of ‘fall’. of

was restored in 2003. Some trees were were trees Some 2003. in restored was

base with the inscription ‘planted in 1889’. in ‘planted inscription the with base main trees which provide the glorious colours colours glorious the provide which trees main

With the aid of a Lottery Grant the the Grant Lottery a of aid the With accurately dated as it has a stone marker at its its at marker stone a has it as dated accurately

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even in maturity. This particular trees can be be can trees particular This maturity. in even

important variety that Loudon envisaged. Loudon that variety important soil conditions. In its native environment of of environment native its In conditions. soil

between rootstock and scion can often be seen seen be often can scion and rootstock between

trees have thrived but now threaten the all all the threaten now but thrived have trees midlands and north as it really requires acidic acidic requires really it as north and midlands

Britain. The tree is usually grafted and the union union the and grafted usually is tree The Britain.

common species of trees were planted, these these planted, were trees of species common

and gold. The red maple is uncommon in the the in uncommon is maple red The gold. and

common site in gardens and throughout throughout parks and gardens in site common mixture of plane, lime and other other and lime plane, London of mixture

months and the autumn colours of crimson crimson of colours autumn the and months

The purple leaves of this large stately tree are a a are tree stately large this of leaves purple The air pollution. During the 1880’s - 90’s a a 90’s - 1880’s the During pollution. air

the red flowers which emerge in the winter winter the in emerge which flowers red the

Fagus sylvatica ‘Purpurea’ sylvatica Fagus original trees died due to disease, age or or age disease, to due died trees original

The main features of this American tree are are tree American this of features main The

Copper Beech Beech Copper 6 (denoted by *). Unfortunately, a lot of the the of lot a Unfortunately, *). by (denoted

Acer rubrum Acer

survived and are described in this leaflet leaflet this in described are and survived

Red Maple Maple Red

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Some of the original 1840 plantings have have plantings 1840 original the of Some identified by the leaves which are asymmetrical. asymmetrical. are which leaves the by identified

are also taken from Loudon’s books. Loudon’s from taken also are particularly impressive specimen. Elms can be be can Elms specimen. impressive particularly

Library. The illustrations throughout this leaflet leaflet this throughout illustrations The Library. at the Arboretum is therefore rare and is also a a also is and rare therefore is Arboretum the at

on display in the Lodge and Local Studies Studies Local and Lodge the in display on mature tree during the 1960s and 70s. The one one The 70s. and 1960s the during tree mature

Loudon’s catalogue and book are available available are book and catalogue Loudon’s Elm Disease wiped out practically every single single every practically out wiped Disease Elm

aimed to educate the public. Excerpts from from Excerpts public. the educate to aimed of the UK. However, the fungus known as Dutch Dutch as known fungus the However, UK. the of

information on all the different plants and and plants different the all on information The elm used to be a common tree over much much over tree common a be to used elm The

Ulmus glabra * glabra Ulmus A catalogue was produced which gave gave which produced was catalogue A

Wych Elm Wych

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– wooden pins in timber ships. timber in pins wooden –

and will not shrink and so was used for ‘tree nails’ nails’ ‘tree for used was so and shrink not will and

the leaves in early summer. early in leaves the

remarkable properties – more durable than oak oak than durable more – properties remarkable

and inconspicuous when they unfold amongst amongst unfold they when inconspicuous and

early summer are followed by pods. Its timber has has timber Its pods. by followed are summer early

magnolias. The flowers are green in colour colour in green are flowers The magnolias.

of the pea family and its white flowers produced in in produced flowers white its and family pea the of

in 1736 and grows to be one of the largest largest the of one be to grows and 1736 in

the new shoots are densely thorny. It is a member member a is It thorny. densely are shoots new the

are gherkin like. It was introduced into the UK UK the into introduced was It like. gherkin are

introduced in about 1630. It suckers profusely and and profusely suckers It 1630. about in introduced

The common name refers to the fruits which which fruits the to refers name common The

This tree is native to the eastern USA and was was and USA eastern the to native is tree This

Magnolia acuminata * acuminata Magnolia

Robinia pseudoacacia * pseudoacacia Robinia

The Cucumber Tree Cucumber The

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False Acacia or Black Locust Locust Black or Acacia False 4

world, arranged in their family groups. groups. family their in arranged world,

trees and shrubs from all over the known known the over all from shrubs and trees

suitable for wheelchairs and pushchairs. and wheelchairs for suitable

in the UK. the in

and planted over 800 different species of of species different 800 over planted and

viewed from well-surfaced paths and so is is so and paths well-surfaced from viewed

specimens in the Arboretum are some of the tallest tallest the of some are Arboretum the in specimens

as a series of mounds and serpentine paths paths serpentine and mounds of series a as

about an hour. Most of the trees can be be can trees the of Most hour. an about

situations as it requires regular pruning. The The pruning. regular requires it as situations

