Belfast Botanic Gardens Tree Archive
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This is the index to the individual pages giving details of over 100 of the tree and shrub species in the Belfast Botanic Gardens

The entries include family names which give a fascinating insight into the relationships between familiar plants. Who would have guessed that the ash tree was in the same family as olive.
Accepted plant names have been a flux over the last decade following the availability of DNA research. There are several online sources for the accepted nomenclature - not always offering the same accepted names. Here we use the Plants of the World online (www.powo.science.kew.org) as this is the authority that is being used for all the accessioning in Belfast Botanic Gardens


List by Latin name (for list by English name - click here

Acacia baileyana family Fabacae

Acer freemanii family Sapindacaea

Acer opalus family Sapindaceae

Acer maximowiczii family Sapindaceae

Acer monspessulanum family Sapindaceae

Acer platanoides family Sapindaceae

Acer pseudoplatanus family Sapindaceae

Acer saccharinum family Sapindaceae

Acer triflorum family Sapindaceae

Aesculus flava family Sapindaceae

Aesculus hippocastanum and Aesculus carnea family Sapindaceae

Ailanthus altissima family Simaroubaceae

Alnus maximowiczii family Betulaceae

Alnus rubra family Betulaceae

Araucaria cunninghamii Araucariaceae

Araucaria heterophylla Araucariaceae

Azara microphylla Salicaceae

Azara serrata Salicaceae

Betula pendula Betulacea

Betula pubescens Betulceae

Callitropsis nootkatensis 'Pendula' Cupressaceae

Calycanthus floridus Calycanthaceae

Carpinus betulus Betulaceae

Carpinus betulus 'asplenifolia' Betulaceae

Carpinus orientalis Belulaceae

Castanea sativa Fagaceae

Cedrus atlantica Glauca Pinaceae

Cedrus deodara Pinaceae

Cercidiphyllum japonicum Cercidiphylaceae

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Cupressaceae

Chamaecyparis nootkatensis 'Pendula' Cupressaceae - see Callitropsis

Chamaecyparis pisifera Cupressaceae

Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera' Cupressaceae

Clerodendrum trichotomum Lamiaceae

Cornus kousa Cornaceae

Corylus avellana Betulaceae

Corylus colurna Betulaceae

Crataegus germanica Rosaceae (was Mespilus germanica)

