GARDEN DESIGN
TREES SUITABLE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE
• A broad mix of species to avoid losing all planting should some species fail
Deciduous Trees
• Beech( Fagus sylvatica)
• Downy birch( Betula pubescens)
• Hornbeam( Carpinus betulus)
• English oak- Quercus robur
• Red Oak – Quercus rubra Please note: all Quercus are subject to special conditions due to oak processionary moth
• Rowan- Sorbus aucuparia‘ Sheerwater Seedling’
• Common European Lime Tilia europaea
• Silver birch- Betula pendula
• Sweetgum- Liquidambar styraciflua
Evergreen Trees
• Portuguese Laurel- Prunus lusitanica
• Strawberry Tree- Arbutus unedo
• Magnolia- Magnolia grandiflora gallionensis
• Loquat Tree – Eriobotrya japonica
• Western red cedar- Thuja plicata
Native Trees“ Some of the United Kingdom’ s most valued trees are struggling to keep pace with climate change and increasing extreme weather.”
Weather patterns are changing, and Britain experiences frequent hotter, drier summers. Some of Britain’ s native trees find the changing weather conditions challenging, and they are not growing to their full potential.
It is becoming clearer to many experts that planting just native trees is no longer sustainable. Worldwide weather patterns seem to be changing, and it is time to look beyond planting purely native species, and focus on including trees that accept warmer and drier
conditions and are less prone to tree pest and disease issues.
The Best Trees for Climate Change There is, perhaps surprisingly, a good choice when considering which are the best trees for climate change. Our Managing Director, Alastair Beddall, makes his recommendations and suggests that planting design should include:
• Both native and non-native species
• Species that tolerate high UV levels, sustained heat, urban stress and drought
• Shade trees to give cover and protection from sun for animals, humans and shade loving understorey
From Beech, Birch and Lime to Laurel, Magnolia and Thuja – there are plenty of trees to choose from. The trees listed are all currently available from our Buckinghamshire nursery.
More Weather Tolerant Trees The above list is not exhaustive, and we do have further recommendations of trees that may be resilient to climate change. We can source and quote to supply and plant any trees( should you require the latter) Please contact our Horticultural team trees @ pracbrown. co. uk for more information.
Please email trees @ pracbrown. co. uk or call
01753 652022 for more information
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