Trees and Shrubs

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We have a large collection of garden trees and shrubs growing here at Stillingfleet Lodge, listed below Some of them are quite rare and they provide interest all year round. Many of these trees and shrubs are excellent in smaller gardens, we are always happy to advise you on choices of trees and shrubs. Please note, however, that the trees and shrubs  listed below can be viewed in the garden but are not available for sale in our nursery.

If you want to find out more about growing garden trees and shrubs, Vaness a will be leading a half day workshop in September 2023. This will cover all aspects of choosing and growing trees in your garden, using our own collection as examples.

Key to where the trees and shrubs are in the garden:

A: Avenue M: Meadow SB: Stock Bed
CG: Courtyard Garden N: Nursery WB: Winter Garden
CP: Car Park PA: Play Area WG: Wattle Garden
FG: Front Garden PB: Pulmonaria Bed W: Wood
HA: Hen Area PTG: Pear Tree Garden
Ribes 'White Icicle'
Ribes 'White Icicle'

This is a list of trees and shrubs that you can see in the garden. They are not available to purchase.

A Abelia chinensis M Juglans regia
W Acer callipes PB Juglans regia ‘Laciniata’
W Acer x conspicuum ‘Phoenix’
W Acer griseum WG Ligustrum lucidum ‘Excelsum Superbum’
WB Acer negundo ‘Kelly’s Gold’ PB Ligustrum ibota 'Muster'
WB Acer 'Phoenix' M Liquidamber styaciflua ‘Festival’
F Acer saccharum M Lomatia mytricoides
M Acer rubrum ‘October Glory’ WG Lonicera chaetocarpa
W Acer planatoides ‘Crimson King’ M Lonicera fragrantissima
W Lonicera periclymenum 'Graham Thomas'
M Aesculus hippocastanum ‘Wisselink’ W Lonicera x purpusii
M Aesculus x mutabilis ‘Inducta’ W Lonicera tartarica
W Aesculus parviflora
PTG Magnolia grandiflora ‘Goliath’
W Alnus incana M Magnolia sieboldii
M Alnus incana ‘Laciniata’ W Magnolia stellata
M Amelanchier lamarckii W Magnolia stellata ‘Rosea’
FG Amelanchier  ‘Obelisk’ PA Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’
M Magnolia wilsonii
FG Arbutus unedo M Magnolia x 'Charles Coates'
M Aronia melanocarpa M Magnolia x soulangeana 'San Jose'
W Azalea 'Davisii' CG Mahonia eurybracteata 'Soft Caress'
CP Azara lanceolata W Mahonia gracilipes
WG Mahonia x media ‘Charity’
WG Baillonia juncca M Malus 'Comtesse de Paris'
M Malus coronaria var dasycalyx ‘Charlottae’
SB Malus ‘Evereste’
W Betula albosinensis var septentrionalis WG Malus floribunda
M Betula chinensis ‘Albrecks Gold’ N Malus ‘Golden Hornet’
M Betula ermani ‘Grayswood Hill’ FG Malus ‘John Downie’
M Betula medwediewii M Malus lupebensis 'Alstar'
M Betula pendula ‘Purpurea’ M Malus toringo
FG Betula utilis var jacquemontii M Malus toringo subsp. sargentii
M Betula utilis ‘Forrest Blush’ M Malus x robusta 'Red Sentinel'
M Betula utilis 'Mt Luoji' A Malus transitoria
WB Betula utilis var. yunnanensis ‘Park Wood’ CG Mespilus germanica
FG Morus nigra
WG Berberis dictyophlla
FG Buddleja agathosma M Oemleria cerasiformis
PTG Buddleja alternifolia FG Olearia zennorensis
CP Buddleja auriculata A Orixa japonica
WG Buddleja colvilei WG Osmanthus burkwoodii
FG Buddleja crispa W Osmanthus delavayi
FG Buddleja crispa var farreri
CP Buddleja delavayi
CP Buddleja lindleyana W Parrotia persica
FG Buddleja loricata M Parrotia persica ‘Vanessa’
CP Buddleja salvifolia
PA Buddleja 'Silver Anniversary' FG Philadelphus ‘Belle Etoile’
FG Buddleja ‘x wordii CG Philadelphus coronarius ‘Aureus’
FG Philadelphus coronarius ‘Variegatus’
WG Callicarpa dichotoma FG Philadelphus delaveyi var. purpurescens
