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Prunus Kanzan is a beautiful, medium-sized, ornamental, deciduous cherry tree of vase-shaped when young, spreading and rounded habit when mature. Its ovate, toothed dark green leaves are coppery-red when young and in shades of orange and bronze in autumn. The profusion of bright pink, double flowers bloom in clusters before the leaves emerge. Flowers are sterile and are not followed by fruit. Prunus Kanzan thrives in fertile, moist, well-drained soils, sandy or clay loams. It prefers full sun, but tolerates light shade. It is necessary to prune it after flowering, but is generally low maintenance plant. Susceptible to many diseases and pests and may be short-lived. Cherry Kanzan is one of the most ornamental of flowering cherries. It’s a stunning, elegant tree, whether as a specimen plant or planted in groups, great for small informal, cottage and urban gardens. Excellent for streets and parks. Suitable for growing in containers or as a bonsai.

Prunus domestica 'Marjorie's Seedling' is a small, vigorous, deciduous fruiting tree of bushy, upright habit, oval green leaves, and lovely white flowers. Heavy crops of large, oval, juicy, dark blue plum fruits are harvested in September and October. It’s a late-season plum, great when eaten fresh or in jams and preserves. For best taste, it should fully ripen before harvesting. Prunus domestica 'Marjorie's Seedling' is adaptable to various types of soil, but prefers fertile, slightly acidic, moist, and well-drained soil. It grows best in full sun. It is resistant to frost, but needs to be sheltered from harsh winds. It’s a self-fertile plant but for best yield, a compatible tree of a different variety should be planted nearby. Low maintenance plant. Disease resistant. Plum 'Marjorie's Seedling' is a great fruiting tree, easy to grow, heavy cropping, and providing excellent sweet fruit. It is primarily used for culinary purposes, but very tasty when eaten fresh.

Cornus mas is a vigorous, bushy, deciduous shrub or small tree with exfoliating bark and ovate, dark green leaves which turn purple in autumn. The clusters of tiny bright yellow flowers on short stalks bloom in late winter on bare branches, before the leaves emerge. Flowers are followed by edible, red, cherry-like fruits that can be used for making syrups and jams. Cornus mas is easily grown in average, medium moist, well-drained soils, in full sun to partial shade. It can grow in almost any type of soil, but prefers organically rich soils. Generally, pest-free and disease-free. Low maintenance and resistant to frost. To prevent spread, root suckers need to be removed immediately. Cornus mas is a very adaptable, highly decorative early-bloomer that brings brightness and colour to bare winter gardens. It is perfect as an unusual specimen plant, great for shrub borders, hedges and screens, informal and cottage gardens.

Prunus avium, or Wild Cherry, is a medium-sized deciduous cherry tree, with brown bark, silvery when mature, and serrated, dark green leaves, yellow and orange in autumn. The clusters of pure white flowers bloom in late spring and are followed by small, glossy, red-purple cherries, edible but a bit bitter, ready for harvesting in summer or autumn. Attractive to bees and birds. Toxic for pets. Wild Cherry thrives in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils, in full sun. It can adapt to a wide range of soils, but doesn’t tolerate too wet soils, therefore, good drainage is essential. It can withstand frost, but needs to be sheltered from harsh winds. Late frosts may damage the flower buds. Needs periodic chemical spraying. Low maintenance plant. Prunus avium is a nice ornamental tree for large informal, cottage and wildlife gardens, great for beds and borders and wall-side borders.

Viburnum tinus ‘Eve Price’ is a medium-sized, bushy, dense, winter-flowering, evergreen shrub with leathery, broadly oval, dark green leaves, and cluster of small, starry, white flowers opening form deep pink buds and blooming from December to March. Flowers are followed by ornamental, glossy, dark blue berries. Viburnum tinus ‘Eve Price’ can adapt to a wide range of soil conditions, but thrives in fertile, humus-rich, moist, well-drained soils. Very adaptable, it can grow in full sun, partial shade, and even full shade. Once established, it is resistant to drought. It can withstand wind, exposed positions, and coastal conditions. Low maintenance plant, doesn’t require much pruning. Viburnum tinus ‘Eve Price’ is a tough, beautiful, winter-flowering plant, great for cottage, urban, and coastal gardens. Excellent for brightening shady garden corners or bare winter gardens. Perfect for shrub borders, informal hedges and screens, and foundation plantings. Good as a specimen or accent plant.

