ASH-LEAVED MAPLE

 

Health Centre car park again: this time it's not berries but maple samaras making this ash-leaved maple (Acer negundo) spectacular up to Christmas.

The stems are green and the leaves , which are mostly gone by now, are pinnate, meaning they have between 3 and 5 leaflets.

There are variegated and pink forms of this tree, which is also known as Box Elder although it is neither an elder nor a box tree.

COCKSPUR THORN

The  Broad-leaved Cockspur Thorn (Crataegus prunifolia) ia a North American relative of the Hawthorn and does well in Britain. 

The red berries last up until Christmas and the leaves are often very colourful in autumn.

This specimen grows alongside the Thornbury Health Centre car park