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Broadleaved Trees

We have several hundred trees in this section in a wide selection, most of which are suitable for the smaller garden. We have many unusual trees including 30 varieties of flowering cherry, 18 varieties of flowering Malus and many more. Most are available as either bare root or container grown trees, from 1 year to 8 years old.


ACER campestre Carnival

Small tree or large shrub of rounded habit. Pink and white variagations to the green leaves.

ACER capillipes

Snake bark maple. Small tree with striated bark and orange/red autumn colours.

ACER cappadocicum Aureum

ACER cappadocicum Aureum Medium sized tree with red young leaves turning to a golden yellow. Yellow autumn colours.

ACER cappadocicum Rubrum

ACER cappadocicum Rubrum Medium sized tree with red young leaves turning green. Yellow autumn colours.

ACER davidii George Forrest

Small, spreading, tree with striated green, red and white bark.Young shoots bright red with dark green leaves. Autumn colours orange and red.

ACER davidii Serpentine

Snake bark maple. A small tree that grows to around 3 metres. It has white and green striated bark with coral red young growth and small bright green leaves.Very good orange/red autumn colours and red fruits. Prefers full sun or dappled shade.

ACER griseum

Paper bark maple. A very popular small tree with cinnamon coloured peeling bark. Bright red autumn colours. Good tree for small gardens.

ACER grosseri hersii

Snake bark maple. Small tree with striated bark and broadly columnar habit. Very good red and orange autumn colours.

ACER negundo Aureomarginatum

Small tree or large shrub. Leaves with a broad white margin.

ACER negundo Flamingo

Small tree or large shrub with white, green and pink foliage.

ACER negundo Kellys Gold

Small tree with golden leaves all summer.

ACER palmatum Bloodgood

Japanese Maple. Red/purple foliage. Brilliant red autumn colours. More robust than some japanese acers in British conditions.

ACER palmatum Eddisbury

Japanese maple. Strong growing vased shaped large shrub. Coral red young bark and dark green leaves.

ACER palmatum Katsura

ACER palmatum Katsura Japanese maple. Small tree with yellow/green foliage and orange autumn colours.

ACER palmatum Orange Dream

Japanese maple. Yellow young foliage with orange autumn colours.

ACER palmatum Oridono-nishiki

Japanese maple. Pink and cream variagated foliage.

ACER pensylvanicum

Snake bark maple. Small tree with white/green striped bark. Bright yellow autumn colours. A very nice feature tree.

ACER platanoides Columnare

Upright Norway maple. Large tree, narrow habit.

ACER platanoides Crimson King

Purple leaved Norway maple. Large tree with red/purple foliage, small yellow flowers in spring. Needs plenty of room.

ACER platanoides Drummondii

Variagated Norway maple, pale yellow/cream margins to leaves. Yellow autumn colours. Very popular tree.

ACER platanoides Red Lace

Introduced by our nursery. A strong growing tree with feathery green foliage and red/gold autumn colours.

ACER pseudoplatanus Brilliantisimum

Very small tree of slow growth. Leaves salmon pink in spring, turning pale yellow/green.

ACER pseudoplatanus Leopoldii

Slow growing small tree with leaves variagated cream, pink, purple and green.

ACER pseudoplatanus Simon L. Freres

Variagated sycamore. Leaves yellow/pink in spring, later green and yellow.

ACER pseudoplatanus Worlei

Golden sycamore. Soft yellow/green leaves.

ACER rubrum

Canadian maple. A medium to large tree of rounded habit. Very good autumn colours.

ACER rubrum Scanlon

Canadian maple. Medium sized tree of upright habit and red autumn colours.

ACER rufinerve

Snake bark maple. Medium sized tree with green & white striated bark. Bright red and yellow autumn colours.

AESCULUS hippocastanum

Horse chestnut. A large tree with white candle like flowers in spring.

AESCULUS parviflora

Medium to large shrub with bronze young foliage. White flowers in 20-30cm long spires in July and August. A lovely plant not used enough in gardens.

AESCULUS x carnea Briotii

Red flowered chestnut. Smaller than the common horse chestnut and a good garden tree.

ALNUS cordata

Italian Alder. Upright, fast growing, medium sized tree. Often used as a windbreak.

ALNUS Glutinosa Imperialis

Cut leaved alder. Small tree with graceful branches and finely cut leaves.

ALNUS incana Aurea

A yellow leaved alder with red catkins. Small tree. Ideal for a wet site.

