Trees & Shrubs
Acacia melanoxylon (PLUG grown)
Blackwood Ht 20-30m
Medium tree / Evergreen / Tolerates wet sites / Tolerates dry sites / Tolerates shade / Attractive flowers or catkins / Timber / Firewood / Erosion control / Container Grown / Forestry species / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
S.E. Australia & Tasmania. Broadly columnar, evergreen. Cream flowers in spring. Best growth in moist gullies and with side shade. Frost damage in cold valley bottoms. Dark brown timber for cabinets and turnery.
Aronia melanocarpa (PLUG grown)
Chokeberry - black Ht 0.5-1m
Shrub / Deciduous / Tolerates dry sites / Tolerates shade / Attractive autumn colours - red / Attractive flowers or catkins / Attractive to birds / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Attracts bees / Edible fruits and seeds / Container Grown / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
Eastern USA. Broadly spreading, deciduous. Will sucker. Clusters of small white flowers with black berries in Jan/Feb. Attractive to birds. Suitable for low cover and stabilising. Fruit has high anti-oxidant properties.
Buxus 'Green Gem' (POT grown)
Hybrid box hedging Ht 1m
Shrub / Evergreen / Tolerates shade / Container Grown / Tolerates limestone soils / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
Slow growing compact form of Box, with naturally rounded shape. New growth lime green, darker at maturity. Evergreen, ideal for low hedge or topiary balls, clips well. Planting spacing 150mm. A hybrid between Buxus microphylla v koreana and B. sempervirens, resistant to Blight.
Carpinus betulus 1/0
European hornbeam (1 yr old) Ht 15-20m
Medium tree / Deciduous / Tolerates exposed sites / Tolerates dry sites / Tolerates shade / Attractive autumn colours - yellow / Attractive autumn colours - brown / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Firewood / Shelter / Hedging / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
Broadly spreading, deciduous. A tough hedgerow and woodland tree. Popular for trimmed formal hedges. The timber is very hard and used for turnery. Yellow autumn colour. We also recommend Fagus sylvatica as a good alternative for a clipped hedge. 1 year olds - HEDGE spacing 30-60cm
Carpinus betulus 1/1 & 2/0
European hornbeam (2 yrs old) Ht 15-20m
Medium tree / Deciduous / Tolerates exposed sites / Tolerates dry sites / Tolerates shade / Attractive autumn colours - yellow / Attractive autumn colours - brown / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Firewood / Shelter / Hedging / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
Broadly spreading, deciduous. A tough hedgerow and woodland tree. Popular for trimmed formal hedges. The timber is very hard and used for turnery. Yellow autumn colour. We also recommend Fagus sylvatica as a good alternative for a clipped hedge. 2 year olds - HEDGE spacing 30-60cm
Carpinus betulus f. fastigiata
Upright hornbeam Ht 10-15m
Medium tree / Deciduous / Tolerates dry sites / Tolerates shade / Attractive autumn colours - yellow / Attractive autumn colours - brown / Shelter / Hedging / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
Selected narrow form of European hornbeam, fast growing, with a long apical leader, deciduous. A tough drought tolerant tree. Cutting grown clone.
Cercis canadensis (OG grown)
East American redbud Ht 5-10m
Small Tree / Deciduous / Tolerates shade / Attractive autumn colours - yellow / Attractive flowers or catkins / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Attracts bees / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
Broadly spreading, deciduous. Attractive pin pea-like flowers in clusters along the old shoots, branches and trunk before, and as, the leaves emerge. Natural habitat in moist woods. Predominantly used for rootstock for budding 'Forest Pansy'
Cercis canadensis (PLUG grown)
East American redbud Ht 5-10m
Small Tree / Deciduous / Tolerates shade / Attractive autumn colours - yellow / Attractive flowers or catkins / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Attracts bees / Container Grown / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
Broadly spreading, deciduous. Attractive pin pea-like flowers in clusters along the old shoots, branches and trunk before, and as, the leaves emerge. Natural habitat in moist woods. Predominantly used for rootstock for budding 'Forest Pansy'
Cercis gigantea
Giant redbud Ht 5-10m
Small Tree / Deciduous / Tolerates shade / Attractive autumn colours - yellow / Attractive flowers or catkins / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Attracts bees / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
Broadly spreading, arching branches, deciduous. Seed from China. Shiny dark green leaves, has produced bright purplish-pink flowers at 3 years.
Chimonanthus praecox
Winter sweet Ht 1-3m
Shrub / Deciduous / Tolerates shade / Attractive autumn colours - yellow / Attractive flowers or catkins / Attracts bees / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
China. Broadly spreading, deciduous. Pale, waxy, yellow, sweetly scented flowers produced in winter on the bare branches. Succeeds in any well drained soil. Excellent on calcium rich soils.
Fagus sylvatica 1/1 & 2/0
European beech (2 yrs old) Ht 30-40m
Large tree / Deciduous / Tolerates shade / Attractive autumn colours - yellow / Attractive autumn colours - orange / Attractive autumn colours - brown / Attractive to birds / Attractive berries fruits or cone / Edible fruits and seeds / Timber / Shelter / Hedging / Tolerates limestone soils
Broadly spreading, deciduous. Grown for timber in Europe and widely used for hedging. Clips well. Light green in spring, golden copper in autumn and brown leaves retained all winter. Apply a heavy dressing of lime on clay soils. 2 years old - HEDGE spacing 40-60cm
Helleborus orientalis (POT grown)
Winter rose (mixed colours) Ht 50cm
Shrub / Evergreen / Tolerates dry sites / Tolerates shade / Attractive flowers or catkins / Attracts bees / Container Grown / Cold hardy (H4) (-10 to -5C)
Perennial raised from seed, white or pink flowers in late winter worked by bees. Plant amongst deciduous trees and shrubs.