 |  Plant list: Winter bark and stems
Upright trunks of unusual bark and vertical coloured stems make a great contrast with bushy evergreen shapes.
| | | | Latin name: | | Betula utilis 'Silver Shadow' | | | | Common name: | | Himalayan Birch | | | | Type of plant: | | Tree | | | | Hardiness: | | Hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | N/A | | | | Leaf colour: | | Dark green | | | | Height and spread: | | 15m x 7.5m to 9m (50ft x 25ft to 30ft) | | | | Description: | |
A deciduous, open-branched, elegant tree. One of the most beautiful birches, with dazzling white stems and large, drooping leaves that turn a lovely butter yellow in autumn.
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| | | | Latin name: | | Cornus alba ‘Sibirica’ | | | | Common name: | | Red-barked dogwood | | | | Type of plant: | | Shrub | | | | Hardiness: | | Hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | Creamy white | | | | Leaf colour: | | Dark green | | | | Height and spread: | | 3m x 3m (9.8ft x 9.8ft) | | | | Description: | |
A deciduous, vigorous upright shrub whose young shoots are bright red. The oval leaves often turn red in autumn, and after the flattened heads of flowers, white fruits appear.
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| | | | Latin name: | | Rubus biflorus | | | | Common name: | | Rubus | | | | Type of plant: | | Shrub | | | | Hardiness: | | Hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | White | | | | Leaf colour: | | Dark green | | | | Height and spread: | | 3m x 3m (9.8ft x 9.8ft) | | | | Description: | |
A deciduous upright shrub whose young shoots are a striking chalky white in winter. The preceding yellow fruits are edible. Prefers a spot in full sun.
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| | | | Latin name: | | Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’ | | | | Common name: | | Corkscrew hazel | | | | Type of plant: | | Tree | | | | Hardiness: | | Hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | Yellow catkins | | | | Leaf colour: | | Dark green | | | | Height and spread: | | 4.5m to 6m x 4.5m to 6m (14.8ft to 20ft x 14.8ft to 20ft) | | | | Description: | |
Deciduous bushy shrub with bizarrely twisted shoots and branches. The broad and sick-looking leaves have autumn colour. In late winter the bare branches are covered with pale yellow drooping catkins.
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| | | | Latin name: | | Acer capillipes | | | | Common name: | | Snakebark maple | | | | Type of plant: | | Tree | | | | Hardiness: | | Hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | N/A | | | | Leaf colour: | | Bright green | | | | Height and spread: | | 13m x 8m (43ft x 27ft) | | | | Description: | |
A spreading deciduous tree grown for its spectacular display of red and orange autumn foliage and its ornamental bark, which is striped green and white. Prefers full sun.
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