Supplementary material for:
Fricker, R. et al. (2023) Establishing a Phenology Research Project at Cambridge University Botanic Garden – Presentation of early findings. Nature in Cambridgeshire. 65: 66-71

Table 1: Summary of species recorded

Latin name Common name Native Replicates Recording began:
Acer campestre Field Maple Yes 2 Autumn 2020
Acer palmatum 'Osakazuki' Japanese Maple   3 Autumn 2020
Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore Yes 1 Autumn 2020
Aesculus californica Californian Chestnut   1 Spring 2022
Aesculus hippocastanum Horse-Chestnut Yes 1 Autumn 2020
Aesculus indica Indian Horse-Chestnut   1 Autumn 2020
Albizia julibrissin 'Rosea' Persian Silk tree   2 Spring 2022
Alnus glutinosa Alder Yes 3 Autumn 2020
Arbutus unedo Strawberry tree   1 Spring 2022
Betula pendula subsp. pendula Silver Birch Yes 1 Autumn 2020
Betula pubescens var. pubescens Downy Birch Yes 1 Autumn 2020
Catalpa × erubescens 'Purpurea' Indian Bean tree (purple)   1 Spring 2022
Catalpa speciosa Indian Bean tree   1 Autumn 2020
Cercidiphyllum japonicum 'Pendula' Katsura tree   1 Spring 2022
Cercis siliquastrum Judas tree   1 Spring 2022
Cornus mas Cornelian Cherry   3 Spring 2022
Correa backhouseana × C. alba Australian Fuchsia   1 Spring 2022
Corylus avellana Hazel Yes 1 Autumn 2020
Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn Yes 4 Autumn 2020
Davidia involucrata Handkerchief tree   2 Spring 2022
Emmenopterys henryi Man Yang tree   1 Spring 2022
Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck' Beech Yes 1 Autumn 2020
Forsythia × intermedia Border Forsythia Yes 1 Spring 2022
Ginkgo biloba Maidenhair tree   2 Autumn 2020
Ilex aquifolium Holly Yes 1 Autumn 2020
Larix decidua Common Larch Yes 2 Autumn 2020
Lathraea clandestina Purple Toothwort   1 Spring 2022
Lathraea squamaria White Toothwort   1 Spring 2022
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Worplesdon' Sweet Gum   2 Autumn 2020
Liriodendron chinense Chinese Tulip tree   1 Autumn 2020
Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip tree   1 Autumn 2020
Magnolia × soulangeana Saucer Magnolia   3 Spring 2022
Magnolia denudata Yulan magnolia   2 Autumn 2020
Magnolia sprengeri 'Diva' Sprenger's Magnolia   1 Spring 2022
Malus transitoria Crab Apple   1 Spring 2022
Metasequoia glyptostroboides Dawn Redwood   1 Autumn 2020
Parrotia persica Persian Ironwood   1 Autumn 2020
Philadelphus coronarius Sweet Mock Orange   2 Spring 2022
Poliothyrsis sinensis Chinese Pearlbloom   1 Spring 2022
Prunus × incam 'Okame' Taiwan Cherry   1 Spring 2022
Prunus × yedoensis Yoshino Cherry   2 Autumn 2020
Prunus cerasifera f. cerasifera [Red-fruited form] Cherry Plum Yes 1 Spring 2022
Prunus padus 'Watereri' Bird Cherry Yes 2 Spring 2022
Prunus spinosa Blackthorn Yes 1 Autumn 2020
Quercus petraea Sessile Oak Yes 1 Autumn 2020
Quercus robur English Oak Yes 1 Autumn 2020
Quercus velutina Black Oak   1 Autumn 2020
Ribes sanguineum Flowering Currant   3 Spring 2022
Sambucus nigra Elderflower Yes 1 Autumn 2020
Sorbus aucuparia Rowan Yes 2 Autumn 2020
Sorbus intermedia Swedish Whitebeam   1 Spring 2022
Staphylea colchica Ivory-flowered Bladdernut   2 Spring 2022
Styphnolobium japonicum Japanese Pagoda tree   2 Spring 2022
Syringa tomentella subsp. sweginzowii Chengtu Lilac   1 Spring 2022
Syringa vulgaris Common Lilac Yes 1 Autumn 2020
Tilia × europaea Common Lime Yes 1 Autumn 2020
Wisteria sinensis Chinese Wisteria   1 Spring 2022
Xanthoceras sorbifolium Shinyleaf Yellowhorn   3 Spring 2022

 

 

Table 2: Percent leaf loss of 35 individual plants in mid-November of successive years 2020-2022

Specimen Percent leaf loss
13/11/2020 12/11/2021 11/11/2022
Acer campestre 19760104A 100 25 70
Acer palmatum 'Osakazuki' 20010144B 80 10 5
Acer pseudoplatanus 10005825A 90 3 10
Aesculus hippocastanum 10006065B 100 90 100
Aesculus indica 19480162A 10 3 *
Alnus glutinosa 19522843A 40 3 10
Alnus glutinosa 19522843B 40 3 *
Alnus glutinosa 19522846B 30 5 5
Betula pendula subsp. Pendula 19522848C 50 50 30
Betula pubescens var. pubescens 19522849B 40 10 10
Catalpa speciosa 10005873A 100 30 90
Corylus avellana 10006255A 75 5 20
Crataegus monogyna 20110585A 100 98 *
Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck' 19574796A 95 30 30
Ginkgo biloba 10005345A 30 5 95
Ginkgo biloba 19870040A 10 15 90
Ilex aquifolium 10006663B 0 0 *
Larix decidua 10005828B 30 5 5
Larix decidua 19641642A 30 10 20
Liquidambar styraciflua 1991207A 95 30 70
Liquidambar styraciflua 19930607A 95 80 95
Liriodendron chinense 19841318A 100 90 100
Liriodendron tulipifera 10005856A 95 10 90
Magnolia denudata 19950390A 95 15 80
Metasequoia glyptostroboides 19895001A 100 3 50
Parrotia persica 10006008A 70 30 70
Prunus spinosa 197502271 100 * 90
Prunus x yedoensis 19970520A 95 75 70
Quercus petraea 10005612A 100 45 40
Quercus robur 10005826A 50 * 20
Quercus velutina 19900938A 95 60 95
Sambucus nigra 10006787A 95 90 80
Sorbus aucuparia 197021168A 60 80 50
Syringa vulgaris 19762623A 95 85 95
Tilia x europaea 18460001A 100 75 50

Key: *, no data recorded.

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