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NATIONWIDE
TREES
'C'
LIST
CALODENDRUM
CAPENSE
Cape Chestnut
CARPINUS
BETULA
Hornbeam
Height:
15 - 20m
Deciduous.
Broadly spreading.
Autumn
colour: Yellow
Popular
for formal, trimmed hedges.
CASTANEA
SATIVA
Sweet chestnut
Height:
25 - 30m
Deciduous.
Broadly columnar.
Intolerant
of clay soils - good drainage essential
Valuable
hardwood timber.
CATALPA
BIGNONOIDES
Southern catalpa
Height: 8 -
15m
Deciduous. Irregularly
shaped crown.
White flowers appear
late summer.
Shelter from high
winds.
Great street & park
tree.
CEDRUS
DEODARA
Deodar cedar
Height: 30 -
40m
Evergreen. Broadly
conical.
Branch ends droop.
Popular dry country shelter tree.
Drought & exposure
tolerant.
Aromatic
timber.
CELTIS
AUSTRALIS
European nettle tree
Height: 12 -
18m
Great street & park
trees.
CERCIDIPHYLLUM
JAPONICUM
Katsura tree
Height: 10 -
12m
Deciduous.
Autumn colour: Mixtures
of yellow, pink, orange & red.
Valued for
foliage.
CERCIS
CANADENSIS
Eastern redbud
 
Height: 5 -
10m
Deciduous. Broadly
spreading.
Glossy, green heart
shaped leaf
Natural habitat in moist
woods.
CERCIS CANADENSIS
'FOREST PANSY'
 
Deciduous. Rounded
head.
Deep reddish, to purple
foliage.
Prefers sunny
position.
Excellent feature
tree.
CERCIS
SILAQUASTRUM
Judas tree
Height 5 -
10m
Deciduous. Broadly
spreading.
Light green
foliage.
Tolerates dry
sites.
CHIMONANTHOS
PRAECOX
Fragrant wintersweet
Height: 1 -
3m
Deciduous. Broadly
spreading.
Pale yellow, sweetly
scented flowers are produced on the bare branches during
winter.
Prefers well drained
soils.
CORNUS
CAPITATA
Himalayan strawberry tree
Height: 4 -
6m
Evergreen. Broadly
spreading.
Greyish green foliage.
Showy creamy-yellow bracts.
Good low flammability
firebreak.
CORNUS
FLORIDA
Flowering dogwood
 
CORNUS
KOUSA
Kousa dogwood
Height: 4 -
10m
Deciduous. Broadly
spreading.
Deep green foliage &
tiered lower branches.
COTINUS
COGGYGRIA
Smoke tree
 
Height: 2.5 -
4m
Deciduous. Broadly
spreading.
Autumn colour: Yellow to
red.
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