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Grow for its bright golden foliage and stately form, Acer platanoides Princeton Gold is a tall, fast-growing, long-lived, deciduous tree with a bushy, broadly columnar habit. Typical five-lobed maple leaves emerge pale gold on red leaf-stalks, turning a rich golden-yellow as the season progresses. Inconspicuous yellowish flowers are followed by winged ‘helicopter’ seeds in autumn. Tough and easy to grow and maintain, Norway Maple Princeton Gold makes a beautiful specimen tree, colouring best in full sun. Site: Tolerates exposure Soil: Any well drained soil, preferably moist Position: Full sun or partial shade Season of interest: Spring to autumn Hardiness: Very hardy Height: Eventually over 40’ (12m) Spread: 26’ (8m) -
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A cultivar of the native Irish rowan or mountain ash, Sorbus aucuparia ‘Sheerwater Seedling’ is a vigorous, medium-sized to tall tree of upright, narrow habit, the crown widening with maturity. It is often planted as a street tree. Creamy-white flowers appear in April–May, reliably followed by large clusters of long-lasting red berries in late summer. The leaves are grey-green, turning yellow and gold in autumn. A very easy, fast-growing, reliable tree, good for pollinators and birds. Plant in full sun for the best shape. Holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit. Site: Tolerates exposure Soil: Any reasonably well drained soil, acid to neutral soils preferred Position: Full sun Season of Interest: Spring, late summer, autumn Hardiness: Fully hardy Height: 40’ (12m) Spread: 13-26’ (4-8m) -
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Sorbus Joseph Rock is a bright yellow-berried rowan tree very suitable for the small garden. It remains a great choice as a small tree for the small garden. A First-class tree with small, bright green leaflets that turn orange, purple and red in autumn. Clusters of white flowers appear in spring and are followed in autumn by small yellow berries, which birds love. It is an outstanding small tree which can tolerate a wide range of soils and conditions.- Max. Height & Spread: H-12m x S-8m
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Cotoneaster Hybrida Pendula 'Hybridus Pendulus' is a vigorous prostrate evergreen shrub with large, elliptic leaves and small white flowers followed by profuse red berries in autumn; often top-grafted to form a pendulous small tree to 2m tall. CHARACTERISTICS: HARDINESS: Fully Hardy SOIL: moderately fertile, well-drained soil POSITION: Full Sun or Partial Shade FLOWERING PERIOD: June Fully Grown Height & Spread: 2m x 2m -
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Malus 'Red Obelisk' Crab apple is a upright columnar tree that is perfect for small to medium sized gardens. Beautiful pinky white flowers in April & May with berries that follow in autumn. Plant Size • Mature Height: 3-4 metres • Mature Spread: 1-2 metres • Actual height 180-200cm • Pot size :10L Why We Love It • Fantastic amount of flowers in April and may. • massive amount of fruit in Autumn and winter. • bees land other wildlife love it. • Makes excellent jelly What To Know • Season of Interest: Spring, summer, autumn and winter interest • Position: Will do in sheltered or exposed sites. Likes full sun. • Soil: Moist but well drained, moderately fertile. -
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Betula Pendula Tristis is a tall and graceful tree with pendulous branches that are heavily weeping and twisted at the tips supporting a cloth of blue/green leaves. Catkins appear in the spring and the slightly serrated foliage turns creamy yellow in the autumn. This elegantly shaped birch tree casts a dappled shade and looks particularly attractive in the winter when its majestic form is fully revealed by bare branches. The beautiful, silvery smooth white bark provides year round interest and is a canvas to contrasting dark cracks and fissures that develop with age. Tristis is suited to most soil types and a 20 year height and spread of 7 x 4 metres can be expected. Pot size: 10L Height at the moment: 180cm-200cm -
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Betula Jacquemontii is a vigorous deciduous tree with brilliant white bark on the trunk and larger branches; ovate leaves turn yellow in autumn; yellow-brown male catkins open in early spring. CHARACTERISTICS:- Soil: Moist, well-drained soil
- Max. Height & Spread: H-18 m or higher x S-10 m
- Season of Interest: Spring
- Position: Full Sun or Partial Shade
- Hardiness: Hardy
