Friends of Belfast Botanic Gardens
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Tree of the month series - this series of short articles about trees in the Belfast Botanic Gardens is compiled by members of the Friends group and Gardens staff. We aim to build up to a comprehensive archive of trees in Belfast Botanic Gardens. Each article will illustrate a tree growing in Belfast Botanic Gardens together with information from a range of sources. Entries are archived here in alphabetical order of latin name.
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List by Latin name (for list by English name - click here or list by month click here)
Acer maximowiczii - October 2010
Acer monspessulanum - July 2011
Acer triflorum - rough-barked maple or three-flowered maple - November 2010
Aesculus hippocastanum and Aesculus x carnea - June 2008
Ailanthus altissima - August 2008
Araucaria heterophylla - February 2008
Azara microphylla - March 2009
Betula pubescens - January 2011
Carpinus orientalis - November 2007
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana - March 2011
Chamaecyparis pisifera - April 2013
Cornus kousa 'Chinensis' - August 2012
Corylus colurna - December 2009
Cryptomeria japonica - November 2008
Diospyros virginiana - August 2009
Eucryphia x nymansensis 'Nymansay' - September 2009
Fagus sylvatica var. heterophylla 'Asplenifolia' - July 2009
Fagus sylvatica - February 2011
Fraxinus excelsior - September 2008
Ginkgo biloba - September 2010
Hamamelis mollis - February 2013
Hoheria glabrata x H. sextylosa - September 2012
Ilex aquifolium - February 2009
Juglans mandshurica - November 2012
Liriodendron tulipifera - July 2007
Liquidambar styraciflua - December 2010
Malus tschonoskii - November 2011
Metasequoia glyptostroboides - April 2007
Nothofagus dombeyi - April 2011
Nothofagus antarctica - August 2011
Picea breweriana - October 2009
Pinus wallichiana - February 2010
Platanus x acerifolia - June 2010
Prunus cerasifera 'Pissardii' - April 2009
Quercus canariensis - March 2010
Quercus robur 'Argenteomarginata' - January 2013
Quercus rubra 'Aurea' - November 2009
Quercus rysophylla - March 2012
Quercus x hispanica 'Fulhamensis' - October 2011
Robinia pseudoacacea- July 2010
Salix x sepulcralis 'Chrysocoma' - May 2009
Sequoia sempervirens - January 2009
Sequoiadendron giganteum - December 2008
Stuartia pseudocamelia - June 2011
Taxodium distichum - December 2007
Tilia 'petiolaris' - August 2007
Thujopsis dolabrata - April 2012
Xanthocyparis nootkatensis 'Pendula' - April 2010
Ash - Fraxinus excelsior - September 2008
Antarctic beech - Nothofagus antarctica - August 2011
Austrian pine - Pinus nigra - March 2008
Azara - Azara microphylla - March 2009
Beech, common - Fagus sylvatica - February 2011
Bhutan pine - Pinus wallichiana - February 2010
Bird cherry - Prunus padus - June 2012
Brewer's Weeping spruce - Picea breweriana - October 2009
Chinese dogwood - Cornus kousa 'Chinensis'
Coastal redwood - Sequoiadendron giganteum - December 2008
Daimyo oak - Quercus dentata - July 2012
Dawn redwood - Metasequoia glyptostroboides - April 2007
Deodar - Cedrus deodara - October 2008
Dombey's Southern Beech - Nothofagus dombeyi - April 2011
Downy birch - Betula pubescens - January 2011
Fern-leaved beech - Fagus sylvatica var. heterophylla 'Asplenifolia' - July 2009
Freeman's maple - Acer freemanii - January 2012
Fulham oak - Quercus x hispanica 'Fulhamensis' - October 2011
Giant redwood - Sequoia sempervirens - January 2009
Ginkgo - Ginkgo biloba - September 2010
Golden oak - Quercus rubra 'Aurea' - November 2009
Green alder - Alnus maximowiczii - May 2011
Hazel, common - Corylus avellana - March 2013
Hiba - Thujopsis dolabrata - April 2012
Hoheria 'Glory of Amlwch' - September 2012
Holly - Ilex aquifolium - February 2009
Hop hornbeam - Ostrya virginiana - May 2007
Horse chestnut and red horse chestnut - Aesculus hippocastanum and Aesculus x carnea - June 2009
Italian maple - Acer opalus - March 2007
Japanese cedar - Cryptomeria japonica - November 2008
