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
2 varieties
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Awards
- RHS AGM (current)
Category
- Beech trees
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Categories
Albizia (Silk) trees
1
Amelanchier trees
4
Beech trees
2
Birch trees
5
Carpinus (Hornbeam) trees
1
Cercis (Redbud) trees
4
Cornus (Dogwood) trees
2
Corylus (Hazel) trees
1
Crab-apple trees
14
Evergreen trees
4
Flowering apricots
1
Flowering cherry trees
23
Japanese flowering cherries
15
Flowering pears
1
Fruiting ornamental trees
1
Hawthorn trees
2
Melliferous trees
5
Japanese maple trees
4
Liquidambar trees
3
Magnolia trees
12
Maple trees
11
Native trees
3
Sorbus (Rowan) trees
16
Sorbus (Whitebeam) trees
5
Syringa (Lilac) trees
7
Our recommendations
10
Stock availability
All
2
In stock
1
Not in stock
1
Available form
1-year
2-year
3-year
1
Top-worked
Spindlebush
Available as
12L pot
1
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
2
Average
Experienced
Awards
?
RHS AGM (current)
2
RHS AGM (former)
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
Attractive features
Attractive flowers
Attractive fruit
Attractive tree / plant
2
Attractive bark
Attractive foliage
1
Autumn foliage colour
2
Variegated foliage
Scented flowers
Scented foliage
Seed heads / pods
Winter colour
Spring foliage colour
Summer foliage colour
Growth habit
?
Columnar / Fastigiate
Upright
1
Upright-spreading / Vase
1
Pyramidal
Spreading / Flat-topped
Weeping
1
Multi-stem
Height after 10 years
Up to 1.5m / 5ft
1.5m-2.5m / 5ft-8ft
2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
1
5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
1
Sunlight
Prefers full sun
2
Some shade
Tolerates shade
1
Pruning
Do not prune
No need to prune
Light prune
1
Prune after flowering
Prune hard
1
Growth rate
?
Fast
Average
1
Slow
1
Site conditions
Sheltered site
2
Windy site
2
Free-draining site
2
Occasional flooding
Occasional drought
Coastal site
Air pollution
Wildlife
Attractive to birds
1
RHS Plants for Pollinators
Melliferous
Seeds / fruits useful for animals
1
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
1
Bronze
Dark purple
1
Grey-green
Bluish-green
Yellow
Yellow-green
Pink-white-green variegated
White-green variegated
Leaf colour - autumn
?
Green
Yellow
Yellow / Crimson
Orange / Gold
1
Orange / Red
Bronze / Purple
1
Multiple tints
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
2
Ripens over a period
Persistent
Food uses
Jam / Jelly
Bark
White
Grey
2
Brown - light
Brown - chocolate
Brown / Red
Copper / Purple
Striated - brown
Striated - red
Peeling
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
Canada
China
Denmark
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Korea
Netherlands
1
New Zealand
Portugal
Russia
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
Annual cycle
Deciduous
2
Evergreen
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Varieties list
Common Beech
The Common Beech is a large attractive deciduous tree with good autumn leaf colours.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fagus sylvatica
Purple Fountain
Purple Fountain is a popular form of the Weeping Beech featuring dark purple bronze leaves.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fagus sylvatica