Pyrus communis ‘Passe Crassane’ trained on a frame is a refined and highly productive pear, ideal for sunny, sheltered walls or fences where space is limited. Its branches are carefully trained into an espalier or fan shape, forming an elegant structure that maximises sunlight exposure and encourages even ripening of fruit. This controlled form also improves air circulation, helping reduce disease and making maintenance and harvesting straightforward.

In spring, the tree produces a profusion of white blossom, creating a graceful ornamental display while supporting pollinators. By late autumn, it develops its characteristic large, round pears with a greenish-yellow skin, often marked with a slight russet. The flesh is exceptionally juicy, sweet, and aromatic, with a fine, melting texture. One of its key strengths is its excellent storage ability, allowing fruit to be kept well into winter and enjoyed long after harvest.

Training on a frame enhances fruit quality, especially in cooler climates, by reflecting warmth and improving ripening. Regular pruning maintains its shape and productivity, while seasonal watering ensures healthy growth. Combining beauty, structure, and long-keeping fruit, Pyrus communis ‘Passe Crassane’ is a superb choice for productive ornamental fruit gardens.

Quercus palustris 'Green Pillar' is a distinctive cultivar of the pin oak, celebrated for its elegant, narrow, columnar form. Unlike the broader habit of traditional pin oaks, this variety grows upright with dense, vertical branches, making it an excellent choice for limited spaces, urban gardens, or as a striking architectural feature in larger landscapes. Its glossy, deep green leaves bring a lush texture throughout spring and summer, transforming into vivid shades of crimson and scarlet in autumn, creating a dramatic seasonal display. Hardy and adaptable, 'Green Pillar' thrives in a variety of soils, including wetter conditions, and is resistant to many common pests and diseases. At maturity, it reaches around 10–15 meters in height while maintaining its slim profile, ideal for lining avenues or adding vertical interest to gardens. Combining strength, beauty, and year-round appeal, Quercus palustris 'Green Pillar' embodies both elegance and resilience in modern landscapes.

The Cherry 'Sunburst' grafted onto Colt rootstock is a distinguished fruit tree, valued for its prolific production of large, sweet, dark-red to near-black cherries, popular in culinary applications for their rich flavor. The 'Sunburst' variety is known for its self-fertility and is often praised for its excellent, robust yields and resilience to variable climates.

Colt rootstock is esteemed in horticulture for its compatibility with various cherry varieties, offering enhanced vigor and adaptability to less-than-ideal soil conditions, including those of poor drainage and fertility. It’s specifically chosen for its ability to induce early fruiting, promote impressive yields, and impart increased hardiness to the plant, allowing it to withstand unfavorable weather conditions. Moreover, it’s valued for imparting a semi-dwarfing effect, aiding in manageable tree sizes for convenient harvesting and maintenance.

This combination of 'Sunburst' and Colt rootstock is particularly beneficial for gardeners seeking a resilient and productive cherry tree, as it exemplifies a harmonious balance of fruitful bounty and hardy robustness. The disease resistance of this rootstock adds another layer of appeal, minimizing susceptibility to common cherry diseases, ensuring healthier, more bountiful harvests.

In essence, Cherry 'Sunburst' on Colt rootstock is a versatile and reliable choice for those seeking to enjoy the delightful flavors of home-grown cherries, coupled with the assurance of hardiness and productivity.

