Large trees whose foliage colours up in autumn. They need a big garden: each plant page gives the ultimate size and the distance to keep from the house.
25 plants from our verified database, by name. A plant is only listed when the data this list relies on is not in doubt. How our data is made
Taxodium distichum 5 m × 2.5 m after 10 years
A deciduous conifer: its soft, light green, feathery foliage turns russet or coppery brown in autumn and then falls together with the short side…
Prunus padus 6 m × 3.5 m after 10 years
A native, fast-growing small tree or large shrub that is covered in drooping, strongly scented white flower racemes in April and May, just after the…
Pyrus calleryana 6 m × 2.5 m after 10 years
A narrow, conical ornamental tree that fits small gardens, front gardens and tight streets: it is covered in white blossom in spring, and its glossy…
Metasequoia glyptostroboides 8 m × 3 m after 10 years
Dawn redwood is a deciduous conifer: its soft, ferny, fresh green needles turn copper and orange-brown in autumn and then drop together with the short…
Fagus sylvatica 5 m × 3 m after 10 years
A huge woodland tree with smooth grey bark and deep shade that makes a fine specimen in a large garden and, when clipped, a classic hedge: the hedge…
Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata' 6 m × 2.5 m after 10 years
A dense hornbeam with upswept branches that is a slim column when young, which makes it a good vertical accent in a border and, planted in a row, a…
Acer campestre 4.5 m × 3 m after 10 years
A native, undemanding small to medium tree that copes with drought, lime and clay, city air and hard clipping, and turns a good yellow in autumn. Left…
Acer × freemanii 8 m × 5 m after 10 years
A hybrid of red and silver maple: it grows as fast as silver maple but with stronger branching, and it reliably turns orange-red to scarlet in autumn.…
Ginkgo biloba 6 m × 5 m after 10 years
A distinctive, ancient tree with fan-shaped leaves that all turn brilliant golden yellow at once in autumn. It has almost no pests or diseases,…
Betula utilis 6 m × 3 m after 10 years
A medium-sized birch with an airy crown, grown for its peeling, chalk-white bark (nurseries mostly sell the whitest-barked variety, jacquemontii):…
Gleditsia triacanthos 7 m × 5 m after 10 years
A large tree with a loose crown and fine, fern-like foliage that casts only dappled shade, so lawn and other plants still grow underneath. It copes…
Cercidiphyllum japonicum 5 m × 3 m after 10 years
An elegant, often multi-stemmed ornamental tree with heart-shaped leaves that open purplish, turn blue-green in summer and colour yellow, apricot…
Fraxinus ornus 5 m × 3.5 m after 10 years
Manna ash is a medium-sized tree with a rounded crown that covers itself in creamy white, scented flower plumes around May and turns yellow to…
Acer platanoides 8 m × 6 m after 10 years
A large native shade tree with a dense, rounded crown that flowers yellowish green and honey-scented before the leaves open and turns golden yellow in…
Quercus palustris 7 m × 4 m after 10 years
A fast-growing oak with a regular conical crown and glossy, deeply cut leaves that turn bright red in autumn. It tolerates wet and occasionally…
Acer rubrum 6 m × 4 m after 10 years
A medium-sized shade tree with a dense crown, grown for its fiery orange-red autumn foliage; in early spring small red flowers cover the bare twigs.…
Quercus rubra 7 m × 4 m after 10 years
A fast-growing oak with a large, spreading crown and big, pointed-lobed leaves that turn orange-red, red or reddish brown in autumn. It is a…
Sorbus aucuparia 5 m × 3 m after 10 years
A slender small tree with an open crown that offers white flower clusters in spring, orange-red berry bunches from late summer and yellow to reddish…
Betula pendula 8 m × 4 m after 10 years
An airy, fast-growing native tree with a loose crown, bright white bark and drooping twigs that looks good in winter too and turns yellow in autumn.…
Tilia tomentosa 7 m × 4 m after 10 years
Silver lime is a large shade tree with a regular crown; its leaves are dark green above and felted silvery white beneath, so the canopy shimmers in…
Tilia cordata 8 m × 6 m after 10 years
A long-lived native shade tree with heart-shaped leaves that grows large. Its strongly scented flowers open in late June and early July and are…
Liquidambar styraciflua 6 m × 4 m after 10 years
A regular, narrowly conical tree when young with glossy star-shaped leaves that hold weeks of yellow, orange, purple and deep red colour in autumn.…
Liriodendron tulipifera 8 m × 6 m after 10 years
A fast-growing, straight-trunked large park tree with distinctive four-lobed leaves that look cut off at the tip and turn golden yellow in autumn. Its…
Cornus controversa 3 m × 2.5 m after 10 years
Its horizontal branches arranged in tiers make it one of the most beautifully shaped small trees: in late May and June flat plates of white flowers…
Sorbus aria 5 m × 3 m after 10 years
A native small tree with a dense, rounded crown whose oval leaves are dark green above and white-felted beneath, so the whole crown flashes silver…
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