Trees and Shrubs
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Acer Campestre - Field Maple
Fast growing native plant suitable for growing as a hedge or a tree. Rich golden autumn colour. Lime tolerant. Ideal for specimen, hedging and bonsai
Abies Fraserii - Fraser Fir
make it an excellent choice for this purpose.
Fraser Fir is widely used as a Christmas tree. Its fragrance, appearance, strong twigs, and ability to retain its soft needles for a long time when cut (which do not prick easily when hanging ornaments)
Abies grandis - Grand Fir
The foliage has an attractive scent, and is some times used for Christmas decoration, including Christmas trees. It is also planted as an ornamental tree in large parks.
Abies nobilis - Noble Fir
blisters, becoming red-brown, rough and fissured on old trees.
It is a large evergreen tree typically up to 40-70 m tall and 2 m trunk diameter, rarely to 89 m tall and 2.7 m diameter, with a narrow conic crown. The bark on young trees is smooth, grey, and with resin
Abies nordmanniana - Nordmann Fir
Nordmann Fir is one of the most important species grown for Christmas trees, being favoured for its attractive foliage, with needles that are not sharp, and do not drop readily when the tree dries out.
Whether you are cultivating a hedge, copse or a specimen tree consider protecting your investment with tree guards
Acer Platanoides - Norway Maple
Ideal for specimen, hedging and bonsai
Vigorous, hardy tree producing yellow flowers in spring and winged seeds in autumn. Leaves produce a good autumn colour.
Acer Pseudoplatanus - Sycamore
coastal localities. It is cultivated and widely naturalised ............
Fast growing native tree.The Sycamore Maple is noted for its tolerance of urban pollution and salt spray, which makes it a popular tree for planting in cities, along roads treated with salt in winter, and in
Aesculus Hippocastanum - Horse Chestnut
growing tree produces candle like white flowers in May
Cultivation for its spectacular spring flowers is successful in a range of climatic conditions when summers are not too hot. In Britain, the nuts are used for the popular children's game Conkers. Fast
Agonis Flexuosa / Parviceps
Willow Myrtle / Fine Tea Tree - Australian evergreen forms a neat specimen with single trunk and willowy branches almost to the ground. Grows
Quickly and resitant to drought, arid or coastal
Ideal for specimen, hedging and bonsai
Negundo Maple - A small, usually fast-growing tree that grows up to 10-25 m tall. It often has several trunks. The shoots are green, often with a whitish to pink or violet waxy coating when young.
Acer Palmatum Atropurpureum
Ideal for specimen and bonsai
- Japanese Red Maple - Red-leafed cultivars are the most popular acer, it is also a popular and appropriate choice for bonsai enthusiasts