Colt rootstock is a popular choice for cherry trees, offering a semi-dwarfing size that reaches about 70-80% the height of standard cherry trees. It's well-suited for heavier soils, providing good anchorage and resistance to bacterial canker. Colt enhances the tree's longevity and supports robust fruit yields, making it ideal for various cherry cultivars.

Prunus ‘Royal Burgundy’ vigorous, medium-sized, ornamental deciduous cherry tree of narrowly upright habit, more spreading as it matures, and peeling coppery bark. The rich purple leaves are copper when young and turn bright scarlet and orange in autumn. The clusters of double, magenta flowers bloom on bare branches in spring, before the leaves emerge. Prunus ‘Royal Burgundy’ grows best in deep, fertile, moist, well-drained soils, sandy or clay loams, but can adapt to other types of soil, except too wet or waterlogged. It prefers full sun, but tolerates light shade. Once established, it is tolerant of drought. It can withstand cold, but late frosts may damage the flower buds. Low maintenance plant, doesn’t require pruning. Cherry 'Royal Burgundy' is a red-leaf version of the popular Prunus Kanzan. It looks beautiful as a specimen tree or planted in small groups in informal, cottage, and urban gardens. Great in beds and borders or as informal hedges and screens.

Laurus nobilis, or Bay Laurel, is a dense, compact, slow-growing, evergreen shrub or small tree of pyramidal habit, dark grey bark, and aromatic, narrowly ovate, leathery, dark green leaves used in cooking, especially in French and Mediterranean cuisine. Clusters of small, yellowish flowers bloom in spring and are followed by glossy, dark purple, berry-like drupes. Bay Laurel can grow in a wide range of soils, as long as they are well-drained, but thrives in fertile, moist, and well-drained soils. It prefers full sun, but doesn’t mind partial shade. It is tolerant of salt, therefore, suitable for coastal areas. Generally, pest-free and disease-free. In colder climates, it needs to be grown in containers and brought inside during the winter. Laurus nobilis is a wonderful, long-lived shrub, perfect as a specimen plant or planted in groups. Suitable for growing in containers, great as a topiary, and excellent for hedges and screens. Essential for herb garden.

Prunus ukon, commonly known as Ukon cherry or Japanese flowering cherry, is a captivating ornamental tree renowned for its stunning springtime blossoms. Belonging to the Rosaceae family, this deciduous tree originates from Japan and is prized for its aesthetic appeal in gardens, parks, and landscapes worldwide.

The Ukon cherry typically reaches heights of 15 to 25 feet and spreads about 15 to 20 feet wide at maturity, forming a graceful, rounded canopy. Its bark is smooth and dark brown, providing an elegant contrast to the vibrant blooms it bears. The foliage consists of serrated, elliptical leaves that emerge bronze-red in spring, gradually maturing to glossy green in summer, and turning golden-yellow in autumn, adding seasonal interest.

What truly sets the Prunus ukon apart is its breathtaking display of flowers in early spring. Before the leaves unfurl, the tree becomes enveloped in an abundance of semi-double to double blossoms, each measuring about 1 to 1.5 inches across. These flowers feature pale pink to white petals tinged with hints of yellow, creating a soft, ethereal effect against the emerging foliage. The fragrance of the blooms adds to the sensory delight, attracting bees and pollinators.

Viburnum tinus is a versatile evergreen shrub that is native to the Mediterranean region. It is commonly known as Laurustinus or laurustinus viburnum. The plant is a popular choice for landscaping and gardening due to its attractive foliage and showy flowers. The plant has glossy, dark green leaves that are leathery and lance-shaped. The leaves grow up to 4 inches long and 2 inches wide. The shrub produces clusters of fragrant white or pink flowers that bloom from late winter to early spring. The flowers are followed by small, dark blue berries that are attractive to birds. Viburnum tinus is a hardy plant that can tolerate a range of soil types and pH levels. It prefers well-drained soil and partial shade to full sun exposure. The plant can grow up to 10 feet tall and 6 feet wide, but it can be pruned to maintain a more compact size. The shrub is often used as a hedge, border, or specimen plant in gardens and landscapes. It is also suitable for use in mixed borders, foundation plantings, and mass plantings. Viburnum tinus is relatively low-maintenance and requires only occasional pruning to remove dead or damaged branches.