Claudius Loudon. He created the Arboretum Arboretum the created He Loudon. Claudius

and runs in an anti-clockwise direction, taking taking direction, anti-clockwise an in runs and

growth habit which makes it unsuitable for street street for unsuitable it makes which habit growth

garden designer and horticultural author John John author horticultural and designer garden

The Trail starts and finishes at Grove Lodge Lodge Grove at finishes and starts Trail The

deposits in the summer. However, it has a weeping weeping a has it However, summer. the in deposits

Arboretum Strutt employed the famous famous the employed Strutt Arboretum

aphids, known as honeydew, which causes sticky sticky causes which honeydew, as known aphids, and labelling of the specimens. the of labelling and

Britain’s first public . To design the the design To park. public first Britain’s

do not feed on the leaves. It is the secretion from from secretion the is It leaves. the on feed not do Boar destroyed during WWII, new planting planting new WWII, during destroyed Boar

people of Derby, making Arboretum Derby making Derby, of people

planted in cities as a street tree because aphids aphids because tree street a as cities in planted today, with the replacement of the Florentine Florentine the of replacement the with today,

Joseph Strutt, gave the Arboretum to the the to Arboretum the gave Strutt, Joseph

This is a hybrid tree which has been extensively extensively been has which tree hybrid a is This constructed. The improvements continue continue improvements The constructed.

In 1840 the local mill owner and philanthropist and owner mill local the 1840 In

Tilia x euchlora x Tilia

restored, and the Heart of the Park building building Park the of Heart the and restored,

Introduction

Caucasian Lime Lime Caucasian 3 removed, new trees planted, the lodges lodges the planted, trees new removed,

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Fraxinus excelsior ‘Pendula’ R M This pendulous tree is a graft on A514 OsmastonCommunity RoadLondon Hospital Road Tree Trail B U to common ash and was widely Harrington StreetMorleston O T Grove Street R E planted by the Victorians. The graft Street P is carried out at approximately 2 Harriet metres and any growth from below Street Arboretum the union will be of the normal type Park and must be removed to prevent ‘reversion’. Loudon Street Royal Madeley Street Crown 24 Tree of Heaven Normanton Road Rose Hill Street Derby Ailanthus altissima Reginald Street This strongly growing, vigorous tree is from North China and has been known since Further information 1750. It produces suckers from the roots as Wheelchair and pushchair accessible. Dogs a way of propagating itself as it is too cold in on leads welcome. Car parking is available Britain to grow from seed. The most attractive at Grove Street (pay and display). For bus feature of this tree is the red seeds which services ring the Traveline on 0871 2002233. are prominent in September. The foliage is compound, composed of 12-18 pairs of During office hours please telephone the leaflets which smell very unpleasant when Tree Line on 01332 641559 crushed. or email [email protected]. For urgent tree problems out of office hours 25 London Plane please contact 01332 256060. Platanus x hispanica Minicom 01332 256666. This tree is a common sight in streets all over the UK. The tree is a hybrid between the We can supply this information in American plane and the Oriental plane from any other way style or language Crete and the Balkans and displays hybrid to help you access it. vigour (it grows very quickly). None of the Polish planes in the Arboretum are older than 130 years old and were planted to replace trees which died between 1840 and 1880. London plane can survive in heavily polluted air due Punjabi to its waxy leaves which do not colour in autumn. Due to its large size and vigour it can soon cast dense shade and crowd other trees. Its main feature is its attractive bark. Urdu A list of all the trees found in the Arboretum can be obtained from the rangers or by www.derby.gov.uk visiting www.derby.gov.uk/arboretum Printed on paper made from 75% recycled material. Derby Arboretum Tree Trail Leaflet 2014.indd 1 7 Wild Pear 14 Black Walnut 17 American Lime Pyrus communis * Juglans nigra * Tilia americana This tree has been grown in Britain for The most handsome tree in the Arboretum? This tree has been grown This lime tree has much larger leaves than the other types in the thousands of years but is probably not in Britain for more than 350 years but is only found in a few parks and Arboretum. It is the tallest example of its species in the UK (25m) and so native. It is particularly attractive in the gardens across the UK. The deeply fissured bark looks almost black is particularly noteworthy. spring when the flowers appear before the from a distance. The leaves are compound with more than ten leaflets leaves. The small, hard fruit are not really edible and often the terminal (end) leaflet is absent. Squirrels often eat the 18 Turkish Hazel until after they have rotted. The bark cracks into walnuts before they fully ripen. Corylus colurna * small squares like a chessboard. Some of the Native to south-east Europe and west twigs bear small thorns. Asia but grown in this country for nearly 500 years. It is the only hazel 8 Red Oak Parkland which can properly be referred to as a Quercus rubra Derby Arboretum ‘tree’ because it grows a single stem. The large, pointed leaves which display red and russet autumn colours Mounds The nuts are edible and often occur in distinguish this American tree from the native oaks. The Tree Trail clumps with whiskered cups. The tree timber of red oak is of no commercial value and the tree is Footpath in Derby Arboretum is a very large, much shorter lived than our native oak - ‘only’ 180 years or impressive example. so compared to up to 1000 for the common and sessile oaks. Broad leaves