Lime - Tilia 'petiolaris' - August 2007
London Plane - Platanus x acerifolia - June 2010
Lawson's cypress - Chamaecyparis lawsoniana - March 2011
Japanese camelia - Stuartia pseudocamelia - June 2011
Macedonian pine - Pinus peuce - February 2012
Manchurian walnut - Juglans mandshurica - November 2012
Maximowicz's Snakebark Maple - Acer maximowiczii - October 2010
Medlar - Mespilus - October 2007
Mexican oak - Quercus rysophylla - March 2012
Mirbeck oak - Quercus canariensis - March 2010
Montpellier maple - Acer monspessulanum - July 2011
Norfolk Island pine - Araucaria heterophylla - February 2008
Nymans Eucryphia - Eucryphia x nymansensis 'Nymansay' - September 2009
Oak, pedunculate - Quercus robur - June 2007
Oriental hornbeam - Carpinus orientalis - November 2007
Pendulus Nootka cyprus or "Afghan Hound Tree" - Xanthocyparis nootkatensis 'Pendula' - April 2010
Persimmon, North American - Diospyros virginiana - August 2009
Pillar apple - Malus tschonoskii - November 2011
Purple-leaved plum - Prunus cerasifera 'Pissardii' - April 2009
Purple-leaved walnut - October 2012
Red oak - Quercus rubra - December 2012
Robinia - Robinia pseudoacacea - July 2010
Sawara - Chamaecyparis pisifera - April 2013
Scots pine - Pinus sylvestris - April 2008
Silver birch - Betula pendula - May 2010
St Lucie cherry - Prunus mahaleb - May 2012
Sugar maple - Acer saccharum - June 2008
Swamp cypress - Taxodium distichum - December 2007
Sweetgum - Liquidambar styraciflua - December
2010
Three-flowered maple - Acer triflorum - November 2010
Tree of heaven - Ailanthus altissima - August 2008
Tulip tree - Liriodendron tulipifera - July 2007
Turkish Hazel - Corylus colurna - December 2009
Variegated English oak - Quercus robur 'Argenteomarginata' - January 2013
Yellow Buckeye - Aesculus flava - January 2010
Yew - Taxus baccata - January 2008
Walnut - Juglans regia - July 2008
Weeping willow - Salix x sepulcralis 'Chrysocoma' - May 2009
White mulberry - Morus alba - September 2011
Witch hazel - Hamamelis mollis - February 2013
Wingnut - Pterocarya sp. - August 2010
Western Hemlock - Tsuga heterophylla - May 2008
Western red cedar - Thuja plicata - December 2011
January 2009 - Sequoia sempervirens
January 2011 - Betula pubescens
January 2013 - Quercus robur 'Argenteomarginata'
February 2008 - Araucaria heterophylla
February 2009 - Ilex aquifolium
February 2010 - Pinus wallichiana
February 2011 - Fagus sylvatica
February 2013 - Hamamelis mollis
March 2009 - Azara microphylla
March 2010 - Quercus canariensis
March 2011 - Chamaecylaris lawsoniana
March 2012 - Quercus rysophylla
April 2007 - Metasequoia glyptostroboides
April 2009 - Prunus cerasifera 'Pissardii'
April 2010 - Xanthocyparis nootkatensis 'Pendula'
April 2011 - Nothofagus dombeyi
April 2012 - Thujopsis dolabrata
April 2013 - Chamaecyparis pisifera
May 2009 - Salix x sepulcralis 'Chrysocoma'
June 2009 - Aesculus hippocastanum and Aesculus x carnea
June 2010 - Platanus x acerifolia
June 2011 - Stuartia pseudocamelia
July 2007 - Liriodendron tulipifera
July 2009 - Fagus sylvatica var. heterophylla 'Asplenifolia'
July 2010 - Robinia pseudoacacea
July 2011 - Acer monspessulanum
August 2007 - Tilia 'petiolaris'
August 2008 - Ailanthus altissima
August 2009 - Diospyros virginiana
August 2011 - Nothofagus antarctica
August 2012 - Cornus kousa 'Chinensis'
September 2008 - Fraxinus excelsior
September 2009 - Eucryphia x nymansensis 'Nymansay'
September 2010 - Ginkgo biloba
September 2012 - Hoheria 'Glory of Amlwch'
October 2009 - Picea breweriana
October 2010 - Acer maximowiczii
October 2011 - Quercus x hispanica 'Fulhamensis'
October 2012 - Juglans regia 'Purpurea'
November 2007 - Carpinus orientalis
November 2008 - Cryptomeria japonica
November 2009 - Quercus rubra 'Aurea'
November 2010 - Acer triflorum
November 2011 - Malus tschonoskii
November 2012 - Juglans mandshurica
December 2007 - Taxodium distichum
December 2008 - Sequoiadendron giganteum
December 2009 - Corylus colurna
December 2010 - Liquidambar styraciflua