Alphabetic index to woody plants (trees, shrubs, sub-shrubs) in the Waddington arboretum at 2008-10-09. Where there are links, these lead to a "field guide" description of the species, along with some details of the specimens here. More of these will be appearing over time, as the documentation is converted from its existing DTP format. A lot of the time, if you save the images from the page to your favourite graphics viewer (or your hard disc) you will be able to view them at twice the resolution with which they appear in the page. There is something of a download bandwidth penalty for this, but it saves us valuable web space by not having every image stored at two resolutions.

Locations of each of our trees is given using a rather esoteric grid system of six-foot squares (everything else is metric, but the grid is based on base lines along fences, and the posts are at six foot intervals), in a series of zones. I'll be putting a map up as soon as I get it up to date and find a way of translating it from its current vector-graphic format into a more portable bit map form - or perhaps, since this has not happened in several years, it may be converted to SVG.

1. Abelia × grandiflora (one in garden)
2. Abies alba (one planted)
3. Abies amabilis (one planted, growing quickly in height)
4. Abies balsamea (one planted)
5. Abies concolor (2 planted)
6. Abies grandis (2 planted)
7. Abies koreana (1 planted)
8. Abies pindrow (1 planted, not looking well)
9. Abies procera (several planted, some heeled in - free to good homes)
10. Abies spectabilis EMAK 1079 (1 planted)
11. Acer campestre (4 planted)
12. Acer circinatum (3 planted and surviving, several small potted)
13. Acer davidii (2 planted) seed source was 'George Forrest' cultivar, and these trees are very similar. We also have a nursery-grown 'George Forrest' specimen
14. Acer glabrum douglasii (1 planted, 1 potted)
15. Acer griseum (1 planted)
16. Acer japonicum/palmatum etc. (several potted/planted in garden - awaiting more detailed documentation)
17. Acer macrophyllum (2 planted)
18. Acer negundo (3 planted)
19. Acer pseudoplatanus (two mature - few small - a weed species, the ugliest one was felled)
20. Acer saccharinum (1 planted)
21. Acer shirasawanum 'Aureum' (one in garden)
22. Aesculus californicum (1 potted - probably too long, apparently died but healthy new growth coming from base of tree in 2008 !)
23. Aesculus × carneum (1 planted)
24. Aesculus hippocastanum (one planted, one more seedling potted)
25. Aesculus indica (1 planted)
26. Aesculus parviflora (1 planted)
27. Aesculus pavia (1 planted)
28. Aesculus turbinata (six sown 2008-10-09)
29. Alnus glutinosa (several planted)
30. Alnus rhombifolia (2 of 3 planted surviving)
31. Alnus rubra (3 planted)
32. Alnus sinuata (5 planted)
33. Alnus tenuifolia (3 planted, but one has blown over 2008, was coppiced in the hope of savng it, but appears dead)
34. Amelanchier alnifolia (1 planted)
35. Amelanchier canadensis (one in garden)
36. Amelanchier pumila (2 potted - may be a third somewhere...)
37. Araucaria araucana (1 bought potted, needs moving to bigger pot or planting)
38. Arbutus andrachnoides (one in garden)
39. Arbutus unedo (one in garden)
40. Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (1 planted in garden - a cultivar)
41. Berberis vulgaris (several planted, at least one survives)
42. Betula alleghaniensis (2 planted, one now dead)
43. Betula costata (1 planted)
44. Betula ermannii (2 planted)
45. Betula fontinalis (1 bought planted (2 others died), 4 provenance Lower Calf Creek, Utah (seed) planted and one left potted)
46. Betula papyrifera (7 planted, some from seed may be hybrids)
47. Betula pendula (many, both planted and volunteer seedlings)
48. Betula pendula 'Youngii' (3 planted, one died 2008, probably shaded out)
49. Betula pubescens carpatica (several planted, few left in pots)
50. Betula × utahensis (two planted)
51. Betula utilis (several planted - seed, possibly hybrid with B. pendula)
52. Calocedrus decurrens (three planted)
53. Calycanthus occidentalis (two planted - one survives in orchard)
54. Carpinus betulus (four or five planted)
55. Castanea sativa (one planted)
56. Cedrus libani (one planted)
57. Cercidophyllum japonicum (one planted - unfortunately had to be moved in 2008 and suffered badly)
58. Chaenomeles japonica (one in garden)
59. Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (one planted, one 'Ellwoodii' in garden) (for the species formerly known as Ch. nootkatensis see below)
60. Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana' (one in garden)
