Ashton View Arboretum

south bristol crematorium ashton view arboretum Introduction Our curated memorial arboretum is a celebration of life, and will provide a beautiful spot of peace for both visitors and nature. This is a unique means of memorialising a loved one or number of family members. By choosing the Ashton View Arboretum, you will be participating in a long-term project which will benefit visitors for generations. Your choice will also contribute towards increasing Bristol’s tree canopy, improving the environment for wildlife and helping to fight climate change. Our staff can guide you through the process of sponsoring the tree, and the additional memorialisation option of a plaque. In this guide book you will find further information on the plots and tree species available, as well as tree care and planting information. Key Snakebark Maple Persian Ironwood Paperbark Maple Foxglove Tree the site Garnet Tree East Asian Cherry Ashton View Arboretum will be situated to the north of South Bristol Cemetery Japenese Maple Ornamental Cherry and Crematorium’s site in a secluded corner, presently surrounded by natural Coral Bark Maple Machurian Cherry woodland. To the west of the arboretum lies scrubland which will be cleared for Himalayan Birch Tibetan Cherry the second phase of the arboretum in the future. The arboretum will be easily Judas Tree Kashmir Rowan accessible by road with a roundabout at the end of the road for turning. Chinese Dogwood Japanese Rowan The species of trees in Ashton View Arboretum have been specially selected Maindenhair Tree Japenese Snowbell after thorough research by the council’s arboricultural expert to provide beautiful Chinese Crab Apple Planted meadow scenery throughout the year. On the next page you will find further information on Dawn Redwood Path the chosen species. Acer Palmatum ‘Dissectum’ Acer Palmatum Osakazuki Garnet Tree Japanese Maple Acer davidii The Garnet Tree is a dainty looking The leaves of this tree are relatively Snakebark Maple tree with a thick, shaggy canopy. large for a maple tree and are very This canopy emerges from its deep easily recognisable. They are seven Acer griseum cut feather-like leaves, which emerge lobed, lime green throughout the The namesake of this tree comes from Paperbark Maple bright green in the spring before spring and summer but turning to its bark which is smooth, olive-green in turning shades of deep red and purple brilliant orange colours throughout the colour, with narrow pale vertical in the autumn. Similar to the autumn autumn with a flash of scarlet before stripes on young trees. You can expect This tree has very distinctive bark which leaves, you can expect delicate they fall. These leaves provide the from this tree a canopy of dark green influences its common name. The bark of purplish-red spring flowers. Japanese Maple with a nice wide open pointed leaves during the spring and the Paperbark Maple is an attractive, canopy. Both flowers and fruits are summer, which turn to bright yellow shiny red-orange colour, which peels or small and red like other types of and rusty orange in the autumn. The flakes in ribbons as the tree matures. Its maple tree. spring flowers are yellow and small but leaves have three lobes; they are downy bundled in clusters, winged seeds and whitish beneath, turning brilliant red follow these later in the year. and orange in autumn on the surface. Cornus klousa Acer Palmatum Sango-kaku Cercis siliquastrum Coral-Bark Maple Betula utilis jacquemontii Judas Tree Cornus klousa Milky Way Himalayan Birch Chinese Dogwood Distinctively coral-pink, this tree has The Judas Tree is usually found across bark which will stand out in the winter southern Europe and western Asia, but Himalayan Birches are a popular tree in This tree gets the name ‘milky way’ long after the autumn leaves have grows perfectly well in the UK. An the UK and are instantly recognisable, from its collection of small but fallen. The branches bear five lobed eye-catching feature of the Judas Tree their upright white branches plentiful white star shaped flowers. leaves which open in the spring as an is its deep pink, oval petal flowers contrasting against the landscape. The These four petal flowers arrive June unmissable peachy-yellow colour, which are similar to sweet pea flowers. paper-like bark of the tree which peels and cover most of the tree. During the becoming light green in summer and Flowers are produced on year-old or off in ribbons was used in ancient summer the canopy is made up of dark bright yellow in autumn. Throughout older growth, including both branches times for writing sacred scriptures and emerald green foliage, turning to reds the spring and early summer you can and the trunk, during springtime. The texts. Expect very dark green, oval and oranges in autumn. Red knobbly expect small, pinkish-red flowers, tree produces long flat pods that hang