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A few of the brightest and best:

Winter interest provided by bark

Bark is the outermost layer of woody plants (trees, shrubs and woody climbers). It is several cells thick and provides protection against physical damage, disease and environmental stresses. Bark comes in a wide variety of colours and patterns, and these can help gardeners when identifying plants. The fissures and crevices of bark on older plants also creates valuable habitat for many garden creatures as well as lichens and small plants. on trees and shrubs is an important aspect

In gardening, ‘aspect’ refers to the direction in which a garden or plant is facing. This can affect the amount of sunlight and shade that plants receive, as well as the temperature and wind exposure. South- and west-facing aspects are usually warm and sunny, while east- and north-facing aspects are colder and shadier. of planting up a garden, and is sometimes overlooked in favour of more flamboyant flower interest. Many of the suggestions listed here provide strong upright forms as well as striking colours. For maximum impact, plant the shrubs in groups and the trees where their bark can be seen and appreciated.

Points to note:

• Cornus (dogwood), Rubus and Salix (willow) are shrubs which need pruning each year, almost to ground level in March, to ensure that a fresh crop of the brightest-coloured stems are produced for the next winter. This is known as coppicing or stooling
• Pollarding is suitable for Salix (willow), Eucalyptus and other species grown as small trees, and is another way of ensuring the brightest stem colour on new growth
• While pruning these plants for winter stem interest, you can take hardwood cuttings to increase your plant stocks
• Acers are not very obliging when it comes to pruning, so try to avoid it. An exception is Acer ‘Winter Lightning’ which can be coppiced annually
• Grow all of these plants in full sun in deep, moist, loamy soil, avoiding shallow, chalky soils. Prepare the ground with the addition of organic matter over the planting area

Trees

• Acer davidii ‘Ernest Wilson’ (snakebark maple, Père David’s maple) – green-and-white striped bark
  Bark is the outermost layer of woody plants (trees, shrubs and woody climbers). It is several cells thick and provides protection against physical damage, disease and environmental stresses. Bark comes in a wide variety of colours and patterns, and these can help gardeners when identifying plants. The fissures and crevices of bark on older plants also creates valuable habitat for many garden creatures as well as lichens and small plants. . Height 8m (27ft)
• A. griseum AGM (paper bark maple) – peeling red-brown bark. Height 10m (30ft)
• Betula pendula subsp. pendula ‘Y´Ç³Ü²Ô²µ¾±¾±â€™ – Cultivar
  Gardeners often use the word variety when referring to a specific plant, but the correct botanical term is 'cultivar'. Whichever word you use, it means a distinctive plant or plants, given a specific cultivar name and usually bred to enhance certain characteristics, such as flower or fruit size, colour, flavour or fragrance, plant size, hardiness, disease resistance, etc. Additionally, it is worth knowing that, botanically, variety has another meaning - it refers to a naturally-occurring distinct plant that only has slight differences in its looks. For example, Malva alcea var. fastigiata differs from typical plants by having an upright habit. of native
  A native plant is one that originated or arrived naturally in a particular place without human involvement. In the British Isles, native plants are those that were here during the last ice age or have arrived unaided since. to GB and Ireland
• Betula pendula subsp. pendula ‘Spider Alley’ - Cultivar of native to GB and Ireland
• Eucalyptus paucifolia subsp. niphophila AGM (alpine snow gum, snow gum) – shades of whitish gray and pale brown bark to reveal yellow, bronze or greenish patches. Height 6m (20ft)

Shrubs or trees (depending on pruning technique)

• Salix alba var. vitellina ‘B°ù¾±³Ù³ú±ð²Ô²õ¾±²õ’ AGM – rusty orange stems. Height 2–2.4m (7-8ft). Cultivar of Archaeophyte to GB and Ireland.
• S. ‘E°ù²â³Ù³ó°ù´Ç´Ú±ô±ð³æ³Ü´Ç²õ²¹â€™ (S. matsudana ‘Tortuosa’) – golden, twisted stems (tolerates drier soil). Height 2–2.4m (7-8ft)
• Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ AGM – yellow autumn colour, golden-orange young stems. Height 15-20m (50ft-65ft). Cultivar of native to GB and Ireland

Shrubs

• Cornus sanguinea ‘Anny’s Winter Orange’ AGM – Cultivar of native to GB and Ireland
• Cornus sanguinea ‘Midwinter Fire’ – a mix of yellow and red shades. Height 1.2–1.5m (4-5ft). Cultivar of native to GB and Ireland
• C. alba 'Kesselringii' – blackish purple stems. Height: 1.2–1.5m (4-5ft)
• Rubus cockburnianus ‘G´Ç±ô»å±ð²Ô±¹²¹±ô±ð’ AGM – white stems, yellow summer foliage. Height 1m (3ft)

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