Prunus domestica 'Mirabelle de Nancy' is a robust and sturdy plum tree, very popular in France since 15th century. It has broadly elliptic, mid-green leaves and lovely white flowers blooming in April. Small, round, rich yellow cherry plums have juicy and sweet flesh and are ready for harvesting in late summer. Prunus domestica 'Mirabelle de Nancy' is adaptable to a wide range of soils, but prefers medium fertile, slightly acidic, moist, well-drained soils in full sun. It doesn’t like humid partial shade. It is extremely resistant to frost, even flowers can withstand some late spring frost. It doesn’t require much attention and will crop heavily even without pruning. Doesn’t have serious disease or pest problems. It is self-fertile but the crop is better with a pollinator nearby. Cherry plum 'Mirabelle de Nancy' is best when ripe and eaten fresh from the tree, but it is also great for jams and preserves. Very decorative and undemanding plant.

Pear - Conference (Pyrus communis) is a compact, deciduous, fruiting tree with strong, upright branches and oval, green leaves. Fragrant, small white flowers are blooming in spring and are followed by tasty, juicy, sweet, pale green with brown patches pears in autumn. The fruit is pyriform if cross-pollinated and banana-shaped if self-pollinated. Pear – Beth grows best in neutral, moist, well-drained soil, in full sun, but can adapt to various types of soils, except too dump and rocky. It can withstand frost, but needs to be sheltered from harsh winds. Late frosts may damage flower buds. Generally, pest-free. Attractive to butterflies and birds. Self-pollinated fruit is seedless. Pear - Conference is one of the most well-known dessert pears. This variety brings reliable, regular, and abundant crop of juicy fruit of good quality and sweet flavour. It is suitable for all training forms. Great for informal, cottage, and wildlife gardens. Perfect as a specimen plant.

Prunus x yedoensis Shidare-Yoshino is a fast-growing, deciduous, ornamental, flowering cherry tree of weeping habit, usually grafted on stem, with slender arching branches and oval, narrow, dark green leaves, golden and bronze in autumn. Beautiful, single, pale pink to white, almond-scented flowers bloom abundantly from pink buds in early spring, before the leaves emerge. Prunus x yedoensis Shidare-Yoshino prefers moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soils in full sun, but can adapt to a wide range of soils, except too wet and heavy soils. It’s a tough plant, resistant to frost and urban pollution. Since it’s an early bloomer, flower buds may be damaged by late frosts. Low maintenance plant, doesn’t require pruning. Prunus x yedoensis Shidare-Yoshino is perfect as a specimen plant or planted in groups in informal, cottage, wildlife, and urban gardens with limited space. It is great for beds and borders or for informal hedges and screens. Excellent for urban conditions. Suitable for growing in containers.

Laburnum anagyroides 'Yellow Rocket' is a compact, upright deciduous tree renowned for its striking display of golden-yellow, pea-like flowers that cascade in pendulous racemes during May and early June. Reaching approximately 4 meters in height and 1.5 meters in spread over 10–20 years, its narrow, columnar habit makes it ideal for smaller gardens or as a vertical accent in larger landscapes.

The tree's trifoliate, light green leaves provide a lush backdrop to its vibrant blooms, which are highly attractive to bees and butterflies, enhancing garden biodiversity. 'Yellow Rocket' thrives in full sun to partial shade and prefers well-drained soils, tolerating a range of soil types including chalk, clay, loam, and sand.