61. Cornus alternifolia 'variegata' (one in garden)
62. Cornus florida × nuttallii 'Eddie's White Wonder' and 'Ormonde' (one each in garden)
63. Cornus kousa (one planted)
64. Cornus nuttallii (one planted)
65. Cornus sanguinea (two planted, two heeled in (for nine years !))
66. Cornus stolonifera (one, cv 'flavarimea', planted)
67. Corylopsis sp. (one in garden)
68. Corylus avellana (several in hedges)
69. Cratægus coccinea (two planted)
70. Cratægus crus-galli (two planted)
71. Cratægus macranthera (two planted)
72. Cratægus monogyna (commonest element in our hedges)
73. Cratægus phænopyrum (two survive of a dozen planted as a hedge (seed))
74. Deutzia sp. (one in garden)
75. Deutzia × hybrida 'Pink Pompon' (one in garden)
76. Eucryphia × nymansensis 'Nymansay' (one in garden)
77. Euonymus sp. (a number removed from garden and planted in Euro strip)
78. Fagus sylvatica (five planted)
79. Frangula alnus (two planted)
80. Fraxinus anomala (two potted - provenance Little Wild Horse Canyon, San Raphael Swell, Utah (seed), probably not hardy outside)
81. Fraxinus excelsior (eight or more large mature trees)
82. Fraxinus latifolia (two planted, one potted (seed))
83. Garrya fremontii (one potted)
84. Gaultheria shallon (two planted)
85. Ginkgo biloba (one unhealthy in garden)
86. Hamamelis mollis 'Pallida' (one in garden)
87. Hippophaë rhamnoïdes (one planted - provenance Ainsdale sand dunes, W Lancashire (seed))
88. Holodiscus discolor (four planted, many volunteer seedlings, rather invasive)
89. Hydrangea aspera 'macrophylla' (one in garden)
90. Ilex aquifolium (many in hedges, volunteer seedlings quite common)
91. Jasminum nudiflorum (one in garden)
92. Kalmia polifolia (two planted, one potted)
93. Larix decidua (a score of these as "nurse" trees, some being felled, March 2008)
94. Larix laricina (three planted (one killed by rabbits), one potted)
95. Larix occidentalis (one planted)
96. Laurus nobilis (one in garden)
97. Ledum groenlandicum (one potted)
98. Leycesteria formosa (one in garden)
99. Liquidambar styraciflua (one in garden - barely hardy here)
100. Lonicera involucrata (two planted in orchard)
101. Magnolia × soulangiana (one planted)
102. Mahonia aquifolium (four planted)
103. Mahonia nervosa (one planted)
104. Mahonia repens (one planted, many seedlings, some provenance Zion Nat. Park, Utah (seed))
105. Malus fusca (several seedlings germinated, but something neatly nipped off the tops in 2006. At least two are leafing out in 2007)
106. Malus sylvestris (two planted, a couple of mature trees)
107. Metasequoia glyptostroboides (one planted, struggling)
108. Nothofagus antarctica (one planted, but had to be moved 15 years later, in 2008, and seems likely to be dead)
109. Nothofagus obliqua (one planted)
110. Nothofagus procera (one planted)
111. Parthenocissus quinquefolia (several planted to cover walls - removed 2002 so walls could be rendered, but expected to grow back soon)
112. Parthenocissus tricuspidata (one planted, unclear if this survives, one potted, both 'Veitchii')
113. Penstemon fruticosus (one planted)
114. Penstemon fruticosus scouleri (two in alpine trough)
115. Penstemon serrulatus (one planted, several in pots)
116. Penstemon whippleanus (one planted in Alpine bed where it has become a thug)
117. Picea breweriana (one planted)
118. Picea engelmannii (two planted (from seed))
119. Picea glauca (three planted)
120. Picea mariana (one planted quite big, not progressing, one planted much smaller and looking OK)
121. Picea pungens (one planted - moved in 1999 and not doing well in 2002, still hanging in there 2008, but will probably replace)
122. Picea sitchensis (one planted, two in pots)
123. Pinus attenuata (one planted)
124. Pinus cembra (two planted, slow growing, one shaded out now dead. other moved in 2008 to make way for new building, looked OK for some time)
125. Pinus contorta (many planted)
126. Pinus densiflora (one sp. planted, one cultivar 'Umbraculifera' in garden died)
127. Pinus jeffreyi (three planted)
128. Pinus mugo rostrata (two planted, others heeled in)
129. Pinus nigra ssp. nigra (two planted - one from seed here)
130. Pinus ponderosa (three planted, all grown from seed here. Bought bare-rooted transplants consistently failed)
131. Pinus strobus (one planted, not doing well, two others died)
132. Pinus sylvestris (three planted, one might need to be felled owing to windthrow)
133. Pinus tabuliformis (one planted)
134. Pinus wallichiana (one planted)
135. Populus angustifolium (three planted, some still potted - provenance Wasatch Mountains, Utah (cuttings))
136. Populus balsamifera (one planted)
137. Populus tremula (three planted)
138. Prunus avium (many planted)
139. Prunus padus (several planted)
140. Prunus serrula (one now quite mature)
141. Prunus spinosa (many in hedge, mostly getting aged and we are trying to eliminate the majority)