FG Calycanthus 'Venus' A Philadelphus erectus
FG Carpenteria californica WB Photinia x fraseri ‘Red Robin’
FG Caryopteris 'Dark Knight'
M Catalpa erubescens ‘Purpurea’ FG Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Dart’s Gold’
CP Ceanothus ‘Autumnal Blue’ A Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Diabolo’
FG Ceanothus 'Concha'
SB Cercis canadensis alba
WG Cercis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’ CG Pileostegia viburnoides
A Cercidiphyllum japonicum ‘Boyds Dwarf’ M Poliothyris sinensis
A Cercidiphyllum japonicum ‘Red Fox’ M Populus alba ‘Richardii’
CG Chaenomeles speciosa 'Moerloosei'
FG Chaenomeles speciosa 'Nivalis'
R Chamaecyparis laws. "Ellwood's Pillar' A Prunus ‘Amanagawa’
M & PA Chimonanthus praecox HA Prunus avium ‘Plena’
CP Clethra pringlei PA Prunus cerasus ‘Morello’
WG Clerodendron trichotomum var. fargesii M Prunus ‘Chocolate Ice’
PTG Prunus incisa ‘Kojo-no-mai’
FG Cornus alba elegantissima CG Prunus laurocerasus ‘Green Marble’
WG Cornus alba 'Baton Rouge M Prunus laurocerasus 'Camelliifolia'
PB Cornus alba ‘Kesselringii' PA Prunus padus ‘Purple Queen’ ?
W Cornus alba ‘Magic Flame' WB Prunus ‘Pandora’
W Cornus alba ‘Westonbirt' M Prunus sargentii
W Cornus sanguinea 'Midwinter Fire W Prunus serrula
W Cornus sericca 'Flaviramea' CP Prunus 'Snow Goose'
FG Cornus mas CG Prunus x subhirtella ‘Autumnalis’
M Cornus kousa var chinensis W Prunus ‘Taihaku’
M Cornus controversa ‘Variegata’ CG Prunus x shirotae
M Prunus x yedoensis
M Corylopsis sinensis F Prunus ‘Ukon’
M Corylus avellana ‘Aurea’ N Prunus ‘Kursar’
M Corylus avellana ‘Fuscorubra’
FG Cotinus coggygria 'Golden Lady'
CP Cotinus x obovatus 'Grace'
HA Cotoneaster frigidus ‘Cornubia’
CG Cotoneaster salicifolius ‘Herbstfeuer’
W Cotoneaster salicifolius ‘Rothchildianus’
N Pyrus calleryana ‘Chanticleer’
WG Crataegus laevigata ‘Plena’ PTG Pyrus salicifolia ‘Pendula’
WB Crataegus prunifolia M Quercus x bimundorum ‘Crimson Spire’
M Crataegus schraderiana
M Crataegus tanacetifolia
M X Crataemespilis grandiflora CG Rhamnus alaternus ‘Argenteovariegata’
PTG Cytisus battandieri/Argyrocytisus W Rhododendron lutea
CP Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’ W Ribes x gordonianum
CP Daphne bholua 'Limpsfield' W Ribes odoratus
A Daphne laureola subsp. philippi CP Ribes sanguineum ‘Brocklebankii’
PB Daphne pontica FG Ribes sanguineum ‘White Icicle'
WG Daphne tangutica CP Ribes speciosum
FG Debregeasi longifolia BSW11686
HA Decaisnea fargesii
PTG Desmodium tiliifolium WG Rhodotypos scandens
A Deutzia scabra W Rubus ‘Benenden’
WG Deutzia compacta ‘Lavender Time’ PTG Rubus spectabilis ‘Olympic Double’
PA Deutzia ‘Mont Rose’ W Rubus cockburnianus
WB Deutzia variagata WG Rubus cockburnianus ‘Goldenvale’
FG Diervilla rivularis 'Honeybee'
WB Eleagnus ‘Quicksilver’ M Salix babylonica ‘Crispa’
M Eleagnus umbelata M Salix ‘Bowles Hybrid’
W Enkianthus campanulatus M Salix exigua
FG Eucryphia lucida 'Pink Cloud' M Salix irrorata
W Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymansay’ M Salix ‘Melanostachys’
M Euonymus alatus ‘Timber Creek’ WG Salix 'Mount Aso'
CG Euonymus cornutus var.     quinquecornutus M Salix myrsinifolia [nigricans]
CP Euonymus fortunei 'Silver Queen' M Salix magnifica
M Euonymus grandiflorus ‘Red Wine’ M Salix purpurea ‘Nancy Saunders’
M Euonymus hamiltonianus M Salix kinuyanagi
A Euonymus myrianthus M Salix var pikinensis ‘Snake’
WG Euonymus phellomanus
W Euonymus planipes C Sarcococca confuse
WG Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna
FG Exochorda korolkowii WG Schizophragma hybr. 'Rose Sensation'
M Sinocalycanthus chinensis
M Fagus sylvatica 'Ansorgei' CP & M Stadhylea colchica
M Fagus sylvatica ‘Dawyck’ M Stewartia pseudocamellia
A Fagus sylvatica ‘Dawyck Gold’ M Stewartia rostrata
M Forsythia x intermedia ‘Variegata’
CG Forsythia suspense ‘Nymans’ M Styrax formosanus var. formosanus
FR Styrax japonicus 'Evening Light'
W Halesia Carolina Vestita Group
M Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Arnolds Promise’ FG Solanum crispum 'Glasnevin'
M Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Aurora' CG Solanum laxum 'Album'
W Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Feuerzauber’ FG Sorbus Americana
W Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Magic Fire’ PA Sorbus ‘Apricot Queen’
W Hamamelis x intermedia 'Nina' PA Sorbus aria ‘Magnifica’ ?
M & PB Heptacodium miconiodes SB Sorbus cashmiriana
W Hoheria sexstylosa ‘Stardust’ M Sorbus ‘Chinese Lace’
W Hoheria populnea ‘Holbrook’ PA Sorbus caloneura
FG Holodiscus discolor PB Sorbus ‘Cardinal Red’
M Hydrangea arborescens 'Piccadilly' W Sorbus forestii
W Hydrangea aspera subsp. strigosa BSWJ 8102 WG Sorbus x hostii
W Hydrangea 'Ayesha' CP Sorbus hupehensis
M Hydrangea 'Geoffrey Chadbund'
W Hydrangea macrophylla 'Hanabi' N Sorbus ‘ Joseph Rock’
M Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Libelle’ M Sorbus sargentiana
M Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Merveille Sanguine’ M Sorbus schouten
M Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Mowe’ SB Sorbus vilmorinii
M Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Nachtigall’
M Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Taube' PTG Syringa microphylla ‘Superba’
CG Hydrangea paniculata 'Great Star' W Syringa x josiflexa ‘Bellicent’
M Hydrangea paniculata 'Kyushu'
PB + M Hydrangea paniculate 'Levana' FG Teucrium fruticans
WG Hydrangea paniculata 'Zebra' M Tilia henryana
W Hydrangea paniculata ‘Unique’ M Ulex europaeus ‘Plenus’
CG Hydrangea paniculata ‘Anabelle’
WG Hydrangea aspera 'Villosa Group' M viburnum atrocyaneum
WG Hydrangea serrata 'Preziosa' CG Viburnum bodnantense ‘Dawn’
M Hydrangea serrata ‘Tiara’ HA Viburnum ‘Anne Russell’
M Hydrangea 'Zorro' WB Viburnum farreri ‘Candissimum’
W Viburnum lantana
W Viburnum lantana ‘Aurea’
M Ilex aquifolium ‘Alaska’ W Viburnum odoratissimum
A Ilex aquifolium ‘Aureo Marginata’ W Viburnum opulus
WB Ilex aquifolium 'Bacciflava' W Viburnum opulus ‘Xanthocarpum’
FG Ilex aquifolium ‘Ferox Argentea’ PTG Viburnum ‘Park Farm Hybrid’
FG Ilex aquifolium ‘ Myrtifolia’ PB Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum 'Kilimanjaro'
A Ilex x altaclarensis 'Camellifolia' FG Viburnum sargentii ‘Onondaga’
A Ilex crenata ‘Fastigiata’ HA Viburnum rhytidophyllum
N Ilex x hoehneana ‘Chestnut Leaf’
W Ilex x meserveae ‘Blue Princess’ FG Vitex agnus-castus
FG Weigela middendorffiana
WG Indogofera amblyantha WG Weigela florida ‘Wine and Roses’

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 Note: maps can be borrowed in the nursery.

Hamamelis ‘Arnold’s Promise
Hamamelis ‘Arnold’s Promise'
Prunus 'Taihaku'
Prunus 'Taihaku'
Garrya elliptica
Garrya elliptica
Malus ‘Charlottae’
Malus ‘Charlottae’
Aesculus x mutabilis ‘Inducta’
Aesculus x mutabilis ‘Inducta’
X Crataemespilis grandiflora
X Crataemespilis grandiflora
Fagus ‘Dawyck Gold’
Fagus ‘Dawyck Gold’
Cercidiphyllum ‘Boyd’s Dwarf’
Cercidiphyllum ‘Boyd’s Dwarf’
Beautiful bark
Beautiful bark
Cotoneaster ‘Cornubia’
Cotoneaster ‘Cornubia’