Cryptomeria japonica Cupressaceae

Cotoneaster frigidus Rosaceae

Cupressus macrocarpa Cupressaceae

Davidia involucrata Nyssaceae

Decaisnea insignis Lardizabalaceae

Diospyros virginiana Ebenaceae

Dodonaea viscosa Sapindaceae

Eucalyptus gunnii Myrtaceae

Eucryphia x nymansensis 'Nymansay' Cunoniaceae

Fagus sylvatica var.heterophylla 'Asplenifolia' Fagaceae

Fagus sylvatica Fagaceae

Ficus carica Moraceae

Fraxinus excelsior Oliaceae

Fraxinus excelsior 'Pendula' Oliaceae

Ginkgo biloba Ginkgoaceae

Gymnocladus dioicus Fabaceae

Hamamelis mollis Hamamelidaceae

Hesperocyparis macrocarpa Cupressaceae

Hoheria glabrata x H. sextylosa Malvaceae

Ilex aquifolium Aquifoliaceae

Juglans mandshurica Juglandaceae

Juglans regia Juglandaceae

Juglans regia 'Purpurea' Juglandaceae

Juniperus species Cupressaceae

Larix kaempferi Pinaceae

Laurus nobilis Lauraceae

Ligustrum lucidum Oleaceae

Liquidambar styraciflua Altingiaceae

Liriodendron tulipifera Magnoliaceae

Macromeles tschonoskii Rosaceae

Magnolia x soulangiana Magnoliaceae

Magnolia stellata Magnoliaceae

Malus tschonoskii see Macromeles tschonoskii

Mespilus germanica see Crataegus germanica

Metasequoia glyptostroboides Cupressaceae

Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Gold Rush' Cupressaceae

Morus alba Moraceae

Nothofagus antarctica Nothofagaceae

Nothofagus dombeyi Nothofagaceae

Nothofagus cliffortioides Nothofagaceae

Nothofagus solandri see Nothofagus cliffortioides

Nyssa sylvatica Nyssaceae

Osmanthus x burkwoodii Oleaceae

Ostrya carpinifolia Betulaceae

Ostrya virginiana Betulaceae

Paulownia tomentosa Paulowniaceae

Picea breweriana Pinaceae

Pinus nigra Pinaceae

Pinus patula Pinaceae

Pinus peuce Pinaceae

Pinus sylvestris Pinaceae

Pinus wallichiana Pinaceae

Platanus x acerifolia Platanaceae

Platanus orientalis Platanaceae

Podocarpus salignus Podocarpaceae

Prunus cerasifera 'Pissardii' Rosaceae

Prunus lusitanica Rosaceae

Prunus mahaleb Rosaceae

Prunus padus Roseceae

Pseudopanax crassulifolius Araliaceae

Pseudotsuga menziesii Pinaceae

Pterocarya sp. Juglandaceae

Pyrus communis 'Williams Bon Cretien' Rosaceae

Quercus canariensis Fagaceae

Quercus cerris Fagaceae

Quercus cerris 'Argentovariegata' Fagaceae

Quercus x crenata Lucombe. Fagaceae

Quercus x crenata Fulham. Fagaceae

Quercus petraea Fagaceae

Quercus robur Fagaceae

Quercus robur 'Argenteomarginata' - see Q. cerris 'Argentovariegata' Fagaceae

Quercus rubra Fagaceae

Quercus rubra 'Aurea' Fagaceae

Quercus rysophylla Fagaceae

Rhododendron arboreum var. roseum Ericaceae

Rhododendron sinogrande Ericaceae

Robinia pseudoacacea Fabaceae

Salix x sepulcralis 'Chrysocoma' Salicaceae

Sequoia sempervirens Cupressaceae

Sequoiadendron giganteum Cupressaceae

Stewartia pseudocamelia Theaceae

Syzygium jambos Myrtaceae

Taxodium distichum Cupressaceae

Taxus baccata Taxaceae

Tilia 'petiolaris' Malvaceae

Tilia x europea Malvaceae

Tilia henryana Malvaceae

Tilia insularis Malvaceae

Thuja plicata Cupressaceae

Thujopsis dolabrata Cupressaceae

Trachycarpus fortunei Arecaceae

Tsuga canadensis Cupressaceae

Tsuga heterophylla Cupressaceae

Ulmus "New Horizon" Ulmaceae

Ulmus glabra Ulmaceae

Weigela florida Caprifoliaceae

Wollemia nobilis Araucariaceae

Zelkova carpinifolia Ulmaceae

 

list by English name

Ash - Fraxinus excelsior

Antarctic beech - Nothofagus antarctica

Austrian pine - Pinus nigra

Azara - Azara microphylla

Bay - Laurus nobilis

Beech, common - Fagus sylvatica

Bhutan pine - Pinus wallichiana

Bird cherry - Prunus padus

Blue-bean tree - Decaisnea insignis

Blue cedar - Cedrus atlantica Glauca

Brewer's Weeping spruce - Picea breweriana

Carolina allspice - Calycanthus floridus

Caucasian elm - Zelkova carpinifolia

Chinese dogwood - Cornus kousa 'Chinensis'

Chusan palm - Trachycarpus fortunei

Cider Gum - Eucalyptus gunnii

Clerodendrum - Clerodendrum trichotomum

Coastal redwood - Sequoiadendron giganteum

Common elm - Ulmus glabra

Common fig - Ficus carica

Common hornbeam - Carpinus betulus

Common lime - Tilia x europea

Cut-leaf common hornbeam Carpinus betulus

Cootamundra wattle - Acacia baileyana

Daimyo oak - Quercus dentata

Dawn redwood - Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Deodar - Cedrus deodara

Dombey's Southern Beech - Nothofagus dombeyi

Douglas fir - Pseudotsuga menziesii

Downy birch - Betula pubescens

Eastern Hemlock - Tsuga canadensis

European hop-hornbeam - Ostrya carpinifolia

Fern-leaved beech - Fagus sylvatica var. heterophylla 'Asplenifolia

Foxglove tree - Paulownia tomentosa

Freeman's maple - Acer freemanii

Giant redwood - Sequoia sempervirens

Ginkgo - Ginkgo biloba

Glossy privet - Ligustrum lucidum

Golden oak - Quercus rubra 'Aurea'

