Lilac is a large shrub or small tree growing to 6 m. The bark is grey-brown, a height of 2 breaking up into longitudinal strips that peel with age. The shoots are slender, upright and olive green; the ovate birds are covered by several scales. The highly fragrant flowers appear at the beginning of May.
This shrub is widespread throughout most of Europe, extending farther north and growing higher up in the mountains than the common elder, sometimes as high as the tree line. On the other hand, it is rarely found at elevations below 300 m in central Europe and is not native to Britain, though it is sometimes naturalized. It grows in similar places to the common elder, i.e. mostly on soils rich in humus and nitrogen.
This shrub is widespread in southern Europe, where it grows mostly in the coastal areas on dry banks. In central and western Europe it is planted for its foliage and to prevent erosion on dry, steep banks. It does very well in dry sites and in warmer regions is sufficiently frost-resistant. It multiplies by producing root suckers. The fruits arc eaten by birds and the seeds dispersed by them over a wide area so that in central and western Europe it is frequently naturalized.
Common elder is a large shrub or small tree up to 10 m high, developing a broad crown and stern up to 30 cm in diameter. The pale grey bark becomes deeply furrowed and corky with age. The shoots are stout, grey, slightly angular in cross section and covered with numerous white corky pores. The opposite, ovate and semi-naked buds are located above a large leaf scar shaped like a half-moon. The white flower clusters, 12 to 20 cm across, appear in June; the fruits ripen in September.
The whitish flowers appear in May and June succeeded by the fruits, which change colour from green to red and black as they ripen, being fully ripe at the end of September or beginning of October and remaining on the shrub until winter. The wayfaring tree has a fairly rapid growth and produces stump sprouts freely.
Its chief area of distribution is southern Europe, but it also grows in warm situations in central and western Europe reaching southern England. It is found mainly on warm, sunny banks in hilly country, where it occurs in thickets at the edges of woods and in open oak stands. On limestone substrates it is also found in the mountains up to elevations above 1000 m. The red-black ripening fruit and felted foliage are very attractive and for that reason the wayfaring tree is also planted in parks.
This shrub is widespread throughout most of Europe, extending farther north and growing higher up in the mountains than the common elder, sometimes as high as the tree line. On the other hand, it is rarely found at elevations below 300 m in central Europe and is not native to Britain, though it is sometimes naturalized. It grows in similar places to the common elder, i.e. mostly on soils rich in humus and nitrogen.
This shrub is widespread in southern Europe, where it grows mostly in the coastal areas on dry banks. In central and western Europe it is planted for its foliage and to prevent erosion on dry, steep banks. It does very well in dry sites and in warmer regions is sufficiently frost-resistant. It multiplies by producing root suckers. The fruits arc eaten by birds and the seeds dispersed by them over a wide area so that in central and western Europe it is frequently naturalized.
Common elder is a large shrub or small tree up to 10 m high, developing a broad crown and stern up to 30 cm in diameter. The pale grey bark becomes deeply furrowed and corky with age. The shoots are stout, grey, slightly angular in cross section and covered with numerous white corky pores. The opposite, ovate and semi-naked buds are located above a large leaf scar shaped like a half-moon. The white flower clusters, 12 to 20 cm across, appear in June; the fruits ripen in September.
The whitish flowers appear in May and June succeeded by the fruits, which change colour from green to red and black as they ripen, being fully ripe at the end of September or beginning of October and remaining on the shrub until winter. The wayfaring tree has a fairly rapid growth and produces stump sprouts freely.
Its chief area of distribution is southern Europe, but it also grows in warm situations in central and western Europe reaching southern England. It is found mainly on warm, sunny banks in hilly country, where it occurs in thickets at the edges of woods and in open oak stands. On limestone substrates it is also found in the mountains up to elevations above 1000 m. The red-black ripening fruit and felted foliage are very attractive and for that reason the wayfaring tree is also planted in parks.
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A garden planning tip is that a roof which is not used can be planted with evergreen and shrubby garden plants which need a little attention.
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