23 Conifers Pinetum 9 Highclere Holly 2 Grove Lodge 24 21 When walking around the Arboretum it becomes clear that there are Ilex x altaclarensis 25 N 1 22 Pond very few conifers. When Loudon designed the Arboretum he put an area A spineless form of holly which arose at Highclere in close to Grove Lodge aside for creating a pinetum (conifer collection). In Berkshire as a cross between the common holly and the Fountain this area was planted most of the conifers that were known at that time - Canary holly. This specimen is probably ‘Hodginsii’ as it is a 20 various species of pine, spruce, fir, larch and cedar. All died many years male form and bears no fruit. Florentine Boar P 19 18 ago and only a few have been replaced. 16 10 3 Arboretum Square Community Garden Holm Oak 19 Grand Fir Quercus ilex 17 15 Nature Reserve Abies grandis This tree originates from the Western 14 This very vigorous tree has the potential to grow to well over 50 metres Mediterranean but has been growing in 13 T Toilets tall and is prized for its timber. The crushed foliage has the scent of Britain for over 400 years. It has very dark oranges and the cones are not obvious as they are found at the tops of 12 11 10 bark - almost black in colour, and is one of P Car Parking trees and break up in the wind or are eaten by birds. the most common evergreen oaks in Britain. It is hardy in most winters and thrives in 4 C Cafe Monterey pine coastal regions where the salt in the air does 20 not seem to trouble it. Pinus radiata It is unusual to find this Californian native in . It is commonly found in Devon and Cornwall planted as a windbreak. It differs from our 11 Silver Pendent Lime native Scot’s pine in that it has three needles in a bundle rather than two. Tilia ‘Petiolaris’ 9 7 8 The foliage is an attractive bright green and the tree grows very fast in The origin of this tree is unknown and it has to be 5 sheltered areas. propagated by grafting. The graft union at about 1metre is 6 usually obvious. It was extensively planted in the Arboretum Heart of 21 Sweet Chestnut during the 1880’s and there are some particularly fine C the Park specimens here. It has a pendulous habit and the leaves are silver on Castanea sativa* T Many people would think this tree is a native to Britain, but the Romans the underside. The leaves are free of aphids and turn attractive yellow probably brought it here. It is well known for its spiny cased, edible and gold in the autumn. fruit that only ripen after a hot summer. They can grow very large with beautiful spiralling bark and trunks over 4metres wide. They very often 12 Narrow Leaved Ash have cracks and fissures which are excellent habitats for wildlife. Fraxinus angustifolia * 15 Caucasian Wingnut This is a particularly fine specimen well over 20metres tall. It displays Pterocarya fraxinifolia * 22 Tulip Tree the typical graft union of the species – sometimes the rootstock is less This tree has ash like leaves and long dangling seed pods. The roots vigorous then the stem (scion) causing an unusual bulge. The leaves will often push up suckers which if left unmown will form a dense thicket. Liriodendron tulipifera This tree originates from North are much more delicate than the native ash and the keys smaller. The Autumn colour is gold. America over a large area from New buds are brown rather than black like the common ash. 16 Bean Tree to Arkansas. It is a fast growing tree, and produces good Catalpa speciosa 13 Black Mulberry quality timber known as ‘whitewood’. Although this is a large, old specimen it is not an original tree. This Morus nigra * The Native American Indians used species of Catalpa was not available to Loudon in 1840 and in any This small tree is often considered a ‘bush’ - hence the famous this tree to make dugout canoes. It case is in the wrong location according to the catalogue. However, it is children’s song. However, it is definitely a tree - having a single stem at is highly regarded for its large tulip a particularly fine specimen and differs from the more common Indian ground level - the stem of this tree is hollow and gives it the appearance like flowers borne in June/July and Bean Tree by having narrower, more pointed leaves and it flowers in July of being very old. The fruits are delicious when found in the early the handsome leaves that turn butter – a month earlier than the Indian Bean Tree. autumn, but beware as they can stain clothes and skin! yellow in the autumn.

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