BlueBell Arboretum & Nursery

Mail order trees, shrubs, conifers and woody climbers

Alnus incana 'Aurea'
Golden Alder

A hardy small tree, Alnus incana 'Aurea' has golden leaves and superb yellowish-red tinted catkins in early spring
£22.50

Betula albosinensis 'Fascination'
Chinese Red Birch

Lovely, medium sized tree with rich chestnut-red bark which slowly peels to reveal a creamy pink and white trunk
£32.50

Corylus avellana 'Aurea'
Golden-leaved Hazel

A handsome shrub which has a splendid display of creamy yellow catkins in late winter or early spring
£15.00

Corylus avellana 'Pendula'
Weeping Hazel

A rare hazel, Corylus avellana 'Pendula' has a stiffly pendulous habit and is particularly eye-catching when the main leader is trained up a tall cane to encourage it to grow as an elegant, slender weeping tree
£37.50

Corylus avellana 'Red Majestic'
Purple Corkscrew Hazel

A handsome new introduction to the United Kingdom, Corylus avellana 'Red Majestic' is a contorted hazel with beautiful, deep purple leaves in spring and summer
£18.50

Corylus maxima 'Red Zellernus'
Purple Hazel

An uncommon selection with rich-purple leaves, Corylus maxima 'Red Zellernus' is festooned with long, pretty, pink catkins which are followed by reddish-purple, edible nuts later in the year
£18.50

Garrya elliptica (male form)
Silk Tassel Bush

We're sorry, this plant is currently out of stock! New specimens will be available in late summer 2011
£9.50

Itea ilicifolia
Holly-leaf Sweetspire

An evergreen shrub native to Western China, Itea ilicifolia has dark green, glossy, holly-like leaves and long, elegant, catkin-like, greenish-white flowers with a pleasing scent in mid-summer
£12.95

Itea yunnanensis
Chinese Sweetspire

An superb semi-evergreen shrub, Itea yunnanensis has masses of long, drooping racemes of white, catkin like flowers, up to 20 cm long in summer
£9.50

Populus lasiocarpa
Chinese Necklace poplar

Native to parts of Central China, Populus lasiocarpa is a medium sized tree with huge, heart-shaped leaves up to 30 cm long and 25 cm wide with eye-catching rhubarb red veins and leaf stalks
£27.50

Quercus pontica
Armenian Oak or Pontine Oak

Splendid rare large shrub or small tree with eye-catching leaves that is native to the western Caucasus mountains and north-eastern Turkey
£32.00

Salix aegyptiaca
Musk Willow

A beautiful species of willow native to parts of North Africa and Asia, Salix aegyptiaca has exciting, large, bright-yellow catkins which give a vivid display of colour in early spring
£12.50

Salix fargesii
Fargesii Willow

A slow growing and unusual willow, Salix fargesii has polished mahogany coloured bark, glossy dark green leaves and bold upright catkins in spring
£15.00

Salix lanata 'Glanspean'
Woolly Willow

A rare willow native to sub-arctic parts of Europe and Asia, Salix lanata 'Glanspean' is similar to the more familiar Salix lantana but with more pointed, hairy silvery-grey leaves and a lower habit
£9.50

Salix nakamurana var. yezoalpina
Japanese Willow

A low growing, prostrate species of willow with lovely catkins which can be found growing in the wild on the alpine slopes of Hokkaido, Japan
£12.50

Salix purpurea 'Nancy Saunders'
Purple Willow

An elegant female form, Salix purpurea 'Nancy Saunders' has glossy maroon-red shoots and soft blue-grey leaves
£9.50

Salix x rubra 'Eugenei'
Purple Willow

Salix x rubra 'Eugenei' is named after the Empress Eugénie, wife of Napoleon III and has slender, upright branches which are festooned with dainty pink catkins in late winter
£12.50

Stachyurus praecox
Stachyurus

Deciduous and uncommon shrub which is native to Japan, Stachyurus praecox has beautiful catkin-like, drooping, racemes of pale yellow flowers in March, or earlier if the previous winter was mild
£22.50