AMELANCHIER lamarkii

Snowy Mespilus. Small spreading tree with white flowers and excellent red autumn colours. Very popular garden tree.

AMELANCHIER x grandiflora Ballerina

Snowy Mespilus. Small tree with upright habit, Large white flowers in profusion in spring. Good red autumn colours. A very good small garden tree.

ARBUTUS menziesii

Madrona. Small tree with smooth, red/brown bark. Hardy only in the south of the UK.

ARBUTUS unedo

Strawberry tree. Small, slow growing, evergreen tree. Flowers and red fruits produced in autumn.

BETULA albo-sinensis 'Septentrionalis'

Chinese red barked birch. Medium sized tree with copper/red flaking bark.

BETULA costata

Betula costata
Small tree. Creamy white bark, yellow autumn colours.

BETULA ermanii Grayswood Hill

Medium sized tree with heart shaped leaves. Pink tinged, creamy white peeling bark.

BETULA nigra

River birch. A good tree in wet ground. Medium sized tree with shaggy red brown bark.

BETULA nigra Heritage

River birch. A vigorous form of this medium sized tree with creamy/red brown peeling bark. Very good tree for wet sites.

BETULA papyrifera

Paper birch. Large tree with peeling brown/white bark. 

BETULA pendula Dalecarlica

Swedish birch. Slender, graceful tree with cut leaves.

BETULA pendula Fastigiata

Erect form of silver birch. A medium sized tree.

BETULA pendula Golden Beauty

Golden leaved birch. Medium sized tree with golden yellow leaves. Foliage will not scorch in bright sunlight.

BETULA pendula Purpurea

Purple leaved silver birch. Slower growing small tree.

BETULA pendula Tristis

A very graceful form of the silver birch. White bark and yellow autumn colours. Branches pendulus at the ends. A lovely tree.

BETULA pendula Youngii

Young's weeping birch. Small dome like weeping tree.

BETULA utilis jacquemontii Doorenbos

White barked Himalayan birch. The most commonly available of the white birches, it has pure white bark and meduim sized heart shaped leaves.Grows to a medium sized tree.

BETULA utilis jaquemontii Grayswood Ghost

Small tree with upright habit. Large leaves and dazzling white stems, yellow autumn colours.

BETULA utilis jaquemontii Inverleith

Small white barked birch with large leaves. A very nice tree for a small garden.

BETULA utilis jaquemontii Jermyns

White barked birch of vigorous habit. Medium sized tree with long catkins to 15cm in early spring. Large, glossy green leaves. This is a very nice tree.

BETULA utilis jaquemontii Silver Shadow

A white stemmed birch with larger than average, dark green leaves. A small to medium tree with lovely white bark and yellow autumn colours.

BETULA utilis jaquemontii Snow Queen

An improved form of jaquemontii. Very white stems on young trees. Yellow autumn colours.

CARPINUS betulus Fastigiata

Upright Hornbeam. Medium sized tree of erect habit. A tidy shape makes this a good tree for pleaching.

CASTANEA sativa

Sweet chestnut. Large, fast growing tree. Produces edible nuts.

CASTANEA sativa Albomarginata

CASTANEA sativa Albomarginata Variagated sweet chestnut. Large tree with white margins to the leaves. Very handsome tree.

CATALPA bignonoides Aurea

Golden Indian Bean tree. Small tree with large yellow leaves. Very popular but can look unsightly if planted in exposed position as wind can damage the large fleshy leaves.

CATALPA erubescens Purpurea

Young leaves and shoots dark purple. White flowers in summer stand out against purple young foliage.

CATALPA speciosa Pulverulenta

Small tree with large heart shaped leaves. Leaves speckled cream, white and green. An unusual tree.

CERCIDIPHYLLUM japonicum

Katsura tree. Upright tree with heart shaped leaves. Scent of burnt sugar on autumn leaves which also colour well. A lovely and popular small tree.

CERCIDIPHYLLUM japonicum Pendulum

Weeping Katsura tree. Small tree with heart shaped leaves. Scent of burnt sugar. Stiffly weeping. Top grafted. Good autumn colours.

CERCIS canadensis Forest Pansy

North American Redbud. Medium to large shrub with deep red/purple foliage. Bright autumn colours.

CERCIS chinensis Avondale

Chinese redbud. Small tree or large shrub with rich green, glossy,
heart shaped leaves turning to yellow in autumn. Deep pink/purple
pea-like flowers.

CERCIS siliquastrum

Judas tree. Small tree with heart shaped leaves. Pink flowers.

