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Tag No: 1788
Botanical Name: Fraxinus excelsior ‘Stricta’
Year first gained champion status: 2023
Champion for height, girth, or both: H + G
Year Planted: Unknown
Planted by: Unknown
Brief description: This tree has a conspicuous graft, and was thought to be the cultivar ‘Jaspidea’, but it has not shown the expected autumn colour of ‘Jaspidea’. It is more probably the cultivar ‘Stricta’ which has the narrow, upright habit shown by this tree.
Japanese Wingnut
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1835
Pterocarya rhoifolia, 2023, H + G (wales), 1993, Unknown
A handsome tree, with spreading branches clothed in long pinnate foliage. Pendulous catkins of lush green flowers drape the branches during the summer months. Unlike other members of the walnut family, it is not susceptible to late frosts, and is also a good deal faster in growth. Flowering in June, the tree bears winged, edible, one-seeded nuts.
Golden Siberian elm
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1907
Ulmus pumila ‘Aurescens’, 2023, H+G, Unknown, Unknown
Siberian elm is a unique plant that can be cultivated both as a tree and as a bush, depending on the variety and care style. It’s not difficult and can grow in basically any soil.
Turkey Oak or Australian Oak
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1971
Quercus Cerris ‘Marmor Star’, 2023, H + G (Wales), 1989, M. Frazer
This tree is at the south end of the Apple group, by the canal. A cultivar of the Turkey oak (Quercus cerris) characterised by its deeply cut leaves, mottled with pale green flecks.
Chilko Crab Apple
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1954
Malus ‘Chiko’, 2023, H + G , Unknown, Unknown
A small tree with a spreading crown. Its leaves are oval, purplish at first, dark green when mature. In mid spring there are large, red-pink flowers up to 4.5cm across, which are followed by large (4cm), rounded crab apples. These are deep red and shiny, and they ripen in August. The fruits are produced in alternate years. Malus ‘Chilko’ takes its name from Chilko Lake in south
Chelsea Sentinel lime
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2262
Tilia tomentosa ‘Chelsea sentinel’, 2023, H+G (Wales), 1988, Unknown
Tilia tomentosa ‘Chelsea Sentinel’ is a cultivar of the Silver lime, Tilia tomentosa, a large tree up to 30 metres tall, with a broad pyramidal shape and roundish, heart-shaped leaves. These are sharply toothed, dark green above and silvery white-tomentose beneath. The flowers are a dull white, produced in clusters in late summer. ‘Chelsea Sentinel’ has a distinctly columnar shape, weeping branches and long-stalked leaves.
Highclere holly
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2019
Llex x altaclerensis, 2023, H, 1950-55, W. Nelmes Snr
Ilex x altaclerensis ‘Nigrescens’, Highclere holly, is a cross between I. aquifolium and I. perado. It grows to around 10 metres tall and has broad glossy leaves with no spines or with a small number of sharp teeth. As a male holly it produces no fruits.
Erman’s Birch
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2042
Betula ermanii, 2023, H (Wales) + G, 1966-67, W. Nelmes Snr
Betula ermanii is a medium-sized tree growing to around 22 metres, with a broadly conical crown that becomes rounded on mature trees. The trunk has creamy-white bark, sometimes pinkish, horizontally peeling, while on the branches the bark is brown or red-brown. The leaves are heart-shaped, coarsely toothed and bright green in summer, turning yellow in autumn.
Mahaleb Cherry
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2080
Prunus x fontanesia, 2023, H+G, 1988, M.Frazer
Prunus x fontanesiana is thought to be a natural hybrid between P. avium and P. mahaleb. It is a fast-growing tree reaching 15 metres or more in height. The leaves are dark green, ovate to oval, sometimes heart-shaped, 7 to 12cm long and finely toothed. The flowers are white, 2.5cm, appearing in clusters in May. The fruits are globular, the size of a small cherry and nearly black.
Purple hybrid bean tree
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2091
Catalpa x erubescens ‘Purpurea’, 2023, H, 1990, M.Frazer
Catalpa x erubescens ‘Purpurea’ is a cultivar of Catalpa x erubescens, itself a hybrid of the Indian bean tree (C. bignonioides) and Yellow catalpa (C. ovata). ‘Purpurea’ is is a medium-sized tree distinguished by its very dark purple young leaves. These gradually become dark green as they mature but they remain darker than the type, and they retain purple stalks and purplish veins. The flowers are 3cm across, and white with orange and purple markings.
Foxglove Tree or Princess Tree
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2196
Paulownia tomentosa, 2022, H+G, Unknown, Unknown
Paulownia tomentosa is a broad, spreading tree with a straight trunk, growing up to 25 metres tall. It has very large (up to 35cm) leaves, heart-shaped or sometimes five-lobed, woolly on both sides. Fragrant lilac-purple flowers that resemble the foxglove flower are produced before the leaves in early spring. The fruit is ovoid, 3 to 4 cm long, containing numerous tiny winged seeds.
Hybrid Wingmut
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3337
Pterocarya x rehderiana, 2022, H+G, Unknown, Unknown
Pterocarya x rehderiana is a hybrid of the Causasian and Chinese wingnuts, Pterocarya fraxinifolia and Pterocarya stenoptera. It is a large and fast-growing tree, up to around 25 metres tall, often with a short trunk and a very broad crown. Its bark is grey and closely ridged, and the leaves are pinnate, 20cm or more long, with eleven to twenty-one leaflets.
Western red cedar ‘Aurea’
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3299
Plicata ‘Aurea’, 2023, G, Unknown, Unknown
A large, evergreen, narrowly pyramidal tree reaching an ultimate height of up to 35m. Aromatic, glossy, scale-like, sharply-pointed golden-yellow leaves are held in large drooping sprays on spreading branches that curve upwards at the end.
Lawson’s cypress ‘Gold Lace’
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3294
lawsoniana ‘Gold Lace’, 2023, H(Wales)+G, 1992, Unknown
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana is a large, dense, conical tree reaching heights in excess of 40M in Britain. Its trunk often forks, and it has reddish brown, coarse bark. The foliage varies from dark to glaucous green and consists of fan-like sprays which may droop at the tips. When crushed the foliage has a scent resembling that of parsley or resin. The leaves are pointed though not prickly, and underneath they have grey/white streaks along the joints. The leaf threads are 1.8mm wide.
Highclere holly
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1804
Ilex x altaclerensis ‘Nigrescens’
2023, G, 1905-55, W Nelmes Snr
Cross between I. aquifolium and I. perado. It grows to around 10 metres tall and has broad glossy leaves with no spines or with a small number of sharp teeth. As a male holly it produces no fruits.
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