Sorbus "Joseph Rock"
- Butter yellow berries
- Small pinnate leaves that turn peachy to deep red
- Named after Joseph Rock, 20th century plant collector
Fothergila major
- Possible Extra
- Very similar to Parrotia persica but can be told apart by flowers that have white stamens instead of red anthers and the leaves are slightly shorter than Parrotia persica.
- Mid rib on leaves is slightly to one side (on both plants)
Viburnum betulifolium
- Deciduous shrub
- Translucent bright red berries look like red currants (not eaten by the birds)
- Flowers in May
Acer palmatum
- Palmate leaves turn cherry red in Autumn, petioles same colour
Dipteronia sinensis
- Pinnate leaves, long softly serrate leaflets
- Leaves look like Neem but thinner and lighter green
- Fruits like round helicopters, flat and appear in clusters
Cercidiphyllum japonicum
- Birds feet claw like buds
- Little green mini bean pods bits form in clusters out of nodes
- Rounded leaves hang down and turn pale yellow and pink to red.
Parrotia persica
- Leaves turn yellow and red on same leaves
- Off centre mid-rib like Fothergila major
- Flowers have clusters of red anthers
- Buds are dark brown, suede texture, roundish.
Mespilus germanica
- "Medler"
- Friuts can be eaten if left to blet/rot or if cooked
- Long downy leaves
- Noticeable difference between old wood and new wood, new wood is covered in downy hairs
- Yellow foliage in Autumn
Photinia davidiana
- Leaves are long, waxy and arch along mid rib. The margin is slightly undulate
- Petiole join sheaths are dark crimson
- Berries are completely matt, salmony red.
Fascicularia bicolor
- One of the only hardy plants in the Bromeliaceae family (Bilburgia is another one)
- Red centre foliage gets brighter in Autumn
- Likes good drainage and shelter
- Evergreen
Malus yunnanensis
- Russet coloured fruits, larger than berries.
- Larger matt leaves, serrate.
Skimmia japonica
- Best in shade, if grown in sun goes yellow
- Smooth dark green leaves, entire margins, grow in whorls
- Flowers white/pink
Sorbus alnifolia
- Leaves like an "Alder", papery and shallowly double serrate
- Veins parallel diagonal from mid rib
- Brown pointy buds, not as long as fagus
- small red fruits, not spherical, slightly oval
Sorbus aff. vilmorinii
- Smaller pinnate leaves, many leaflets that turn dark rusty burgundy in Autumn
- Creamy white fruits in clusters
Sorbus hupehensis
- Leaves have bigger leaflets than vilmorinii
- Serrate at tip half, dark bluey green, soft paler underside
- Creamy white berries on pinky stems
Cotoneaster horizontalis
- Bright scarlett berries
- Deciduous but keeps leaves till later in season
- Horizontal growth
- Tiny rigid dark green leaves with pointed tips