Golden dawn redwood - Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Gold Rush'

Great Chinese rhododendron - Rhododendron sinogrande

Green alder - Alnus maximowiczii

Handkerchief tree - Davidia involucrata

Hazel, common - Corylus avellana

Henry's lime - Tilia henryana

Hiba - Thujopsis dolabrata

Himalayan Tree-cotoneaster - Cotoneaster frigidus

Hoheria 'Glory of Amlwch'

Holly - Ilex aquifolium

Hoop pine - Araucaria cunninghamii

Hop hornbeam - Ostrya virginiana

Horse chestnut and red horse chestnut - Aesculus hippocastanum and Aesculus x carnea -

Italian maple - Acer opalus

Japanese camelia - Stuartia pseudocamelia

Japanese cedar - Cryptomeria japonica

Japanese larch - Larix kaempferi

Juniper species - Junperus species

Katsura - Cercidiphyllum japonicum

Kentucky coffee tree - Gymnocladus dioicus

Korean lime - Tilia insularis

Lancewood - Pseudopanax crassulifolius

Lawson's cypress - Chamaecyparis lawsoniana

Lime - Tilia 'petiolaris'

London Plane - Platanus x acerifolia

Lucombe oak - Quercus x crenata

Fulham oak - Quercus x crenata

Macedonian pine - Pinus peuce

Manchurian walnut - Juglans mandshurica

Maximowicz's Snakebark Maple - Acer maximowiczii

Medlar - Crataegus germanica

Mexican oak - Quercus rysophylla

Mexican pine - Pinus patula

Mirbeck oak - Quercus canariensis

Monteray cypress - Cupressus macrocarpa

Montpellier maple - Acer monspessulanum

Mountain beech - Cliffortioides

New Horizon elm - Ulmus "New Horizon"

Norfolk Island pine - Araucaria heterophylla

Norway maple - Acer platanoides

Nymans Eucryphia - Eucryphia x nymansensis 'Nymansay'

Oak, pedunculate - Quercus robur

Oriental hornbeam - Carpinus orientalis

Oriental plane - Platanus orientalis

Pear 'Williams Bon Cretien' - Pyrus communis

Pendulus Nootka cyprus - Chamaecyparis nootkatensis 'Pendula'

Persimmon, North American - Diospyros virginiana

Pillar apple - Macromeles tschonoskii

Portuguese laurel - Prunus lusitanica

Purple-leaved plum - Prunus cerasifera 'Pissardii'

Purple-leaved walnut

Red alder - Alnus rubra

Red oak - Quercus rubra

Robinia - Robinia pseudoacacea

Rose-apple - Syzygium jambos

Sawara - Chamaecyparis ;pisifera

Sawara cypress 'Filifera'- Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera'

Saucer magnolia - Magnolia x soulangiana

Saw-toothed azara - Azara serrata

Scots pine - Pinus sylvestris

Sessile oak - Quercus petraea

Silver maple - Acer saccharinum

St Lucie cherry - Prunus mahaleb

Star magnolia - Magnolia stellata

Swamp cypress - Taxodium distichum

Sweet chestnut - Castanea sativa

Sweetgum - Liquidambar styraciflua

Sycamore - Acer pseudoplatanus

Three-flowered maple - Acer triflorum

Tree of heaven - Ailanthus altissima

Tulip tree - Liriodendron tulipifera

Tupelo - Nyssa sylvatica

Turkish Hazel - Corylus colurna

Turkish oak - Quercus cerris

Variegated English oak - Quercus robur 'Argenteomarginata' - see variegated Turkish oak

Variegated Turkish oak - Quercus cerris 'Argentovariegata'

Yellow Buckeye - Aesculus flava

Yew - Taxus baccata

Wollemi pine - Wollemia nobilis

Walnut - Juglans regia

Weeping ash - Fraxinus excelsior 'Pendula'

Weeping willow - Salix x sepulcralis 'Chrysocoma'

Western Hemlock - Tsuga heterophylla

Western red cedar - Thuja plicata

White mulberry - Morus alba

Weigela - Weigela florida

Willow-leaf podocarp - Podocarpus salignus

Witch hazel - Hamamelis mollis

Wingnut - Pterocarya sp.