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Acer palmatum 'Shishigashira'
Japanese Maple
Available Autumn/Winter 2019 Acer palmatum 'Shishigashira' has an golden autumn colour and an upright habit with the branches covered with congested "clouds" of small, dark green leaves in summer
£25.00
Aralia elata
Japanese Angelica-tree
A plant native to parts of Eastern Asia, including Japan, China and Korea, Aralia elata has huge, bi-pinnate leaves which can be up to 100 - 125 cm long on an established plants
£18.95
Aralia elata 'Silver Umbrella'
Variegated Angelica Tree
Special Order Only - An unusual cultivar which is similar to the species Aralia elata but with spectacular, creamy-white margined leaves up to 100 - 125 cm long
£110.00
Betula utilis 'Polar Bear'
Himalayan Birch
Betula utilis 'Polar Bear' is an unusual, strong growing selection of birch with thick, heavy-limbed branches and a pure-white trunk and branches once established
£35.00
Carpinus betulus 'Columnaris Nana'
Columnar Hornbeam
An unusual dwarf Hornbeam, Carpinus betulus 'Columnaris Nana' forms a dense, conical shrub or very small tree in time with green summer leaves which turn shades of butter yellow before falling in autumn
£28.00
Carpinus caroliniana 'Sentinel Dries'
American Hornbeam
A rare selection, newly introduced to the United Kingdom from Belgium, Carpinus caroliniana 'Sentinel Dries' has dark green leaves with eye-catching dark red, yellow and orange autumn colours
£32.00
Cercidiphyllum japonicum
Katsura Tree (was £25.00)
Special Offer - An unusual but easily grown tree, Cercidiphyllum japonicum is known for its beautiful, heart-shaped leaves which turn fantastic shades of yellow, purple and red in autumn
£22.50
Cercidiphyllum japonicum 'Glowball'
Dwarf Katsura
A new selection, Cercidiphyllum japonicum 'Glowball' grows to be a very rounded small tree with beautiful golden-yellow and orange autumn colour before the leaves fall
£65.00
Cercidiphyllum japonicum 'Heronswood Globe'
Katsura Tree
A beautiful plant, Cercidiphyllum japonicum 'Heronswood Globe' is an unusual dwarf selection of katsura tree with glorious creamy-yellow to pink autumn colour
£47.50
Cercidiphyllum magnificum
Katsura Tree
Available Autumn 2019 - A rare species native to Japan with great autumn colour which has slightly larger leaves than the classic Cercidiphyllum japonicum, with more pronounced serrations running around the leaf edge
£32.50
Chordospartium stevensonii
Cord Broom or Weeping Broom
INFORMATION ONLY - A rare and leafless tree, Chordospartium stevensonii has odd cord-like, pendulous, weeping branches and lovely racemes of pale pink/lilac flowers in summer once mature
£25.00
Cornus alternifolia
American Wedding Cake Tree
The classic green leaved species native to parts of Eastern North America, Cornus alternifolia is a large shrub with wide, spreading tiers of branches once established
£28.00
Cornus controversa
Wedding Cake Tree
A desirable, green-leaved garden tree with a striking, tiered habit and masses of creamy-white flower heads in May
£22.50
Cornus controversa 'Candlelight '
Golden Wedding Cake tree
This delightful, rare wedding cake tree is similar in growth and habit to a standard Cornus controversa 'Variegata' only with pure golden-yellow leaves in Spring
£60.00
Cornus controversa 'Variegata (3L pots)'
Wedding Cake Tree
A popular and beautiful small tree with cream variegated leaves and distinct tiers of branches once established
£28.00
Cornus controversa 'Variegata. (three to four years old)'
Wedding Cake Tree
Available Autumn 2019 - A popular and beautiful small tree with cream variegated leaves and distinct tiers of branches once established
£47.50
Cornus controversa 'Variegata.. (four to five years old)'
Wedding Cake Tree
Available Autumn 2019 - Older and larger specimens of the above Cornus controversa 'Variegata', four to five years old and standing at 80 - 100 cm tall
