Trees - Perfect for small gardens

These small trees are ideal for small gardens or for planting in areas with limited space.

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Acer

Acer campestre 'Evenley Red'

(Field Maple) Selected by Tim Whiteley in a Northamptonshire hedgerow, this lovely new form of our native Field Maple grows to be a handsome small tree in time with exceptional, rich-red, autumn colours. A lovely and quite robust, small tree once established which usually develops most vivid autumn colour when mature if planted in a position with plenty...

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Acer campestre 'William Caldwell' - summer leaves

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Acer campestre 'William Caldwell'

BlueBell Nursery

£43.20 £48.00

(Columnar Field Maple) A handsome, hardy, very narrow, deciduous tree with dark green summer leaves which turn bronze and coppery-orange before falling in autumn. Suitable for gardens with limited space!

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Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood' - young leaves emerging in Spring

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Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood'

BlueBell Nursery

£43.20 £48.00

(Japanese Maple) A handsome maple growing to be a large shrub or eventually very small tree with dark purple-red summer leaves which turn vivid shades of scarlet red in autumn before falling. Grows well in a large container.

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Acer palmatum 'Osakazuki'

BlueBell Nursery

£45.00

(Japanese Maple) Acer palmatum 'Osakazuki' is one of our favourite maples and grows to be a stunning large shrub or small tree with dark green summer leaves and some of the best bright red and scarlet-orange autumn colour. Fantastic as a garden plant in sun or dappled shade and also grows well in a large container.

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Acer

Acer palmatum 'Sango-kaku'

BlueBell Nursery

£49.95

(Coral Bark Maple) A sensational maple which grows as a shrub in the short term or eventually a very small tree once established with bright red winter stems and golden-green leaves in summer which turn a dramatic shades of apricot-yellow in autumn before falling. After the leaves fall the eye-catching, red and pink, coral bark starts to colour up and...

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Acer palmatum 'Winter Flame' - red winter stems

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Acer palmatum 'Winter Flame'

BlueBell Nursery

£49.50 £55.00

(Red-stemmed Maple) New to us, this is a flamboyant maple which has lime green leaves in Spring turning dark green with age and bright orange-red winter stems. The leaves tirn bright golden-orange and red before falling in autumn. This is similar to the well known Acer palmatum 'Sango-kaku' in appearance but is not so vigorous with a more compact habit...

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Acer platanoides 'Globosum' - autumn colour

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Acer platanoides 'Globosum'

BlueBell Nursery

£58.50 £65.00

A versatile and hardy, slow growing, small garden tree with a compact rounded habit and dark green summer leaves which turn handsome shades of yellow and orange before falling in autumn. Very suitable for growing in a container or for gardens with limited space.

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Acer tatarica ssp ginnala

BlueBell Nursery

£44.96 £49.95

(Amur Maple) One of our favourite maples this small, branching tree is native to central China and Japan and has bright green leaves which turn glorious shades of orange and crimson in autumn before falling. The autumn colour is particularly eye-catching when several are planted together as a thicket or to act as a screen. Acer ginnala is a hardy, robust...

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Betula utilis 'Longtrunk' - white peeling bark

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Betula

Betula utilis 'Longtrunk'

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£43.20 £48.00

(Weeping Himalayan Birch) An uncommon weeping small tree, Betula utilis 'Longtrunk' has lovely peeling white bark and gracefully arching branches which reach the ground when established.

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Carpinus betulus 'Frans Fontaine' - autumn colour

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Carpinus

Carpinus betulus 'Frans Fontaine'

BlueBell Nursery

£34.20 £38.00

(Columnar Hornbeam) An outstanding narrow form of hornbeam which was selected originally from a columnar street tree found in Eindhoven in the Netherlands. A little similar to the more common form, Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata' but with a more narrow, tight habit of growth and deeply veined foliage which is lush green in spring and summer before turning a...

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Cercidiphyllum

Cercidiphyllum japonicum 'Glowball'

BlueBell Nursery

£49.50 £55.00

(Dwarf Katsura Tree) Cercidiphyllum japonicum 'Glowball' is a compact small tree with heart-shaped green leaves turning beautiful shades of golden-yellow and orange in autumn. These plants are grafted at ground level (rather than as standards with a trunk) and will therefore grow as bushy shrubs initially, eventually dwarf, usually multi-stemmed trees....

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Cornus

Cornus kousa 'China Girl'

BlueBell Nursery

£48.00

(Flowering Dogwood) This popular dogwood is an improved and reliable, early flowering form of the more well known Cornus kousa var chinensis and has masses of large, creamy-white flower bracts covering the branches in early to mid summer once established. Cornus kousa 'China Girl' has proved to be a first class, large, upright shrub or eventually very...

