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  • Malus floribunda
    21st Jan M.zieboldii × M.baccata

  • Paulownia tomentosa
    3rd Jan This is one of the fastest growing trees on earth and can reach maturity in 10 years. However, as a result the branches are very brittle and tend to break off in high winds. The large leaves exacerbate this problem. Plant somewhere sheltered. They usually flower when they are around 8-10 years old if grown from seed. The flower buds form before Winter. So a harsh Winter with cold temperatures and high winds can kill them off which will reduce the amount of flowers the following year. Paulownia tomentosa sucks nitrogen from the ground around it and as a result the leaves are high in nitrogen when they fall in Autumn/Fall. They will not tolerate shade. So you cannot plant them under a canopy of other trees.

  • Paulownia tomentosa
    3rd Jan In the United States they are considered a weed because every seed pod has about 2,000 seeds and they populate waste ground readily. However they will not take over from native trees because of their lack of tolerance for shade.

  • Paulownia tomentosa
    3rd Jan Paulownia tomentosa can be prunned heavily every few years to prevent it getting too big, so you can do this with any trees near the house. This also encourages very large leaf growth the following year. Some people cut them back to the ground for a tropical effect in the garden as they can grow 6 feet in a single year.

  • Phyllostachys vivax 'Huangwenzhu'
    30th Dec Can be invasive. Spreads rapidly by means of rhizomes and must be controlled either by containing the roots or by pruning.

  • Phyllostachys vivax 'Aureocaulis'
    30th Dec This bamboo spreads rapidly by means of rhizomes and must be controlled either by containing the roots or by pruning.

  • Phyllostachys vivax
    30th Dec Spreads via rhizomes and can be invasive so pruning will be necessary.

  • Phyllostachys nigra
    30th Dec Not as vigorous nor as fast spreading as the other species of Phyllostachys. It will start to spread after a number of years via rhizomes which can be controlled by careful pruning.

  • Phyllostachys flexuosa
    30th Dec Can be invasive and the spread of rhizomes must be controlled by means of a root barrier or regular pruning.

  • Phyllostachys aureosulcata var. aureocaulis
    30th Dec Can be invasive and the spread of rhizomes must be controlled by means of a root barrier or regular pruning.
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