£72.50
Corylus avellana 'Anaconda'
Hazel
New to us, Corylus avellana 'Anaconda' has interesting twisted stems and (so far!) a more upright habit (with significantly more vigour) than the similar Corylus avellana 'Contorta'
£35.00
Corylus avellana 'Contorta'
Corkscrew Hazel or Harry Lauder's Walking Stick
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 'Red Majestic'
Contorted Purple-leaved Hazel
Available Summer 2019 - 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
Turkish Hazel
A remarkable tree native to parts of South-east Europe and Western Asia, with a striking pyramidal habit and much sought after for its architectural appeal
£18.50
Exochorda serratifolia 'Snow White'
Pearl Tree
Available Autumn 2017 - Native to Korea and Manchuria, we are amazed that this lovely flowering tall shrub or small tree remains so rare in cultivation
£18.95
Fagus sylvatica 'Long Red'
Purple Beech (was £28.00)
Special Offer - New to us, Fagus sylvatica 'Long Red' has relatively long, deep purple-red leaves which retain their colour well through the summer
£20.00
Fagus sylvatica 'Mercedes'
Dwarf Beech
Unusual and very slow growing beech, Fagus sylvatica 'Mercedes' has green, willow-like leaves which turn an attractive bronze colour in winter and can stay on the plant until the following spring
£28.00
Fagus sylvatica 'Tortuosa Purpurea'
Purple Beech
A curious and unusual wide, spreading small beech tree with slightly contorted branches, generally with a weeping branch tip and leaves which are an attractive, dark purple in colour
£35.00
Fagus sylvatica 'Verzy'
Compact Beech
An unusual and slow growing beech, Fagus sylvatica 'Verzy' has a dense compact habit with slightly contorted branches once established
£32.00
Firmiana simplex
Chinese Parasol Tree
An unusual tree in the UK, Firmiana simplex has handsome, large dark green leaves which turn yellow in autumn before falling
£28.00
Gymnocladus dioica
Kentucky Coffee Tree
One of the most elegant of all hardy trees, Gymnocladus dioica has large, pink tinted young leaves (80 - 100 cm long), turning green as they age and glorious shades of yellow in autumn before falling
£24.50
Hedera helix 'Erecta'
Upright English Ivy
A curious ivy, Hedera helix 'Erecta' has very small, fine, dark green leaves which are close together and combined with the stiffly upright stems, give this plant an architectural look once established
£8.95
Kalopanax septemlobus f. maximowiczii
Kalopanax
Available Autumn 2019 A rare and deciduous Japanese tree, Kalopanax septemlobus f maximowiczii has swollen, late winter buds which open into glossy, dark green, maple-like, deeply lobed leaves
£35.00
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Gum Ball'
Compact Sweet Gum
Available Autumn 2019 - A remarkable form of sweet gum, Liquidambar styraciflua 'Gum ball' with a 'lollipop' shape and a dense, compact, bushy head of branches
£60.00
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Pendula'
Weeping Sweet Gum
An elegant weeping form, Liquidambar styraciflua 'Pendula' is unusual and grows to be a small, spreading tree with dark green leaves in spring / summer and good red, orange and yellow autumn colour
£30.00
Morus nigra
Black Mulberry
Morus nigra is a small tree which produces many delicious, dark-red fruit in mid to late summer and assumes a striking, gnarled habit once mature
£28.00
Parrotia persica 'Vanessa'
Persian Ironwood
An unusual small tree with green leaves in spring and summer which turn a glorious plum purple, red and orange in the autumn time before falling
£25.00
Prunus incisa 'Kojo-no-mai'
Fuji cherry
Available Autumn 2019 - Lovely, delicate cherry with wiry, slightly contorted stems which burst into life in late winter and early spring with pale pink buds that open into an amazing display of pure white flowers
£35.00
Prunus x 'Shirotae'
Mount Fuji Cherry
