Autumn 2024
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Over 400 varieties of flowering cherries, crab apples, rowans and other ornamental trees.
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Varieties
8 varieties
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Awards
- RHS AGM (current)
Height after 10 years
- 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Category
- Maple trees
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Categories
Amelanchier trees
2
Beech trees
1
Birch trees
4
Carpinus (Hornbeam) trees
1
Crab-apple trees
3
Evergreen trees
1
Flowering cherry trees
7
Japanese flowering cherries
15
Hawthorn trees
2
Melliferous trees
3
Liquidambar trees
3
Magnolia trees
10
Maple trees
8
Native trees
2
Sorbus (Rowan) trees
16
Sorbus (Whitebeam) trees
5
Our recommendations
8
Stock availability
All
8
In stock
5
Not in stock
3
Available form
1-year
2-year
5
3-year
Top-worked
Spindlebush
Available as
12L pot
5
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
7
Average
Experienced
Awards
?
RHS AGM (current)
8
RHS AGM (former)
1
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
Attractive features
Attractive flowers
Attractive fruit
Attractive tree / plant
6
Attractive bark
2
Attractive foliage
3
Autumn foliage colour
7
Variegated foliage
1
Scented flowers
Scented foliage
Seed heads / pods
Winter colour
Spring foliage colour
Summer foliage colour
Growth habit
?
Columnar / Fastigiate
Upright
2
Upright-spreading / Vase
6
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
8
5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
1
Sunlight
Prefers full sun
6
Some shade
2
Tolerates shade
5
Pruning
Do not prune
2
No need to prune
Light prune
3
Prune after flowering
Prune hard
3
Growth rate
?
Fast
2
Average
1
Slow
Site conditions
Sheltered site
Windy site
Free-draining site
1
Occasional flooding
2
Occasional drought
2
Coastal site
Air pollution
Wildlife
Attractive to birds
RHS Plants for Pollinators
2
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
2
May
June
July
August
September
November
December
Leaf colour
Green
4
Bronze
2
Dark purple
1
Grey-green
Bluish-green
Yellow
Yellow-green
1
Pink-white-green variegated
White-green variegated
1
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
1
Brown - light
Brown - chocolate
Brown / Red
Copper / Purple
Striated - brown
1
Striated - red
Peeling
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
1
Canada
China
1
Denmark
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Korea
Netherlands
1
New Zealand
Portugal
Russia
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
1
Annual cycle
Deciduous
8
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
Autumn Blaze
Spectacular, bright orange red leaves.A hybrid of Acer rubrum /saccharnum.Height after 10yr 6m/20ft
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Red
Acer x Freemanii
Carnival
An attractive form of the Field Maple, featuring variegated leaves with white margins and light pink growing tips.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Acer campestre
Crimson King
Crimson King is a tree fast-growing maple with purple leaves which turn red in the autumn.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Leaf colour - autumn: Yellow / Crimson
Acer platanoides
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
Princeton Gold
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Princeton Gold is a versatile fast-growing form of the Norway Maple, named for its golden-green leaves.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Gold
Leaf colour - autumn: Yellow
Acer platanoides
Rubrum
One of the best forms of the Cappadocian Maple, featuring a range of leaf colours from spring to autumn.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Leaf colour - autumn: Yellow
Acer cappadocicum