Autumn 2024
Order now for delivery from week commencing 25th November for pot grown trees or December for bare-root or mixed tree orders.
Over 400 varieties of flowering cherries, crab apples, rowans and other ornamental trees.
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Varieties
3 varieties
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Awards
- RHS AGM (current)
Height after 10 years
- 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Leaf colour - autumn
- Multiple tints
Category
- Maple trees
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Categories
Japanese flowering cherries
4
Melliferous trees
1
Maple trees
3
Native trees
1
Sorbus (Rowan) trees
4
Sorbus (Whitebeam) trees
1
Stock availability
All
3
In stock
1
Not in stock
2
Available form
1-year
2-year
1
3-year
Top-worked
Spindlebush
Available as
12L pot
1
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
2
Average
Experienced
Awards
?
RHS AGM (current)
3
RHS AGM (former)
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
Attractive features
Attractive flowers
Attractive fruit
Attractive tree / plant
1
Attractive bark
1
Attractive foliage
Autumn foliage colour
3
Variegated foliage
Scented flowers
Scented foliage
Seed heads / pods
Winter colour
Spring foliage colour
Summer foliage colour
Growth habit
?
Columnar / Fastigiate
Upright
Upright-spreading / Vase
3
Pyramidal
Spreading / Flat-topped
Weeping
Multi-stem
Height after 10 years
Up to 1.5m / 5ft
1.5m-2.5m / 5ft-8ft
2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
2
3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
3
5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
Sunlight
Prefers full sun
2
Some shade
1
Tolerates shade
1
Pruning
Do not prune
1
No need to prune
Light prune
Prune after flowering
Prune hard
2
Growth rate
?
Fast
Average
1
Slow
Site conditions
Sheltered site
Windy site
Free-draining site
1
Occasional flooding
1
Occasional drought
1
Coastal site
Air pollution
Wildlife
Attractive to birds
RHS Plants for Pollinators
Melliferous
Seeds / fruits useful for animals
Identification
Flower colour
White
Cream
Pink - light
Pink
Pink - dark
Red - dark
Crimson
Magenta
Purple
Mauve
Yellow
Flower form
?
Single flower (5-8 petals)
Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
Double flower (25-50 petals)
Chrysanthemum flower (100+ petals)
Flowering month
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
November
December
Leaf colour
Green
2
Bronze
2
Dark purple
Grey-green
Bluish-green
Yellow
Yellow-green
Pink-white-green variegated
White-green variegated
Leaf colour - autumn
?
Green
Yellow
3
Yellow / Crimson
1
Orange / Gold
1
Orange / Red
1
Bronze / Purple
Multiple tints
3
Leaf/Flower sequence
Leaves appear first
Flowers appear first
Leaves and Flowers appear together
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Bronze
Brown
Crimson
Gold
Green
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
Orange
Orange / Red
Pink
Purple
Red
Red - dark
Red / Black
Russet
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
White
Fruit size
Very small
Small
Average
Large
Very large
Fruit persistence
?
Normal ripening
Fruit drops when ripe
Ripens over a period
Persistent
Food uses
Jam / Jelly
Bark
White
Grey
Brown - light
Brown - chocolate
Brown / Red
Copper / Purple
Striated - brown
1
Striated - red
Peeling
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
Canada
China
1
Denmark
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Korea
Netherlands
New Zealand
Portugal
Russia
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
Annual cycle
Deciduous
3
Evergreen
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Varieties list
Aureum
As the name suggests, this is a form of the Cappodician Maple featuring golden-green leaves which take on multiple tints in the autumn.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Leaf colour - autumn: Multiple tints
Acer cappadocicum
Field Maple
The Field Maple makes a good specimen tree with attractive autumn colours, and is easy to grow.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Leaf colour - autumn: Multiple tints
Acer campestre
George Forrest
A popular snake-bark maple, very attractive striated bark, and golden yellow autumn colours.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Leaf colour - autumn: Multiple tints
Leaf colour - autumn: Yellow
Acer davidii