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Rupert Taylor, the University of Reading Arboricultural Officer, kindly conducted an evening "tree walk" for the Friends of the Harris Garden on 12th June 2007. These notes describe some of the trees of interest.
All images in these notes are copyright of Rupert Taylor and may not be reproduced without his permision (r.taylor@reading.ac.uk).
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| Location and Species |
Description/Notes |
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| Engineering Lawn Liriodendron
tulipifera ‘Aureomarginatum’
Tulip Tree |
Variegated Form of Tulip Tree. Attractive flowers but usually high in the crown so can be missed |
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| Entrance to Food Studies Juglans regia ‘Laciniata’ Cut Leaf Walnut |
This cut leaf form of common Walnut reliably produces crops of nuts. Although the main trunk is leaning towards the ground the tree is simply making a new crown. This type of growth is known as a "Harp Tree" |
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| Western Corner of Chemistry Tilia cordata Small Leaved Lime |
A native tree with a huge range across Europe. Upright flowers on the top of the branches are a useful identification point |
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| Out Side Black Horse House Rhus verniciflua Varnish Tree |
Extremely Toxic sap can cause severe contact dermatitis. Sap used to make the thick Black lacquer used in Chinese and Japanese furniture |
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‘D’ Bed opposite Palmer Building Paulownia tomentosa Foxglove Tree |
The Tomentosa refers to the hairy leaves which are used as fly paper in their Native China. A species which could benefit from climate change making flowering more reliable |
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| Palmer Building Car Park Acer hyrcanum Balkan Maple |
Similar to Norway Maple but much smaller. Very early flowering |
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| Out side/ Opposite Old Whiteknights House Acer platanoides Plus Cultivars: ‘Crimson King’(Pictured) ‘Drummondii’ Norway Maple |
A versatile species with over 90 cultivars. Spring flowers before leaf emergence with good autumn colour especially from the purple leaved cultivars |
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| Old Whiteknights House Malus hupehensis
Hupeh Crab |
From central China where local people make tea from the leaves. Cherry like translucent fruits
follow the abundant flowers.
The seeds come true as the tree is an apomictic triploid and does not rely on sexual means of reproduction |
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| Old Whiteknights House
Cornus controversa
Table Dogwood |
Native to south east Asia where it can reach 20m. The symmetrical flattened horizontal branches give the tree its common name |
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Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Dawn Redwood |
The last remaining species of this genus which until 1941 was thought to be extinct. The Wollemi Pine of its day! A deciduous conifer of up to 40m with huge potential for landscape and forestry usage |
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