Best Trees For Autumn Colour | Growers' Choice
Tried & tested favourites as selected by growers
Best Overall: Sweet Gum
Unrivaled Autumn displays of colour
- Excellent shade tree
- Unrivalled in Autumn displays of colour
- RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
- Fully hardy and low-maintenance
Best Bark: Paperbark Maple
For Small Gardens | Peeling Coppery Bark | Autumn Colour
A Chinese acer with peeling bark
- Upright, oval tree
- Medium tree - grows to 5m (in first 20 years)
- Veined green leaves turn red in autumn
- RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
Best Flowers: Sargent's Cherry
Probably the best autumn colour
- Compact, spreading tree
- Ideal for small spaces, growing to 5x4m
- Clusters of pink and deep pink single flowers
- Blossoms in April
Best Foliage: Stag's Horn Sumac
A large shrub with year-round interest
- Clusters of yellow-green flowers in summer
- Long, fanned leaves
- Forked, velvety branches
- Rich autumn colours
Best For Wildlife: Scarlet Rowan
Incredible autumn colour!
- Upright, bushy tree
- Medium tree - grows up to 8m
- Autumnal hues of purple, red and orange
- Attracts all manner of birds to your garden
Best Multi Season Interest: Variegated Dogwood
Compact tree packed with interest
- White bracts in spring
- Bright coloured stems and variegated foliage
- Perfect for small gardens
- Glossy crimson fruits in autumn