leaves, turning a crisp brown in the berries mature over the summer which which produce fruit and seeds later in vertically after the flowers have autumn. A modest amount of are exceptionally large and often the year. finished blooming. Because of all of its flowering occurs from May to July. remain on the tree until the autumn if flowers, the Judas Tree attracts a wide the birds don’t eat them all first. range of insects and bees. Parrotia Persica ‘Vanessa’ Persian Ironwood Malus Hupehensis Chinese Crab Apple A colourful tree, the Persian Ironwood is popular because of its smooth, Ginkgo Biloba pinkish-brown peeling bark which Maidenhair Tree Chinese Crab Apple Trees were first reveals cinnamon, pink, green, and pale introduced to the UK in 1900 as an Metasequoia Glyptostroboides yellow patches. Small red flowers ornamental tree, but the fruit is Dawn Redwood The Maidenhair Tree species dates back appear on bare stems in winter and something we have all become familiar 270 million years, but today it is a stay until early spring. The young with. It produces pale pink buds early Even though it is the shortest of the threatened tree species. This tree is spring foliage is red and bronze, in the year, opening to fragrant white redwoods, this endangered conifer is a most recognisable for fan-shaped turning green for summer then blossoms in spring. The tree then particularly well-known example of a leaves which are unique among seed producing spectacular autumn colour grows bright red, cherry-sized crab- living fossil species. The Dawn plants. Because of the fan-shaped with shades of red, orange and purple. apples in the autumn. Expect a broad Redwood is a fast-growing tree which leaves, this is a beautiful tree to watch canopy with dark oval leaves on will form a conical shape from a on a windy day as the leaves flutter. knotted branches, and plenty of birds canopy of needle-like leaves. These During autumn, the leaves turn warm with an interest in the fruit. leaves are a fresh green during the ochre yellow all over. The tree produces summer, turning a foxy reddish brown small, soft and yellow pollen cones in fall. Amongst the leaves, small, which will scatter across the ground round green pollen cones are produced under the tree. in early spring. During the winter you’ll be able to admire the redwood’s infamous reddish-brown fibrous bark. Prunus Accolade Prunus pandora Prunus Maackii East Asian Cherry Tree Ornamental Cherry ‘Amber Beauty’ Manchurian Cherry Thanks to its popularity most of us are This often overlooked cherry won the Paulownia Tomentosa able to recognise the East Asian Cherry Award of Merit in 1939 small deciduous This tree gets its name ‘Amber Beauty’ Empress Tree, Princess Tree tree when we see clusters of pink tree for its prolific spring-time flowers. from its bark, which appears a shiny blossoms in spring. This tree is one of or Foxglove Tree The flowers emerge as a tight pink bud, cinnamon-red or golden brown with the first trees to produce flowers in the opening to shell pink flowers that horizontal white stripes. The fluffy spring. While this can start off as a gradually fade to white throughout spring blossom is white, appearing in Commonly found in north America and small tree, the blossoms provide a March and early April. Unlike other round clusters, almost ball shaped, with China, this unmissable tree is covered dense canopy which is very attractive cherry trees the leave of this one are stamen. Following the blossom is in very fragrant lilac coloured flowers to bees and other pollinating insects. quite small and form a neat, vase- foliage of rich green serrated leaves, in early spring. The flowers, which Because this tree is bred for its flowers, shaped canopy which is bronze in providing dappled shade. These leaves resemble a shape similar to a foxglove, the tree does not go beyond the initial spring, dull orange in autumn. turn to beautiful shades of red and gold deepen in colour as the season stages of developing fruits, so the in the autumn following a hot summer. progresses. During the summer the fruits produce more seed than flesh. Small black fruits, of around half a flowers will give way to large heart- The smooth, shiny bark is chestnut- brown and at the end of autumn, the centimetre wide, appear in Autumn. shaped leaves. The fruit is round, 3 to broad green leaves turn peach. 4 centimetres long, and contains many tiny seeds. The seeds are winged and disperse by wind and water. Styrax Japonicus Japanese Snowbell Grows up to 12 meters tall with an 8 meter wide canopy. Prunus Serrula Tibetica Tibetan Cherry With a wide open canopy made of oval, Sorbus Commixta Grows to between 8 and upward-facing leaves, the Japanese Japanese Rowan 12 meters tall with an 8 meter Sorbus Cashmiriana snowbell will greet you whenever you Grows between 7 and 10 wide canopy.

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