142. Pseudotsuga menziesii (two planted)
143. Pyrus salicifolia 'Pendula' (one in garden)
144. Quercus coccinea (one planted, 31 acorns collected 2008-10-09 sown 2008-10-11)
145. Quercus gambelii (one surviving in g/h)
146. Quercus garryana (one planted)
147. Quercus kelloggii (two planted)
148. Quercus palustris (one planted)
149. Quercus petraea (one large mature, one planted, one self-set seedling, and eleven potted (from Lake District acorns))
150. Quercus robur (one planted)
151. Quercus rubra (one planted, 36 acorns collected 2008-10-09 sown 2008-10-11)
152. Rhamnus cathartica (two planted)
153. Rhododendron luteum (one potted (last repot 2007) - seed provenance Ness Gardens)
154. Rosa canina (many established and 25 planted)
155. Rosa glauca (half a dozen or so planted)
156. Rosa gymnocarpa (half a dozen or so planted)
157. Rosa woodsii (five planted, many more potted, including seed from Utah 1995)
158. Rubus fruticosus (many about the place)
159. Rubus spectabilis (three planted, now self-seeding and becoming invasive)
160. Salix amygdaloïdes (three planted - provenance Wasatch Mountains, Utah)
161. Salix ?bebbiana? (one planted, several potted - provenance Wasatch Mountains, Utah (Brighton))
162. Salix ?bebbiana? (two potted - provenance east Sierra Nevada, California, probably not bebbiana)
163. Salix caprea (half a dozen recent plantings, one mature tree felled 2006, stump removed 2008)
164. Salix fragilis (two planted - both already large)
165. Salix lapponum (one potted)
166. Salix pentandra (one large mature tree, one recent planting)
167. Salix repens (one potted)
168. Salix repens argentea (many potted - provenance Ainsdale sand dunes, W. Lancashire (seed))
169. Salix triandra (one mature tree)
170. Salix viminalis (six planted)
171. Sambucus nigra (common in hedges)
172. Sambucus racemosa (two planted - one bought, one from seed - provenance Grindelwald, Switzerland, latter looked great, then suddenly died in 2002)
173. Sequoiadendron giganteum (one planted, several seedlings in pots)
174. Sorbus americana (three planted, two from seed of first)
175. Sorbus aria (one planted, probably now dead)
176. Sorbus aucuparia (one large, many smaller plantings)
177. Sorbus cashmeriana (one planted)
178. Sorbus chamaemespilus (one potted, from seed)
179. Sorbus commixta (two planted, but had to be moved summer 2008 (seed), more berries collected 2008-10-09 as insurance)
180. Sorbus decora (four planted (seed))
181. Sorbus intermedia (one planted)
182. Sorbus 'Joseph Rock' (one mature planting)
183. Sorbus prattii (two planted (seed), seed parent at Thorp Perrow now dead)
184. Sorbus randaiensis BSWJ3203 (one planted)
185. Sorbus reducta (one spreading in garden)
186. Sorbus sargentiana (one planted)
187. Sorbus torminalis (two planted)
188. Sorbus vilmorinii (two planted (seed))
189. Stewartia pseudocamellia (one in garden)
190. Styrax japonica (one in garden)
191. Syringa vulgaris (several planted, including cultivars)
192. Taxus baccata (one large volunteer seedling from Hest Bank planted)
193. Thuja occidentalis 'Smaragd' (one in garden)
194. Thuja plicata (four planted, one very shaded by another and hence much smaller, one felled for excavation for house extension, 2008)
195. Tilia cordata (two planted)
196. Tsuga heterophylla (several planted, three are not really in good positions, but too late to move)
197. Ulmus glabra (three planted, one died suddenly in 2008)
198. Vaccinium ovatum (two planted)the DV camera seems to be giving
199. Viburnum carlesii 'Aurora' (one in garden)
200. Viburnum davidii (one in garden)
201. Viburnum lantana (two planted)
202. Viburnum opulus (one in garden)
203. Viburnum plicatum 'Mariesii' and 'Nanum semperflorens' (both in garden)
204. Viburnum sargentii 'Onondaga' (one in garden)
205. Viburnum tinus (one in garden)
206. Viburnum × bodnantense 'Dawn' (one in garden)
207. Xanthocyparis nootkatensis (two planted)

A number of tree species have been tried and have succumbed either to our climate or to rather too unfavourable a site. Surprisingly few have been killed by rabbits, given the size of the local population, although we had a bad year when our one remaining dog was fifteen and rabbits had no fear. Dogs specifically trained to hunt rabbits have made quite a difference since... But we have another population explosion in 2007-2008 and a lot of trees have been damaged. It is possible that one or two will prove to have been ringbarked - they've even had a go at my one and only Yew, which should had resulted in a dead rabbit, but no such luck :-( Some of the failed trees will be replaced when shelter belts have become more effective, and these are listed here, with links for those which were documented while still alive. Also listed here are a few species which are regarded as absolutely vital for our collection, but which we have not yet been able to obtain.