CORNUS contraversa

Small tree with tabulate branches. Cream flowers in spring. Red autumn colours

CORNUS contraversa Variagata

Slow growing small tree with tabulate branches. Cream flowers in spring. Green and white variagated foliage. Red autumn colours. Very popular for small gardens.

CORNUS florida Cherokee Chief

CORNUS florida Cherokee Chief Large shrub or small tree with rose red bracts in May and rich red autumn colours.

CORNUS florida Cloud Nine

Large shrub or small tree with white bracts in May and rich red autumn colours.

CORNUS kousa China Girl

Small tree with pale yellow bracts in June and rich red autumn colours.

CORNUS kousa chinensis

CORNUS kousa chinensis Small branching and spreading tree or large shrub. White bracts in June followed by red and orange autumn colours.

CORNUS kousa Satomi

CORNUS kousa Satomi Small tree with deep pink/red bracts in June and dark red autumn colours.

CORNUS mas

Cornelian cherry. Large shrub or small tree with masses of small yellow flowers in February.

COTONEASTER frigidus cornubia

COTONEASTER frigidus cornubia Tree cotoneaster. Small semi-evergreen tree. White flowers with red berries in autumn. Good for screening.

COTONEASTER hybridus Pendulus

Semi-evergreen weeping tree. White flowers with red berries in autumn.

CRATAEGUS arnoldiana

Small rounded tree with lobed leaves, white flowers and large red fruits.

CRATAEGUS laevigata Crimson Cloud

Small tree of rounded habit. Large single red flowers with white centres. Red fruits.

CRATAEGUS laevigata Pauls Scarlet

Double red flowered hawthorn. Small tree of round habit. Red berries in autumn.

CRATAEGUS laevigata Plena

Double white flowered thorn. Small tree of rounded habit with double white flowers and red berries in autumn.

CRATAEGUS laevigata Rosea Flore Plena

Double pink flowering hawthorn. Small rounded tree with red berries in autumn.

CRATAEGUS orientalis

Small spreading tree with grey downy leaves. Masses of single white flowers followed by orange/red berries.

CRATAEGUS persimilis prunifolia Splendens

Plum-leaved thorn. Small rounded tree with red berries in autumn. Good red and orange autumn colours.

CRATAEGUS x lavellei Carrierei

Small tree of rounded habit with dark glossy green rounded leaves. White flowers in spring followed by orange/red berries in autumn.

CYTISUS battandieri

Large shrub. Yellow pineapple scented flowers in July.

DAVIDIA involucrata Vilmoriniana

Hankerchief tree. Slow growing, eventually medium sized tree.White 'hankerchiefs' in May, but only after 8-10yrs!.

EUCALYPTUS dalrympleana

A vigorous evergreen tree with long leaves.

EUCALYPTUS gunnii

Cider gum. Fast growing evergreen tree with tall sparse habit.

EUCALYPTUS pauciflora subspecies niphophila

Snow gum. Small/medium tree with grey/green leaves. Hardiest and slowest growing of our eucalyptus. Cream/green/grey plated bark. A very nice evergreen tree.

EUCALYPTUS perriniana

EUCALYPTUS perriniana Spinning gum. Fast growing evergreen tree. Long, thin leaves and silver/green bark. White flowers in August.

EUCHRYPHIA glutinosa

Large shrub or small tree with large fragrant white flowers in summer. Needs a lime free soil and a sheltered spot to flourish. Good autumn colours.

FAGUS sylvatica Dawyck

Tall, narrow columnar beech, broadening with age. Green leaves.

FAGUS sylvatica Dawyck Gold

Tall, narrow columnar beech. Leaves starting yellow and turning yellow/green through the summer.

FAGUS sylvatica Dawyck Purple

Tall, narrow columnar beech, eventually broadening with age. Purple leaves.

FAGUS sylvatica Heterophylla

Fern-leaved beech. Large ornamental tree with deeply cut green leaves.

FAGUS sylvatica Pendula

Weeping green beech. Large weeping tree with green leaves. Very elegant.

FAGUS sylvatica Purple Fountain

Upright tree with red/purple leaves and weeping branches.

FAGUS sylvatica Purpurea

Purple, (copper), beech. Selected from seed-raised plants.

FAGUS sylvatica Purpurea Pendula

Weeping purple beech. Small dome-like tree dark purple leaves.

FAGUS sylvatica Purpurea Tricolor

Purple beech with pink and red margined leaves. Eventually a large tree.

FAGUS sylvatica Riversii

Purple beech. Large tree with large, deep purple leaves. An improved clone of purple beech.

