@jonathan.cole ... it's in a sunny spot really, all morning until mid afternoon then it loses it.. so not all day sun, but I've never grown it in shade..
..the best foliage colour is obtained from unpruned plants, just left to grow.. as the leaves are larger and more mature.. it starts to flower just after the Forsythia is finished in Spring, but it's a much better plant offering the same colour effect.. why people plant Forsythia when they can have this, I've no idea..
If it doesn't need to be a small tree then consider the wild service tree (and even more so, it's cultivars) or wayfaring tree. Both native and medium sized.
If it doesn't need to be a small tree then consider the wild service tree (and even more so, it's cultivars) or wayfaring tree. Both native and medium sized.
Autumn colour on the wild service tree seems quite variable looking on Google. Is there a good cultivar for strong red autumn colour?
Just took this of my prunus 'Kojo-no-mai' (sorry about the blue pipe in the background - I live on a building site). It's in a windy site, gets cold here. It's about 3 years old so has growing to do but won't be big. It has blossom in spring and is holding it's leaves this year.
ETA: the brightest red in my garden right now are the sweet williams, still flowering away in a tub by the door
Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
This area is mainly shaded by the house, but gets late afternoon sun. The acer was grown from seed. Both the red and yellow leaves are part of the same very large (black) grapevine, which was already quite old when we moved in.
A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
I've got japanese acers here - they have to be in shelter or the leaves shrivel up, so there's only one part of my garden I can grow them. Same is true of cotinus. Even sturdy things like amelanchier and common ash, they grow perfectly well but I don't get much autumn colour from them because the autumn winds strip the leaves before they get a chance to 'turn'. Rowan, on the other hand, is lovely, leaves and berries stay on long enough to enjoy them, as well as the cherry variants.
Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
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... it's in a sunny spot really, all morning until mid afternoon then it loses it.. so not all day sun, but I've never grown it in shade..
..the best foliage colour is obtained from unpruned plants, just left to grow.. as the leaves are larger and more mature.. it starts to flower just after the Forsythia is finished in Spring, but it's a much better plant offering the same colour effect.. why people plant Forsythia when they can have this, I've no idea..
Autumn colour on the wild service tree seems quite variable looking on Google. Is there a good cultivar for strong red autumn colour?
Ah, thanks. I've not opened it yet. Will take a look
ETA: the brightest red in my garden right now are the sweet williams, still flowering away in a tub by the door
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”