Trees and Shrubs

A division of the Camden Park catalogues that is not clearly defined. In broad terms it includes all plants with woody stems except conifers and fruit trees and shrubs.

Ruellia macrophylla Vahl

Tender sub-shrub with pointed ovate leaves, wavy at the margins, and axillary panicles of bright scarlet flowers. To 1.2m. [RHSD].

Russelia equisetiformis Schltdl. & Cham.

Frost tender, deciduous, branching sub-shrub with rush-like, erect and pendant stems, very narrow elliptic leaves, to 1.5cm long, falling early, and pendant cymes of tubular scarlet flowers, to 3cm long, from spring to autumn. To 1.5m. [RHSE].

Russelia sarmentosa Jacq.

Tender evergreen shrub with small, ovate, toothed leaves, often in whorls of three, and red flowers in many-flowered cymes. [RHSD].

Salix alba L. var. aurea Hort.

Salix alba is a fully hardy, fast-growing, spreading tree of conical habit with slender branches, drooping at the tips, with lance-shaped leaves, to 10cm long, yellow male catkins, to 5cm long, or stalkless, yellow-green female catkins, to 3cm long, produced in spring with the leaves. Aurea is a less vigorous tree with yellowish-green branches and pale yellow leaves. To 25m. [RHSE, Hilliers’].

Salix babylonica L.

Fully hardy, rounded, weeping tree with slender, pendant shoots, lance-shaped leaves, to 10cm long, and silver-green catkins, produced with the leaves in spring, to 5cm long for males and 2.5cm long for females. To 12m. [RHSE, Hortus, Hilliers’].

Salix babylonica L. var. aurea

For more detail see Salix babylonica L. Aurea is a form with golden yellow branches. [Hortus].

Salix chilensis Molina var. fastigiata

The species is a small, deciduous tree, to 10m. Crown conical or spreading; branches long, drooping. Trunk often bent, 12 inches or more in diameter, and unbranched for 6m. Bark reddish or dark brown with a grayish tinge, fairly smooth or with long, coarse fissures ; inner bark fibrous and is used for cordage. Leaves lanceolate; foliage much lighter and brighter green than is usual in tropical trees. [Williams – Fieldiana, Botany series vol.15, Woods of Northeastern Peru p.68/1936]. The variety fastigiata is an upright tree with a narrow, elongated habit, similar to the Lombardy poplar.

Salix fragilis L. var. russelliana

A large tree with wide-spreading branches, rugged bark and brittle twigs. the slender catkins appear with the leaves in spring. To 25m. It commonly grows with Salix alba L. and hybrids between the two occur naturally. Intermediate between the parents they are called Salix x rubens Hort. [RHSD, Hortus, Hilliers’].

Salix triandra L.

A large shrub or small tree with flaky bark and glossy lance-shaped leaves. Long cultivated in Europe for basket making although not the most important species for this. See Salix viminalis L. [RHSD, Hortus, Hilliers’].

Salix viminalis L.

Fully hardy, fast-growing, upright shrub or tree with glossy shoots, slender, linear leaves, to 15cm long, and dense, crowded, green catkins, to 3.5cm long, in spring before the leaves. To 6m. [RHSE, Hortus, Hilliers’].

Salvia fulgens Cav.

Tender evergreen shrub with toothed, ovate leaves and panicles of bright scarlet flowers. To 90cm. [RHSD, Hortus].

Salvia grahami Benth.

Half-hardy shrub with oval, toothed leaves and long racemes of deep crimson flowers, ageing to purplish. To 1.2m. [RHSD, Hortus].

Sambucus nigra L.

Fully hardy, upright bushy shrub with pinnate leaves, to 25cm long, composed of 5 toothed, ovate leaflets, and flattened panicles, to 20cm across, of small, musk-scented, white flowers in summer, followed by edible, spherical, glossy black fruit. [RHSE, Hortus, Hilliers’].

Sambucus species unidentified

A number of ornamental species of elder were grown at this time, mostly forms of Sambucus nigra L., the Common Elder which see. Johnson’s Dictionary lists nine. A number of other species were also grown, with Johnson’s listing racemosa, pubens, canadensis and chinensis in addition to nigra.

Santalum acuminatum (R.Br.) A.DC.

An erect shrub or small tree with lance-shaped leaves and bumerous small flowers in mostly terminal panicles, followed by bright red, rarely yellow, edible sweet fruit, 25mm long. The seeds or nuts are also edible. To 6m. Member of the Sandalwood family from southern and more arid parts of Australia, partially parasitic on the roots of other plants. [FNSW, Wrigley].

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