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Decid/Evergreen Deciduous Evergreen
Height 0-10cm 10-50cm 50cm-1m 1m-5m 5m-10m 10m-50m 50m+
Width 0-10cm 10-50cm 50cm-1m 1m-5m 5m-10m 10m+
Hardyness: 1 (Arctic) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (tropical)
How hardy is it on a scale from 1 - 10. One will survive arctic winters, ten is tropical. Cornwall is about eight, but can grow some plants from zone nine. Most of Britain is zone seven, going down to zone six in the north and four in the mountains.  
Growth rate: Fast Medium Slow
Soil Light (Sandy) Medium (Loam) Heavy Heavy Clay Poor Soil
pH Very Acid Acid Neutral Base/Alkaline Very Alkaline Saline
Shade Full Semi None
Full Shade: deep woodland, a north-facing wall etc; Semi Shade: light woodland, a position that is shaded for part of the day etc; No Shade: is unshaded positions.  
Moisture Dry Soil Moist Soil Wet or Boggy Soil Water Plants Well-drained Tolerates Drought
Wind Tolerates Maritime Exposure Tolerates Strong Winds Not Wind Tolerant
Tolerates Pollution Y N
Frost Tender Y N
Flower Type Hermaphrodite Monoecious Dioecious Self-fertile
Hermaphrodite: the flower has both male and female organs. Monoecious: individual flowers are either male or female, but both sexes can be found on the same plant. Dioecious: individual flowers are either male or female, but only one sex is to be found on any one plant so both male and female plants must be grown if seed is required.
Pollinators:
Apomictic: reproduce by seeds formed without sexual fusion. Cleistogomous: self-pollinating without flowers ever opening. Lepidoptera: Moths & Butterflies.

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