Habitat: Spreading deciduous tree with red banded bark

Height: 20m (70ft)   Width: 10m (30ft)

Leaf Description: Ovate -oblong dark green leaves,15cm long. Turns red and yellow in Autumn.

Flowering:  Bowl shaped white flowers, 3cm across. These are borne in umbels in mid-spring followed by heart shaped to ovoid red fruit, 1cm across

Hardiness: Full hardy

Site Suitability: Grow in any moist but well drained , moderately fertile soil. Deciduous species and cultivars in full sun, evergreens in full sun or partial shade

Pest & Diseases: Susceptible to damage from aphids, caterpillars, bullfinches

Comments: Excellent specimen trees, many being suitable for a small garden