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"My many visits to Cornwall were always conditional upon visiting Burncoose; a place where you could visit the nursery and garden from whicg I( took so much pleasure. Today I renewed my admiration of Burncoose, the friendliness, helpfulness and patience of the staff is to be commended. "
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Ornamental Fruit

Ornamental Fruit
The following selection of trees bear ornamental fruit at sometime during the year.

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AILANTHUS altissima

AILANTHUS altissima  >

Copal tree, Tree of heaven
Spreading tree with fern-like foliage
ARBUTUS unedo

ARBUTUS unedo  >

Killarney strawberry tree.
White flowers, red fruit
BROUSSONETIA papyrifera
male has yellowish curly, woolly catkins and the female produces globular orange-red fruits. A handsome shrub the bark of which is used for paper making in Japan
CARYA illinionensis
a large American nut bearing tree with numerous leaflets on each leaf
CERCIS siliquastrum
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CERCIS siliquastrum  >

Judas tree, Love tree
cerise-purple flowers
CLERODENDRUM trichotomum

CLERODENDRUM trichotomum  >

Glory tree, White tree jasmine
Attractive blue fruits remain on the tree in autumn when the leaves have fallen
CRATAEGUS laevigata 'Paul's Scarlet'
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CRATAEGUS laevigata 'Paul's Scarlet'  >

Double crimson hawthorn, Midland hawthorn, Red May
Double red
DIOSPYROS lotus
spreading tree with small red-green flowers and inedible yellow-purple fruits on female plants
GLEDITSIA triacanthos 'Sunburst'
Large tree with golden fern-like foliage turning bright yellow in autumn
GYMNOCLADUS dioica

GYMNOCLADUS dioica  >

Kentucky coffee tree, Knicker tree
handsome slow growing tree with pods of seeds which were used as a substitute for coffee. Leaves pink tinted turning yellow before falling. Greenish-white flowers
ILEX x altaclerensis 'Belgica Aurea'
Female, creamy edged leaf
ILEX x altaclerensis 'Golden King'
Female, gold edged leaf
JUGLANS regia
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JUGLANS regia  >

Common walnut, English walnut, Jupiter's nuts, Nux regia
slow growing tree which has long been grown for its timber quality
MACLURA pomifera

MACLURA pomifera  >

Osage orange
a hardy tree with thorny branches and pale yellow orange-like fruits in maturity. Excellent in chalky areas
MAGNOLIA campbellii 'Sidbury'
Very early flowering campellii originating from Sidbury Manor in Devon in 1946
MALUS 'Red Sentinel'
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MALUS 'Red Sentinel'  >

Apple, Crab apple
An excellent fruiting tree with white flowers and large clusters of deep red fruits
MELIA azedarach

MELIA azedarach  >

Bead-tree, Pride of China, Pride of India
A rare but attractive tree more common in the Mediterranean, with fragrant lilac flowers. Bead-like fruits remain long after the leaves have fallen
PISTACIA lentiscus
aromatic tree with leathery dark green leaflets and red fruits
PSEUDOCYDONIA sinensis
Semi-evergreen with flaking bark. Solitary pink flowers in spring and then large yellow egg-shaped or quince-like fruits
PTELEA trifoliata

PTELEA trifoliata  >

Hop tree, Swamp dogwood, Wingseed
Fragrant small yellowish flowers in summer followed by persistent hop-like fruits
PTEROCARYA fraxinifolia
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PTEROCARYA fraxinifolia  >

Caucasian wing nut
Greenish flowers in large pendulous catkins
SORBUS aucuparia 'Edulis'

SORBUS aucuparia 'Edulis'  >

Mountain ash, Rowan
Hardy tree with large leaves and edible fruits borne in large bunches
SORBUS scalaris
Striking species with dark green glossy leaves, downy underneath which turn to rich red and purple in autumn. Red fruits
STAPHYLEA bumalda
Trifoliate leaves which have good autumn colour and glabrous greyish brown bark. White flowers and greenish fruit in MAY-JUN. A Japanese species


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