Plants and animals of Pointfield

An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015   

Trees and shrubs

Liquid amber / American red gum

Liquidambar styraciflua

Small broadly conical tree with rather glossy, maple-like, 5 to 7-lobed leaves which turn to shades of orange, crimson and purple in autumn. Planted in wildflower border in 2018.