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Plum ‘Opal’ is one of the most reliable garden varieties, and is suitable for growing throughout the country. Slightly earlier to crop than ‘Victoria’, this dessert plum produces a heavy crop of excellent quality, small, yellow skinned fruits with an attractive red flush in July and August. The golden flesh easily separates from its stone and has a delicious gage flavour. This variety is partially self-fertile. For the heaviest crops it is best grown with another or a similar variety.- Size/Root Stock: 7-10 litre pot
- Mature Height : 3m - 4m
- Mature Spread : 3m - 4m
- Flower Colour : White
- Flowering Time : Spring
- Foliage : Deciduous
- Fragrant : No
- Growth Rate : Average
- Hardiness : Fully Hardy
- Position : Full sun
- Soil Moisture : Moist Well-drained, Well-drained
- Soil PH : Neutral
- Soil Type : Loam, Sand
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Acer 'Sangokaku' is a compact, bushy acer growing to.5m tall in 10 years. The leaves emerge green in spring, turning a ellow, orange before falling. Pot Size: 3L Plant Size • Mature Height: 5m • Mature Spread: 2m Why We Love It • Perfect as a spciment plant in cottage gardens, city gardens or for rock gardens an containers • Low maintenace What To Know • Season of Interest: Spring-Autumn • Position: Full sun, partial shade • Soil: Moist but well drained, organically rich How to Care • Pruning should be carried out in the dormant season (November to March) as Japanese Maples bleed during other times of the year, which can weaken the branches. • Water in summer if necessary. • Leaf colour is best in partial shade, although full sun can be tolerated. • Add a top-dressing of a well-balanced fertiliser around the base of a recently planted tree in late spring and keep it well watered. No routine pruning is required, just remove any dead, damaged or crossing branches in late autumn or winter when they are fully dormant. -
Acer 'Sangokaku' is a compact, bushy acer growing to 5m tall in 10 years. The leaves emerge green in spring, turning a yellow, orange before falling. Pot Size: 5L Plant Size • Mature Height: 5m • Mature Spread: 2m Why We Love It • Perfect as a spciment plant in cottage gardens, city gardens or for rock gardens an containers • Low maintenace What To Know • Season of Interest: Spring-Autumn • Position: Full sun, partial shade • Soil: Moist but well drained, organically rich How to Care • Pruning should be carried out in the dormant season (November to March) as Japanese Maples bleed during other times of the year, which can weaken the branches. • Water in summer if necessary. • Leaf colour is best in partial shade, although full sun can be tolerated. • Add a top-dressing of a well-balanced fertiliser around the base of a recently planted tree in late spring and keep it well watered. No routine pruning is required, just remove any dead, damaged or crossing branches in late autumn or winter when they are fully dormant.
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Acer Katsura is a stunning maple with beautiful orange - yellow leaves tinged with a reddish hue that change colour throughout the season. This deciduous variety looks stunning all spring, summer and especially in autumn. Pot size: 3L Position: full sun (but not south-facing) Soil: fertile, moist, well-drained neutral to acid soil Rate of growth: slow-growing Flowering period: April to May Hardiness: fully hardy Garden care: Add a top-dressing of a well-balanced fertiliser around the base of a recently planted tree in late spring and keep it well watered. No routine pruning is required, just remove any dead, damaged or crossing branches in late autumn or winter when they are fully dormant. Eventual Height: 4m Eventual Spread: 4m -
Orange Dream' is a medium sized bushy deciduous shrub, to 3m, with leaf colour varying at different seasons, yellow in spring, greenish in summer, orange-yellow in autumn. Bark is bright green. Redddish-purple flowers may be followed by red fruits Pot size: 3L Plant Size • Mature Height: 2.5-4 metres • Mature Spread: 2.5-4 metres Why We Love It • Perfect as a spciment plant in cottage gardens, city gardens or for rock gardens an containers • Low maintenace What To Know • Season of Interest: Spring-Autumn • Position: Full sun, partial shade • Soil: Moist but well drained, organically rich How to Care • Pruning should be carried out in the dormant season (November to March) as Japanese Maples bleed during other times of the year, which can weaken the branches. • Water in summer if necessary. • Leaf colour is best in partial shade, although full sun can be tolerated. • Add a top-dressing of a well-balanced fertiliser around the base of a recently planted tree in late spring and keep it well watered. No routine pruning is required, just remove any dead, damaged or crossing branches in late autumn or winter when they are fully dormant.