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Trees and Shrubs

OVEN’S WATTLE

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Acacia Pravissima

Small, evergreen, loosely branched shrub with a semi- weeping habit. Produces tiny yellow flowers in early spring.

Details:

Likes full sun.

Free draining soil.

Height: to about 12ft

Spread: to about 5-6ft

BIRD OF PARADISE SHRUB

Caesalpinia Gilliesii

Small, half hardy shrub with bi-pinnate foliage and exotic yellow and red flowers.

Details:

Hardy enough to try against a warm wall in mild gardens. Otherwise, over-winter indoors.

Height: 2 to several feet.

CHINESE FIR

Cunninghamia Lanceolata

Similar in appearance to the Monkey Puzzle Tree but not quite so formally arranged. The irregular branches are densely covered in narrow, lance- like, emerald leaves. These turn a rich reddy/brown colour in winter before a flush of new vivid green shoots appear in spring.

Details:

Fully hardy tree.

LOQUAT

Eriobotrya Japonica

Hardy, large-leafed, small tree. Pale green shuttlecocks of new leaves appear from spring to autumn. The leaves grow bigger if grown in a shaded spot. They can reach 2ft long by 8ins wide. Will only fruit after a long, hot summer.

Details:

Height: 12-15ft

CIDER GUM

Eucalyptus Gunnii

A small/medium tree with evergreen foliage and grey bark. The juvenile leaves change from round and pale blue to elongated and rich green as they mature.

Details:

Full sun to part shade in fertile soil.

Height: to about 30ft

SNOW GUM

Eucalyptus Niphophila

Beautiful small, evergreen tree with pale flaking bark and large, grey-green leathery leaves. Produces small white flowers in spring.

Details:

Likes full sun in well drained soil.

Hardy.

Height: to about 12metres

FALSE CASTOR OIL

Fatsia Japonica

Handsome, evergreen shrub with large, glossy, palmate leaves. Produces large heads of small white flowers in late autumn. Typically a houseplant but hardy enough to stay out all year.

Details:

Prefers a shaded spot.

Height/spread: about 8ft

MAIDENHAIR TREE

Ginkgo Biloba

Reportedly the oldest conifer in existence. The delicate, fresh green leaves turn a rich butter yellow before they drop.

Details:

Fully hardy and suited to almost any position in the garden.

Height: to 20ft or more

HONEY BUSH

Melianthus Major

Shrubby perennial with huge deeply cut blue-green leaves that smell of peanut butter or "love it or hate it" a certain yeast extract! In summer it produces spikes of blood-red flowers that insects go absolutely wild for.

Details:

Frost may cut the plant back but it should recover.

Full sun to partial shade.

Height/spread: to about 8ft

FOXGLOVE TREE

Paulownia Tomentosa

Hardy, deciduous tree. If left to grow it will produce heart shaped leaves about 8-10ins across. After about 5 years,it will then produce the "foxglove" like flowers, hence its common name. However,a lot of people like to cut the plant back to about 1ft in March (stooling). It will then start to produce lots of side shoots. Remove all but 3 or 4 healthy ones, and the plant will very quickly grow again, producing leaves upto 2ft across. Some of these shoots may reach as heigh as 15-20 ft by the end of the summer. The new shoots and leaves have a very velvety appearance and are very tactile.

Details:

Full sun to partial shade.

Suits almost any soil type.

CALIFORNIAN REDWOOD

Sequoia Sempervirens

The tallest living tree, but it will be many years before it becomes a problem! Blue-green needles with red-brown bark. Definitely worth growing for the novelty value.

Details:

Fully hardy.

Can be pruned.

KANGAROO APPLE

Solanum Laciniatum

Shrubby half hardy annual with deeply lobed, dark green leaves. It produces small purple flowers in summer, before producing a small fruit that turns from green to orange. It has been reported that when orange, the fruit can make a good jam, however, we don't recommend eating any parts of the plants that we sell.

Details:

Likes full sun to partial shade.

Although treated as an annual, it can survive mild winters.

Height/spread 10ft plus but can be lopped if it gets too big

RICE PAPER PLANT

Tetrapanax Papyrifera

Huge, deeply cut, grey- green leaves form at the end of rigid stems. The whole plant is covered in a dusty yellow down. In its native Asian countries, the pith in the stem is used to make rice paper, hence the common name..

Details:

Frost may cut it back but a protected root ball should sprout again.

Alternatively, fleece the main trunk/growing area and it will survive mild winters.

A must for any serious "junglist".

Likes sun to partial shade.

Height: to 6ft or more

We are always looking at adding to our range of plants, so if there is something in particular you are looking for which isn't listed here, please call us. We may be able to source additional items or put you in touch with someone who can.