FAGUS sylvatica Rohanii

Slow growing cut leaved beech with red/brown foliage

FAGUS sylvatica Rohanii Obelisk

Slow growing cut leaved beech with red/brown foliage. Upright habit.

FAGUS sylvatica Zlatia

Golden leaved beech. Leaves opening yellow, becoming green later. Slow growing spreading tree.

FRAXINUS excelsior Jaspidea

Ash tree with yellow shoots and branches. Large tree. Yellow autumn colours.

FRAXINUS excelsior Pendula

Weeping ash. Large, majestic, weeping tree.

FRAXINUS ornus 'Obelisk'

Manna Ash. Medium sized tree, of an upright habit. Free flowering in May.

FRAXINUS oxycarpa Raywood

Tall ash tree with slender leaves and purple autumn colours.

GLEDITSIA triacanthos Ruby lace

Thornless medium sized tree. Red young leaves turning a deeper shade with age.

GLEDITSIA triacanthos Sunburst

Yellow leaved gleditsia. Thornless, slow growing, medium sized spreading tree. Bright yellow leaves all summer. Does not scorch in the sun. An all round good tree.

HOHERIA Stardust

Small tree with large toothed evergreen leaves. White, star shaped flowersin July. Not suitable for exposed sites.

ILEX altaclerensis Gold King

Gold variagated holly. Bright red berries.

Ilex aquifolium Golden Van Tol

Golden variagated holly. Large shrub or small tree with golden edged rounded leaves, evergreen. Red berries in autumn.

ILEX aquifolium Handsworth New Silver

Small, evergreen tree with silver/white margined leaves. Red berries in autumn.

JUGLANS nigra

Black Walnut. Fast growing, large tree with big leaves.

JUGLANS regia

Common Walnut. Large handsome tree with edible nuts.

KOELREUTERIA paniculata

Pride of India tree. Small/medium sized tree of spreading habit with yellow flowers in mid summer, yellow and orange autumn colours. A lovely tree not planted enough.

LABURNUM x vossii

Golden Rain tree. Small tree with yellow flowers in long racemes. Often used to make laburnum arches. POISONOUS

LIQUIDAMBAR styraciflua

Sweet Gum. Slow growing, eventually a large tree, good autumn colours. Columnar habit.
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LIQUIDAMBAR styraciflua Lane Roberts

Eventually a medium/large spreading tree. Red and purple autumn colours.

LIQUIDAMBAR styraciflua Silver King

LIQUIDAMBAR styraciflua Silver King Sweet Gum. Large tree, long narrow leaves with white margins.

LIQUIDAMBAR styraciflua Worplesdon

Sweet Gum. Large upright growing tree. Long narrow lobed leaves with orange and red autumn colours. Knarled bark on older specimens.

LIRIODENDRON tulipifera

Tulip tree, large tree with bright yellow autumn colours.

LIRIODENDRON tulipifera Aureomarginata

Upright growing medium sized tree. Leaves variagated with yellow edging.

LIRIODENDRON tulipifera Fastigiata

Tulip tree with upright habit. Yellow autumn colours.

MAGNOLIA Betty

MAGNOLIA Betty Large shrub or small tree. Flowers up to 20cm, red with white inside.

MAGNOLIA grandiflora Gallissoniensis

Small evergreen tree with large leathery green leaves, reddish brown beneath. Cream flowers on older plants.

MAGNOLIA Heaven Scent

Large shrub or small tree, richly scented pink flowers in April/May.

MAGNOLIA soulangiana Alba Superba

MAGNOLIA soulangiana  Alba Superba Large shrub or small tree with large fragrant white flowers in April and May.

MALUS Evereste

Small tree of conical habit with white/pink flowers in spring and red and yellow fruits. Good scab resistance.

MALUS floribunda

Japanese Crab apple. Small tree with white blushed pink flowers and large crops of red fruits in autumn.

MALUS Hyde Hall Spire

Compact, stiffly upright tree to 2 metres. White flowers folowed by green fruit, turning yellow.

MALUS John Downie

A small tree with white flowers and large red and yellow fruit in autumn. Suseptible to scab disease.

MALUS pumila Montreal Beauty

Small rounded tree. Large white flowers, large fruits, red and yellow. Good scab resistance.

MALUS Royal Beauty

Small weeping tree with purple foliage, deep purple flowers and red fruit in autumn. Suseptible to scab disease.

MALUS Royalty

Purple foliage, deep purple flowers, red fruit. Small tree.

