Wild Service tree.  Chequers Tree.  Griping Tree.
Spreading deciduous tree with broad pinnate leaves.  Creamy flower clusters appear in May/June,  followed by small brown fruits.  Ht 12m +  Spread 8m. Leaves turn crimson-red in autumn. When fully grown, the bark of the tree often peels back in rectangular strips, giving it a 'chequered' look.  This tree will grow in loam, clay or chalk, but prefers a heavy soil in dappled shade, so is good for planting on the edge of a woodland.  This is one of the rarest of our native trees, not commonly seen or used in English gardens.

Good for pollinating insects.

If you are looking for a larger number of this trees, please enquire by emailing:  info@spinneywell.co.uk or ringing Wendy on 07879 133046

'torminalis' means useful against colic, but the fruits can only be used after they have been left to blet.