parsonage Gardens

There are a number of interesting, and some rare, trees in Parsonage Gardens. You can find an annotated map of the area here.

Credit: Els Couenberg 2023

Trees  in part A, Tree lawn and surroundings

No.Latin NameEnglish Name
1Sorbus sargentianaSargent’s rowan
2Phyllostachys nigraBamboo
3Fothergilla majorMountain witch-alder
4Nyssa sinensisChinese tupelo
5Acer palmatum, probably ‘Summer Gold’Japanese maple ‘Summer Gold’
6Liquidambar styracifluaSweet gum
7Oxydendrum arboreumSorrel tree
8Nyssa sylvaticaTupelo
9BetulaBirch
10Eucryphia x nymansensisNymans eucryphia
11Parrotia persicaPersian ironwood
12UnknownWe don’t know what this is
13Cotinus coggygiaSmoke tree (need to figure out which cv)
14Euonymus yedoensisSiebold spindle
15Amelanchier grandiflora ‘Robin Hill’Serviceberry ‘Robin Hill’
16x+ Laburnocytisus ‘Adamii’Adam’s laburnum
17Magnolia x soulangeanaSaucer magnolia
18Acer japonicum ‘Aconitifolium’Downy Japanese maple ‘Aconitifolium’
19Viburnum carlesiiKoreanspice viburnum
20Viburnum x burkwoodii ‘Park Farm Hybrid’Arrowwood ‘Park Farm Hybrid’
21Euonymus alatusWinged spindle
22Magnolia x soulangeanaSaucer magnolia: THE Magnolia
23Viburnum plicatum f plicatum ‘Popcorn’Japanese snowball ‘Popcorn’
24Ficus caricaFig tree
25Koelreuteria bipinnata?Chinese lantern tree*
45Calocedrus decurrensIncense cedar
46Eucalyptus gunniiCider gum
47Wollemia nobilisWollemi pine
48Sorbus cashmiriana Hedl.Kashmir rowan
49Embothrium coccineumChilean fire bush
50Sorbus cashmiriana Hedl.Kashmir rowan
51Trachycarpus fortuneiChusan palm
52Trachycarpus fortuneiChusan palm
53Ilex x altaclerensis ‘Camelliifolia’Highclere holly ‘Camelliifolia’
54Taxodium distichumBald cypress
55Taxus baccata ‘Fastigiata’Irish yew

Trees  and special shrubs in part B, lower lawn

No.Latin NameEnglish Name
26Acer palmatum ‘Dissectum’Japanese maple
27Prunus Ornamental cherry; this tree is dying
28Prunus Ornamental cherry: replacement tree for no 27
29Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Golden King’Holly Golden King
30Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Golden King’Holly Golden King
31Ilex aquifoliumHolly
32Ilex aquifolium ‘Golden Queen’Holly Golden Queen
33Morus nigraBlack mulberry
34Betula papyriferaPaper birch
35Betula papyriferaPaper birch
36Sorbus specRowan
37AmelanchierServiceberry
38Viburnum bodnantense ‘Dawn’Arrowwood ‘Dawn’
39Betula papyriferaPaper birch
40Acer platanoidesNorway maple
41Ilex x altaclarensisHighclere holly
42Ilex x altaclerensis ‘Camelliifolia’Highclere holly ‘Camelliifolia’
43Ilex x altaclerensis ‘Camelliifolia’Highclere holly ‘Camelliifolia’
44Taxus baccataYew
Edgeworthia chrysanthaPaperbush

Trees  and special shrubs in part C, in front of Parsonage House and near Eagle Gate

No.Latin NameEnglish Name
56Trachycarpus fortuneiChusan palm
57Trachycarpus fortuneiChusan palm
58Trachycarpus fortuneiChusan palm
59Trachycarpus fortuneiChusan palm
60Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’Corkscrew hazel
61Clerodendrum trichotomumHarlequin glorybower
62Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Lennei’Saucer magnolia ‘Lennei’
63Aralia elataJapanese angelica
64Neillia thibeticaTibetan neillia
65Morus nigrablack mulberry
66Prunus subhirtella ‘Autumnalis Rosea’Winter flowering cherry ‘Autumnalis Rosea’ ( dead)
67Cornus kousa var chinensisChinese dogwood
68Hamamelis mollisWitch hazel
69Fraxinus excelsior ‘Pendula’Weeping ash (dead)
70Taxus baccataYew
71Taxus baccataYew
72Acer palmatumJapanese maple
73Cedrus libaniCedar of Lebanon
74Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca’Blue Atlas cedar
75Taxus baccataYew
76Corylus maxima ‘Purpurea’Purple-leaved filbert
77Dicksonia antarcticaTree Fern (died 2023, will be replaced)
78Taxus baccataYew
79Prunus specOrnamental cherry
80Acer palmatumJapanese maple
81PrunusOrnamental cherry
82Taxus baccataYew
83IlexHolly
84Ilex aquifolium ‘Pendula’Holly
85Metasequioq glyptostroboidesDawn redwood
86Fatsia japonicaJapanese aralia
87Metasequioq glyptostroboidesDawn redwood
88Eucryphia glutinosaNirrhe
89Tilia x europaea Common Lime
90Taxus baccataYew
91Tilia x europaea Common Lime
92Tilia x europaea Common Lime
93Tilia x europaea Common Lime