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When selecting plants, you should start by using what you already have in the garden; especially mature trees and shrubs. Each tree or shrub will have one of the following growth shapes:- |
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Columnar |
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Oval |
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Rounded/ Spherical |
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Flattened Spherical |
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Narrow conical/ Narrow Pyramidal |
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Broad Conical/ Broad Pyramidal |
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Ovoid/ Egg-shaped |
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Broad Ovoid |
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Narrow Vase-shaped/ Inverted Ovoid |
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Fan-shaped/ Vase-shaped |
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Broad Fan-shaped/ Broad Vase-shaped |
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Narrow Weeping |
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Broad Weeping |
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Single-stemmed palm, cyad, or similar tree |
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Multi-stemmed palm, cyad, or similar tree |
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The Deciduous Tree Gallery, Evergreen Tree Gallery, Deciduous Shrub Gallery and the Evergreen Shrub Gallery show colour photographs of some of the following plants in thumbnail shape and larger size shape. The following table lists these shapes for the trees in the Plant Name A to Z pages. |
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Columnar Tree or Shrub |
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Soil Type: |
Plant Name |
Height x Spread in feet. 300mm = 1 foot |
Plant Type |
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Alkaline |
Berberis thunbergeii 'Helmond Pillar' |
4 x 2.5 |
Deciduous Shrub |
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Oval Tree or Shrub |
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Soil Type: |
Plant Name |
Height x Spread in feet. 300mm = 1 foot |
Plant Type |
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Any |
Acer campestre |
15 x 10 |
Deciduous Tree |
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Rounded/Spherical Tree or Shrub |
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Soil Type: |
Plant Name |
Height x Spread in feet. 300mm = 1 foot |
Plant Type |
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Alkaline |
Abelia grandiflora 'Francis Mason' |
5 x 6 |
Evergreen Shrub |
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Flattened Spherical Tree or Shrub |
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Soil Type: |
Plant Name |
Height x Spread in feet. 300mm = 1 foot |
Plant Type |
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Acid |
Acacia dealbata (Mimosa, |
50 x 20 |
Evergreen Tree |
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Narrow conical/ narrow pyramidal Tree or Shrub |
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Soil Type: |
Plant Name |
Height x Spread in feet. 300mm = 1 foot |
Plant Type |
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All |
Abies koreana (Korean Fir) |
30 x 20 |
Evergreen Conifer |
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Broad Conical/ Broad pyramidal Tree or Shrub |
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Soil Type: |
Plant Name |
Height x Spread in feet. 300mm = 1 foot |
Plant Type |
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Any |
Alnus cordata (Italian Alder) |
80 x 30 |
Deciduous Tree |
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Ovoid/ Egg-shaped Tree or Shrub |
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Soil Type: |
Plant Name |
Height x Spread in feet. 300mm = 1 foot |
Plant Type |
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Broad Ovoid Tree or Shrub |
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Soil Type: |
Plant Name |
Height x Spread in feet. 300mm = 1 foot |
Plant Type |
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Acid |
Acer cappadocium 'Aureum' |
50 x 30 |
Deciduous Tree |
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Narrow Vase-shaped/ Inverted Ovoid Tree or Shrub |
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Soil Type: |
Plant Name |
Height x Spread in feet. |
Plant Type |
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Fan-shaped/ Vase-shaped Tree or Shrub |
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Soil Type: |
Plant Name |
Height x Spread in feet. 300mm = 1 foot |
Plant Type |
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Acid |
Acer capillipes |
30 x 25 |
Deciduous Tree |
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Broad fan-shaped/ Broad Vase-shaped Tree or Shrub |
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Soil Type: |
Plant Name |
Height x Spread in feet. 300mm = 1 foot |
Plant Type |
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Narrow weeping Tree or Shrub |
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Soil Type: |
Plant Name |
Height x Spread in feet. |
Plant Type |
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Alkaline |
Betula pendula 'Tristis' |
60 x 20 |
Deciduous Tree |
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Broad weeping Tree or Shrub |
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Soil Type: |
Plant Name |
Height x Spread in feet. 300mm = 1 foot |
Plant Type |
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Alkaline |
Betula pendula 'Youngii' |
25 x 30 |
Deciduous Tree |
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Single-stemmed palm, cyad, or similar tree |
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Soil Type: |
Plant Name |
Height x Spread in feet. 300mm = 1 foot |
Plant Type |
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Multi-stemmed palm, cyad, or similar tree. |
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Plant Name |
Height x Spread in feet. 300mm = 1 foot |
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