A truly spectacular small tree, Prunus x 'Shirotae' has distinctive horizontal branches, some eventually arching to the ground, festooned with slightly fragrant, semi-double, large white flowers in spring
£32.00
Quercus robur 'Menhir'
Dwarf Fastigiate English Oak
Available Autumn 2019 - A new cultivar of English oak, Quercus robur 'Menhir' is slow growing and has a very narrow habit
£28.00
Rhamnus frangula 'Asplenifolia'
Fine-leaved Alder Buckthorn
A fantastic foliage plant, Rhamnus frangula 'Asplenifolia' has very fine leaves, similar in appearance to some of the more dainty Acer palmatum (Japanese Maple) cultivars from a distance
£12.50
Salix x sepulcralis 'Erythroflexuosa'
Dragon's Claw Willow
An unusual cultivar, Salix x sepulcralis 'Erythroflexuosa' has fetching, contorted branches with the young stems coloured a vibrant orange-yellow, which fade to brown as they mature
£15.00
Salix udensis 'Sekka'
Dragon Willow or Japanese Fantail Willow
Native to parts of North-east Asia including the Sakhalin islands, Salix udensis 'Sekka' is a curious willow with strange flattened stems which occur most frequently on mature plants
£12.50
Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla 'Black Tower'
Columnar Elder
An eye-catching new cultivar, Sambucus 'Black Tower' has dark purple-blackleaves and a dense, columnar, upright habit once established
£12.95
Sambucus nigra 'Pyramidalis'
Columnar Elder
An unusual, upright and narrow shrub, Sambucus nigra 'Pyramidalis' has crinkled, dark green leaves tightly packed on the branches and clusters of small white flowers in early summer
£22.50
Sophora japonica (Styphnolobium japonicum)
Pagoda Tree (was £25.00)
Special Offer - An unusual, handsome and sought after tree, Sophora japonica has pinnate (feather-like) leaves up to 30 cm long and clusters of pea-shaped white flowers after a hot summer
£19.95
Styrax japonica
Snowbell Tree
A beautiful small tree found growing in woods all over Japan, Styrax japonica develops wide, fan-shaped branches which are covered with cascades of bell-shaped, white flowers in summer
£32.00
Styrax japonica 'Pink Chimes'
Pink-flowered Snowbell Tree
Available 2019 - A rare cultivar, Styrax japonica 'Pink Chimes' has bell-shaped, pale-pink, pendant flowers with yellow stamens in mid summer
£45.00
Styrax japonica 'Purple Dress'
Purple-leaved Snowbell Tree
A rare plant, Styrax japonica 'Purple Dress' has plum purple, oval leaves and masses of bell-shaped, pale pink to white flowers covering the branches in mid summer
£35.00
Tilia platyphyllos 'Tortuosa'
Contorted Lime
An unusual form of Lime, Tilia platyphyllos 'Tortuosa' has a generally upright habit with branches which appear twisted and coiled
£28.00
Tilia tomentosa 'Petiolaris'
Weeping Silver Lime
A beautiful tree known for its attractive foliage, Tilia tomentosa 'Petiolaris' has large dark green leaves, the underside of which are coated in a silver felt
£28.00
Viburnum plicatum 'Grandiflorum'
Doublefile viburnum
Available Spring 2017 - Native to parts of Japan this is an exciting deciduous shrub with very showy, rounded clusters of long-lasting, creamy white flowers in early summer
£12.50
Viburnum plicatum 'Kilimanjaro'
Viburnum
Available Winter 2019 A new and lovely hardy shrub, Viburnum plicatum 'Kilimanjaro' has flat clusters of pure white flowers in early summer and a striking, upright, pyramidal shape
£25.00
Viburnum plicatum 'Mariesii (3L pots, 30 - 50 cm tall)'
Viburnum
One of the most distinctive flowering architectural plants, Viburnum plicatum 'Mariesii' has layers of tabulated (tiered) branches, clothed in flat white flower umbels in early summer
£12.50
Viburnum plicatum 'Summer Snowflake'
Viburnum
An eye-catching flowering shrub, Viburnum plicatum 'Summer Snowflake' has masses of white flower clusters spread horizontally along the branches in early summer often with sporadic flushes of flower appearing later on
£14.50