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Originating in southern Italy, the Italian Alder was introduced to Britain in 1820.
categories: Clay Soils | Damp Sites | Light Sandy Sites | Alnus | Avenue and Verge | Coastal | Fast Growing | Pollution resistant | Pyramidal | Medium to Large (15-20m) | Winter Interest | Alnus cordata | wet/dry soils
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Also known as the Red Birch, this is one of the very best trees for wet soils.
categories: Cold Exposed Sites | Damp Sites | Light Sandy Sites | Ornamental Bark | Betula | Attractive Bark | Avenue and Verge | Boggy Soil | Moist Soil | Pyramidal | Medium (10-15m) | Betula nigra | wet/dry soils
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One of the hardiest of all Eucalyptus, being a native of the high mountains of south east Australia.
categories: Eucalyptus | Attractive Bark | Oval | Variegated Foliage | Medium (10-15m) | Eucalyptus debeuzevillei | wet/dry soils
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Also known as the Golden Rain Tree, this was introduced from China in the 1760s.
categories: Koelreuteria | Alkaline Soil | Dry Soil | Oval | Sheltered Site | Urban | Medium (10-15m) | Summer Interest | Autumn Interest | Koelreuteria paniculata | wet/dry soils
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This selection of the Crape Myrtle is not totally hardy, and is best grown in the very mildest areas of Britain.
categories: Autumn Colour | Ornamental Bark | Lagerstroemia | Attractive Bark | Garden | Oval | Small (under 10m) | Autumn Interest | Largestromia indica Rosea | wet/dry soils
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The fast growing White Poplar is ideal for exposed and coastal plantings.
categories: Coastal Planting | Populus | Alkaline Soil | Coastal | Oval | Wind-resistant | Large (over 20m) | Populus alba | wet/dry soils
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This Willow is also known by the cultivar name of 'Britzensis'.
categories: Coastal Planting | Salix | Boggy Soil | Fast Growing | Moist Soil | Pyramidal | Medium to Large (15-20m) | Winter Interest | Salix alba Chermesina | wet/dry soils
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The Swamp Cypress is the best conifer for wet soils.
categories: Taxodium | Boggy Soil | Moist Soil | Pyramidal | Large (over 20m) | Taxodium distichum | wet/dry soils
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Colin Bashford - Back by Demand!
Local Authority Tree Officers - Consultants or?. . . . .What is your role?
Seminar to be held on 15th and 16th July at the nursery at Barcham Trees