Trees are excellent focal points in the garden, adding shade, providing foliage and flower interest, and often adding rich autumn colour to the garden. Trees are low-maintenance plants, requiring little pruning and watering beyond their first few years. With a range of sizes available in our superb value range you’re sure to find a tree to suit your garden, from large specimen trees to smaller Acers, which are ideal trees to grow in containers on the patio. To get the best from your trees see our How to plant trees and shrubs guide.
Cornus 'Eddie's White Wonder'A spectacular dogwood tree for your garden, with broad white bracts surrounding small green-purple flowers in May-June. Its foliage turns to orange, red and purple in autumn. Was recently voted to 3rd place in the RHS Chelsea Flower Show ‘Plant of the Centenary’. Grows to 6m. Supplied in a 2 litre pot.Useful links: More info |
Acacia dealbata(Mimosa, Silver Wattle)
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Adam's LaburnumLaburnocytisus 'Adamii' An incredible deciduous tree featuring pink and yellow blooms on the same plant! This cross between Laburnum and Cytisus purpureus (Purple Broom) results in an abundance of elegant, pendulous pea-like blooms in shades of yellow, mauve-pink and sometimes salmon pink. These attractive flowers appear from late spring through to early summer. Hardy and low maintenance, grow this spectacular plant as a specimen tree to appreciate its unusual flowers from all angles. Adam's Laburnum is slow-growing so is an ideal tree for the smaller garden. Supplied as a 50cm grafted bare root. More info |
Albizia julibrissin 'Summer Chocolate'(Silk Tree, Paraserianthes) Delicate, finely cut, bronze purple foliage is accompanied by magnificent feathery purple and cream blooms throughout the summer months. Albizia julibrissin 'Summer Chocolate' is great for gardens large or small and makes a stunning tree or a handsome wall shrub. This lovely Silk Tree is hardy to -5°C (23°F), and can be planted in sheltered borders outdoors, or grown in a large patio container for a beautiful feature in your conservatory. Height and spread: 6m (19'). Supplied in 8cm pots.Useful links: More info |
Paulownia tomentosa(Paulownia imperialis, Empress Tree, Foxglove tree) Native to China, this unusual deciduous tree is sure to be a talking point in your garden! Beautiful fragrant, lilac-mauve flowers, which resemble foxgloves, are borne in late spring just before the tree bursts into leaf. The large bright green, slightly hairy leaves are produced on stout upright stems making the foxglove tree a fantastic architectural feature in the garden. This fast-growing tree can be cut back hard annually to produce a tall shrub adorned with lush, tropical-looking leaves to 30cm in diameter! Winner of the prestigious RHS Award of Garden Merit, grow Paulownia tomentosa as a specimen tree or at the back of a mixed shrub border. Height: 8m (26'). Spread: 6m (20'). Supplied in a 3 litre pot. More info |
Robinia (Standard)Robinia pseudoacacia 'Umbraculifera' (False Acacia, Black Locust) Specially selected for its 'mop head' growth habit, this cultivar forms a ball of lush foliage on a clear stem. Pendants of fragrant white flowers followed by black seedpods adorn this attractive tree in summer. This hardy deciduous specimen is ideal for borders and large patio containers, and will even survive in poor, dry soils. Particularly effective when planted as an avenue along driveways or grown as a garden screen. Height supplied: 60cm (24"). Pot grown plant supplied.Useful links: More info |
Sharon FruitDiospyros (Persimmon) The Persimmon tree produces orange coloured Sharon fruit in late autumn which are best harvested after the first frosts have softened the very sweet, tomato sized fruit. This attractive tree is also grown for its excellent autumn foliage which turns to shades of orange, red and purple. Height: 8m (26') Spread: 5m (16'). Supplied in 11cm pot.Useful links: More info |
Cornus kousa(Kousa Dogwood, Szechuan Strawberry) This magnificent flowering dogwood makes a sensational specimen tree with plenty of interest throughout the growing season. In early summer, the small green flowers emerge, surrounded by dazzling, starry white flowers bracts in a breathtaking display. As autumn approaches the flowers are replaced by fascinating strawberry–like fruits on mature trees. Although edible, the fruits of Cornus kousa look better than they taste, so they are best left on the branches. In a final show stopping display, the bright green foliage turns to a vibrant shade of crimson-purple that is at its best when Cornus kousa is grown on fertile soil, neutral to acid soil. Supplied in a 9cm pot. Height and spread: 5m (16').Useful links: More info |