• Abies densa EMAK (1 planted, but died)
• Abies lasiocarpa (1 planted - has just died September 2004 aged 11 years):
• Abies magnifica (two planted, killed by sheep) expecting to replace these from Weasdale?
• Acer pensylvanicum (one planted - looked very good for about a year then suddenly died right back late summer 2002)
• Acer rubrum (1 planted, no real progress for nine years - finally declared dead)
• Acer saccharum (one planted - died quite quickly)
• Acer spicatum (2 from seed planted - didn't do well and died second year)
• Alnus cordata lots of these were germinated and potted on, but nowhere seemed appropriate to plant them, so I think none survive.
• Alnus rugosa (not yet bought)
• Austrocedrus chilensis (a number germinated, 1 potted - finally succumbed, believed not hardy enough)
• Betula nana we've had three - they really aren't suited to here
• Betula nigra one (from seed) was getting quite a decent size (over 2m) when it was unexpectedly snapped off at the base towards the end of 2006 by strong winds
• Ceanothus velutinus (all failed to overwinter, though problem probably vine weevil)
• Cedrus deodara (one planted, killed by sheep)
• Cephalanthus occidentalis (one potted - very late into leaf - mid-June 2001 and looking poorly by late August)
• Cowania mexicana (one potted - provenance Little Wild Horse Canyon, San Raphael Swell, Utah (seed)) seems to have succumbed to too much wet
• Crataegus douglasii (large batch of seed currently vernalising in fridge - more will be obtained from Thorp Perrow this autumn)
• Fremontodendron californicum (one outside in large tub against a south-facing wall (seed) overwintered twice, but then failed to thrive summer 2001)
• Gleditsia triacanthos (several potted - don't think any of these are left)
• Larix kaempferi (one planted c1990, felled in 2008)
• Lithocarpus densiflorus (two supplied insanely small - died)
• Picea abies (one planted - lost leader to rabbits, but reformed OK, then sheep did for it)
• Picea omorika (two planted, both trashed by sheep)
• Pinus aristata (one planted - looking very unhappy 2002)
• Pinus banksiana (one dead)
• Pinus coulteri (one dead)
• Pinus edulis (two planted - one mown to ground, the second dead 2008 after growing only a few inches in 15 years)
• Pinus lambertiana (not sourced)
• Pinus monticola (one (from seed) planted, did well and grew quite quickly for several years - has suddenly browned and died, 2007)
• Pinus radiata (one planted, grew very rapidly indeed, then blew down - it was apparent that the root ball had been very twisted when the tree was taken from its pot)
• Populus fremontii wislizenii (two planted, neither doing well - provenance Santa Fe County, New Mexico (seed). This species did well whilst in pots, but made little or no progress in the open ground)
• Pseudotsuga menziesii glauca (one planted, but died summer 2004, due to a fungal infection)
• Quercus agrifolia (two planted - died)
• Quercus ilex (one planted now dead - did not survive brutal transplant)
• Quercus chrysolepsis (one planted, never thrived)
• Rhododendron hirsutum (no survivors - last one died in alpine bed)
• Rhododendron macrophyllum (last died)
• Rhododendron occidentalis (two in pots - did not survive over-shaded holding location)
• Salix exigua (six planted - did not do well at all, now all dead)
• Sciadopitys verticillata (one planted - this site seems fated, has killed a succession of trees)
• Sorbus hupehensis (none planted out have overwintered, although potted ones survived outside. More berries 2008-10-09)
• Sorbus scopulina (one, from our own Wasatch mountain seed, killed by vine weevil. More seed from AGS and SRGC seed list sown 2001)
• Sorbus sitchensis (wild-collected seed from SRGC list sown 2001, never germinated)
• Tsuga canadensis (three have been planted, none did well and all succumbed to rabbits)
• Tsuga mertensiana (one potted for years, growing too slowly to plant out, eventually died)
• Umbellularia californica (one potted killed by scale insect, one much bigger collapsed in 2001 for reasons undiagnosed, but vine weevil seems likely)