MALUS Rudolf

Relatively new introduction from Canada. A small tree of rounded habit with large single red flowers followed by small red fruits. The foliage is red/purple turning to purple/green and the tree shows good scab resistance.

MALUS Snow Cloud

Small tree with large, double white flowers. Yellow fruits.

MALUS Sun Rival

Very small weeping tree with white flowers followed by red fruit. Shows good resistance to scab disease.

MALUS tschonoskii

Small tree of upright habit. Silvery white young foliage. Good red and orange autumn colours.

MALUS x atro. Gorgeous

Small tree with white flowers and persistent red fruits.

MALUS x moer. Profusion Improved

Small tree of tidy habit. Coppery red young foliage. Fruits and flowers deep wine red. Resistant to scab disease.

MALUS x purpurea Aldenhamensis

Purple leaves and fruit, red flowers. A small tree, resistant to scab disease.

MALUS x robusta Red Sentinel

Small tree of upright habit with white scented flowers and red fruits that remain on the tree through winter. Good scab resistance.

MALUS x schied. Red Jade

Small tree with weeping habit. Flowers white and pink, fruits red.

MALUS x zumi Golden Hornet

Small tree with white flowers and large crops of persistant yellow fruits in autumn.

MORUS alba Pendula

Weeping white mulberry. Small weeping tree with gnarled appearance.

MORUS nigra

Black Mulberry. Small spreading tree with gnarled appearance. Edible red/black fruits.

NOTHOFAGUS antarctica

Southern beech. Medium sized tree with small, glossy green leaves and twisted banches.

NYSSA sylvatica

A broadly conical medium to large tree. Brilliant yellow,orange and red autumn colours.

OSTRYA carpinifolia

Hop hornbeam. Medium sized tree with catkins in the spring.

OXYDENDRON arboreum

Large shrub or small tree with dark green, glossy leaves and small white flowers. Good autumn colour, does best in acid soils.

PARROTIA persica

Persian Ironwood. Small tree of wide spreading habit. Young growth green with pinkish tinge. Ornamental, flaking bark and brilliant red and orange autumn colours. I our opinion an underused tree.

PARROTIA persica Vanessa

Small tree with upright habit. Green young foliage with pink tinge. Ornamental flaking bark and brilliant autumn colours.

PAULOWNIA tomentosa

Small tree with large leaves and foxglove like flowers in May.

PLATANUS x hispanica Pyramidalis

London Plane. A more erect form of this large tree, it tolerates pollution and heavy pruning. Maple like leaves and ornamental bark on older trees.

POPULUS alba

Large tree. Green/grey leaves with white undersides.

POPULUS candicans Aurora

Medium to large size spreading tree with leaves blotched creamy white. Smells strongly of balsam.

POPULUS nigra italica

Lombardy poplar. Large, narrow columnar tree. Suitable for a tall screen.

POPULUS tremula

Aspen. A fast growing large tree ideal for wet ground. Plant well away from your house!

PRUNUS Accolade

Small, spreading tree with pink semi-double flowers in early summer. Good autumn colours.

PRUNUS Amanogawa

Small columnar tree of erect habit. Semi-double shell pink flowers in spring.

PRUNUS amyg. Spring Glow

Small tree with deep pink flowers in early spring. Bronze/red foliage.

PRUNUS avium Plena

Double white flowered cherry. Large tree of spreading habit with double white flowers in spring.

PRUNUS cerasifera Hessei

Very small rounded tree with white flowers in March followed by mottled white,pink and purple foliage. Ideal for a small garden or growing in a container.

PRUNUS cerasifera Nigra

Purple leaved plum. Small tree of rounded habit. Leaves and stems blackish/purple. Pink flowers in early spring.

PRUNUS dulcis

Flowering almond. Small tree with pink flowers in early spring.

PRUNUS Fragrant Cloud

Strong growing medium sized tree. Large, white, semi-double flowers. Richly scented.

PRUNUS Kanzan

Medium sized tree with ascending branches. Flowers large, purplish/pink in spring.

PRUNUS Kiku-shidare Sakura

Small weeping tree. Deep pink double flowers. Young foliage bronze/green.

PRUNUS Kursar

Small spreading tree with deep pink flowers in March or April. Good autumn colours.

PRUNUS nipponica kur. Brilliant

A very small bushy tree with white flowers in March. Good autumn colours.

PRUNUS Okame

A small bushy tree with shell pink single flowers in March. Good autumn colours.

PRUNUS padus Watereri

Medium sized vigoro