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Cotoneaster

Cotoneaster frigidus 'Cornubia'

BlueBell Nursery

£95.00

(Evergreen Cotoneaster Tree) Originally raised at the Rothschild Exbury estate before 1933, this remains one of the finest small, semi-evergreen garden trees. Dark green leaves and large clusters of scarlet-orange berries in autumn which are popular with birds. Excellent for screening and can be pruned to size if required. These plants are to large to be...

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Cotoneaster salicifolius 'Rothschildianus' - berries in autumn

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Cotoneaster salicifolius 'Rothschildianus'

BlueBell Nursery

£40.50 £45.00

(Yellow-berried Cotoneaster) A semi-evergreen shrub or small tree native to Western China which has clusters of white flowers in summer, followed by masses of creamy-yellow berries in autumn. These colourful fruit stand out well against the glossy, dark green leaves. Established Cotoneaster salicifolius 'Rothschildianus' are covered with huge amounts of...

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Liquidambar styraciflua 'Slender Silhouette'

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Liquidambar

Liquidambar styraciflua 'Slender Silhouette'

BlueBell Nursery

£43.20 £48.00

(Columnar Sweet Gum) A splendid new introduction to the United Kingdom, Liquidambar styraciflua 'Slender Silhouette' is an exceptionally narrow tree with good strong red and orange autumn colour. Once established, a 5 m tall specimen will have a spread of only 1 m. An excellent choice of tree for a garden with limited space.

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Malus 'Admiration' - fruit in early autumn

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Malus

Malus 'Admiration'

BlueBell Nursery

£49.50 £55.00

(Crabapple) An unusual small tree with masses of attractive white and pale pink flowers in Spring, followed by small orange-red fruit in late summer and autumn. Malus 'Admiration' is compact and upright when young, spreading a little once established. It usually takes some years to settle down and start filling out but it is worth the long wait as very...

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Malus 'Red Sentinel'

BlueBell Nursery

£58.50 £65.00

(Crab Apple) A very ornamental small garden tree, Malus x 'Red Sentinel' has delicate, scented white flowers in spring, and cascading clusters of deep-red fruit which last long into the winter.

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Malus x 'Evereste'

BlueBell Nursery

£53.96 £59.95

(Crab Apple) A handsome, popular and easy to grow, small tree with masses or pale pink and white flowers in spring followed in autumn by clusters of edible, yellow and red, long lasting fruit. This is a deciduous tree with dark green summer leaves and excellent autumn colour with the leaves turning glowing shades of orange and yellow before falling. Malus...

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Metasequoia

Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Chubby'

BlueBell Nursery

£65.00

(Dwarf Dawn Redwood) A rare and slow growing selection, Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Chubby' grows to be a small conical tree with bright green summer foliage which turns bronze in the autumn before falling. The young leaves in spring are an attractive blueish-green in colour. This Metasequoia is much slower growing than most other dawn redwoods and is...

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Prunus 'Kiku-shidare-zakura' - weeping tree

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Prunus

Prunus 'Kiku-shidare-zakura'

BlueBell Nursery

£58.50 £65.00

(Weeping Cherry) A classic and elegant, small weeping cherry tree superb for gardens with limited with space which has arching branches which are covered with bright pink, double flowers in spring. . The leaves are bronze when they first emerge in spring, turning a dark green later in the year. A trained, mature plant can look a little like a fountain of...

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Prunus incisa 'Kojo-no-mai' - spring flowers

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Prunus incisa 'Kojo-no-mai'

BlueBell Nursery

£76.50 £85.00

(Fuji cherry) A lovely, delicate cherry growing into a very small tree with wiry, slightly contorted stems which burst into life in early spring with pale pink buds that open into an amazing display of pure white flowers. Superb autumn colour as well! These plants are delicate and take time to pack safely. There is a £5 postage surcharge per 'Kojo-no-mai'...

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Sorbus

Sorbus 'Autumn Spire' (Flanrock)

BlueBell Nursery

£58.50 £65.00

(Columnar Rowan) A new Rowan that grows with a compact, narrow, upright habit and has dark green summer leaves turning glowing orange-red in autumn once established. Clusters of white flowers in early summer are followed by vivid yellow fruit which compliment the autumn colour. Sorbus 'Autumn Spire' is a cracking small tree suitable for small gardens due...

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Sorbus commixta 'Embley'

BlueBell Nursery

£43.20 £48.00

(Japanese Rowan) A superb hardy, small tree with dark green summer leaves which turn vivid shades of red and scarlet-orange in autumn before falling. Clusters of glistening, deep-red fruit in autumn.

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Syringa vulgaris 'Charles Joly' - flowers

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Syringa

Syringa vulgaris 'Charles Joly'

BlueBell Nursery

£22.50 £25.00

(Lilac) A handsome upright, deciduous shrub or eventually very small tree with panicles of sweetly scented double magenta purple flowers in late spring or early summer. which are popular with bees and butterflies.

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