BlueBell Arboretum & Nursery

Mail order trees, shrubs, conifers and woody climbers

Alnus incana 'Aurea'
Golden Alder

Available Autumn 2013 - A hardy small tree, Alnus incana 'Aurea' has golden leaves and superb yellowish-red tinted catkins in early spring
£26.00

Alnus x spaethii
Alder

Available Winter 2013 - An unusual and vigorous slender tree, Alnus x spaethii has narrow, dark green leaves and superb displays of long, creamy coloured catkins in late winter
£28.00

Betula utilis var. jacquemontii 'Jermyns'
Himalayan Birch / Silver Birch

Available 2013 - A fine cultivar, named after Jermyns House, around which has been created the superb Hillier Arboretum by the late Sir Harold Hillier
£28.50

Carpinus cordata
Heart-leaved Hornbeam

an elegant, rare tree native to parts of China, Korea and Japan, Carpinus cordata has large deeply veined, bright green leaves which show some attractive autumn colours in a good year
£65.00

Corylopsis spicata
Winter Hazel (was £19.95)

SPECIAL OFFER - Native to Japan, Corylopsis spicata is a hazel-like, medium sized shrub with racemes of pendulous, sweetly scented, yellow flowers in early spring
£15.00

Corylus avellana 'Aurea'
Golden-leaved Hazel

Available Winter 2013 - A handsome shrub with soft-yellow/golden leaves and a splendid display of creamy yellow catkins in late winter or early spring
£15.00

Corylus avellana 'Contorta'
Corkscrew Hazel or Harry Lauder's Walking Stick

Available Summer 2013 - An exceptionally popular, ornamental plant with twisted stems, Corylus avellana 'Contorta' was first found in a Gloucestershire hedgerow in the mid-nineteenth century
£19.50

Corylus avellana 'Garibaldi'
Nutting Hazel

An old variety, Corylus avellana ' Garibaldi' has attractive catkins, large leaves and is famous for good crops of long, thin shelled nuts
£17.50

Corylus avellana 'Pendula'
Weeping Hazel

A rare hazel, Corylus avellana 'Pendula' has a stiffly pendulous habit and is  eye-catching when the main leader is trained up a tall cane to encourage it to grow as an elegant, slender weeping tree
£17.50

Corylus avellana 'Red Majestic'
Contorted Purple-leaved 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
£22.50

Corylus colurna 'Te Terra Red'
Purple-leaved Turkish hazel

An unusual and recent introduction to the United Kingdom, Corylus colurna 'Te Terra Red' has glowing-purple, deeply-veined leaves which are retained well into autumn and long, graceful, pinkish-red catkins in spring
£25.00

Corylus maxima 'Red Zellernus'
Purple-leaved Hazel

Available Winter 2013 - An uncommon selection with rich-purple leaves, Corylus maxima 'Red Zellernus' is festooned with long, pretty, pink catkins, followed by purple, edible nuts later in the year
£18.50

Garrya elliptica (male form)
Silk Tassel Bush

Available Autumn / Winter 2012 - Native to the western United States, Garrya elliptica is a magnificent, evergreen shrub, famous for its long (up to 25 - 30 cm), trailing, grey-green catkins in late winter
£9.50

Itea ilicifolia
Holly-leaf Sweetspire

Available Winter 2013 - An evergreen shrub native to Western China, Itea ilicifolia has dark green, glossy, holly-like leaves and long catkin-like, greenish-white flowers with a pleasing scent in mid-summer
£13.95

Juglans regia 'Purpurea'
Purple-leaved Walnut

A very rare, purple leaved form, Juglans regia 'Purpurea' is a splendid tree with rich-purple leaves which can be up to 70 - 90 cm long on an established plant
£35.00

Populus lasiocarpa
Chinese Necklace Poplar

Available Autumn 2013 - 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
£28.00

Pterocarya fraxinifolia
Wing Nut

A handsome native to Northern Iran, where it can be found growing by the great rivers flowing into the Caspian Sea from Russia
£32.00

Pterocarya x rehderiana
Wing Nut

Available Autumn 2013 - Named after Alfred Rehder who first raised it in 1879, Pterocarya x rehderiana is somewhat similar to Pterocarya fraxinifolia in appearance, but with more finely divided leaves (and more leaflets)
£32.00

Pterocarya stenoptera 'Fern Leaf'
Chinese Wingnut

Available Autumn 2013 - An ornamental tree a little similar to Pterocarya fraxinifolia in appearance, but with narrow, deeply divided, fern-like leaves
£32.00

Quercus pontica
Armenian Oak or Pontine Oak

Available Winter 2013 - 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 acutifolia 'Blue Streak'
Caspian Willow

A vigorous willow, Salix acutifolia 'Blue Streak' has a distinctive blueish-white bloom on the stems (hence the name 'Blue Streak') and masses of silver catkins in spring
£12.50

Salix candida
Sageleaf Willow

A handsome species of willow native to North America, Salix candida has large grey, felt-like, wooly leaves and eye-catching, large yellow catkins in late winter or early spring
£9.50

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 gracilistyla 'Melanostachys'
Black Pussy Willow

An eye-catching willow, Salix gracilistyla 'Melanostachys' has spectacular red anthered, black catkins in late winter and early spring
£9.95

Salix hastata 'Wehrhahnii'
Halberd-Leaved Willow

First discovered in Switzerland, Salix hastata 'Wehrhahnii' has masses of silvery catkins in spring with attractive golden anthers
£9.50

Salix helvetica
Swiss Willow

Native to the Alps, Salix helvetica is a dwarf willow with a compact rounded habit, lovely silvery leaves and greyish-white catkins in early spring
£9.50

Salix lanata 'Glanspean'
Dwarf Woolly Willow

A rare compact 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
Yezo Dwarf Willow

Available Winter 2012 /Spring 2013 - 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 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

A deciduous shrub native to Japan, Stachyurus praecox has catkin-like, drooping, racemes of pale yellow flowers in March, or earlier if the previous winter was mild
£22.50