Pear - Conference (Pyrus communis) is a compact, deciduous, fruiting tree with strong, upright branches and oval, green leaves. Fragrant, small white flowers are blooming in spring and are followed by tasty, juicy, sweet, pale green with brown patches pears in autumn. The fruit is pyriform if cross-pollinated and banana-shaped if self-pollinated. Pear – Beth grows best in neutral, moist, well-drained soil, in full sun, but can adapt to various types of soils, except too dump and rocky. It can withstand frost, but needs to be sheltered from harsh winds. Late frosts may damage flower buds. Generally, pest-free. Attractive to butterflies and birds. Self-pollinated fruit is seedless. Pear - Conference is one of the most well-known dessert pears. This variety brings reliable, regular, and abundant crop of juicy fruit of good quality and sweet flavour. It is suitable for all training forms. Great for informal, cottage, and wildlife gardens. Perfect as a specimen plant.

Prunus serrulata 'Rebecca,' commonly known as the Rebecca Cherry or Japanese Flowering Cherry, is a delightful ornamental tree that hails from the Prunus genus within the Rosaceae family. This cultivar is celebrated for its striking aesthetic appeal, making it a popular choice in gardens, parks, and urban landscapes across the United Kingdom.

Rebecca Cherry is renowned for its abundant and breathtaking springtime display of delicate, semi-double, pink blossoms. These exquisite flowers, with their pale to deep pink hues, create a captivating spectacle that signifies the arrival of spring. The profusion of blossoms adorns the tree's gracefully arching branches, enveloping it in a cloud of colour and fragrance. The flowers also attract pollinators, enhancing the ecological value of the tree.

The foliage of Prunus serrulata 'Rebecca' consists of elliptical leaves that start as bronze or coppery when they emerge in spring, gradually maturing to dark green in summer. This transition adds an extra layer of visual interest to the tree throughout the growing season. In Autumn, the leaves turn shades of red and bronze before eventually falling, providing another season of visual appeal.

This cherry tree typically reaches a height of 20-30 feet (6-9 meters) with a similar spread, creating an elegant and moderately-sized specimen suitable for various landscaping needs. It has an upright, vase-like shape that adds structure and character to outdoor spaces.

Prunus serrulata 'Rebecca' thrives in well-draining soil and full sun to partial shade, making it adaptable to a wide range of garden conditions. It is relatively low-maintenance, requiring only regular pruning to maintain its shape and remove dead or diseased branches.

Prunus avium 'Summit' is a popular cultivar of sweet cherry tree, known for its abundant and large fruit production. It is a deciduous tree that typically grows to a height of 15-20 feet and a spread of 12-15 feet.

The 'Summit' cherry tree produces large, heart-shaped fruit that is firm, sweet, and juicy, with a deep red skin and yellow flesh. The fruit is excellent for eating fresh, but can also be used for cooking and baking.

This tree is prized for its ornamental value as well, with showy clusters of white flowers that bloom in early spring and attract pollinators. The leaves are dark green and glossy, turning to shades of yellow and orange in the fall, adding a burst of colour to the landscape.

Prunus avium 'Summit' prefers full sun and well-draining soil, and it is hardy in USDA Zones 5-8. It is a self-fertile tree, meaning it does not require another cherry tree for pollination. 'Summit' is also relatively disease-resistant, making it a low-maintenance option for home gardeners and orchardists alike.

Overall, Prunus avium 'Summit' is an excellent choice for those looking for a productive and attractive cherry tree that can thrive in a variety of growing conditions.

Pyrus calleryana 'Chanticleer' is a medium-sized, narrowly upright, conical, ornamental pear tree with glossy, dark green leaves, vivid red in autumn, a profusion of lovely, white flowers blooming in spring, and occasionally, small, brown fruit in autumn. Attractive to bees and birds. Callery Pear 'Chanticleer' is adaptable to a wide range of soil, including heavy clay, but prefers fertile, loamy, moist and well-drained soils. It thrives in full sun. Once established, it is resistant to drought, frost, and wind. Tolerant of urban pollution. Low maintenance plant, doesn’t require much pruning. Generally, pest-free. Easy to grow. Pyrus calleryana 'Chanticleer' is a beautiful, tough ornamental tree, one of the best ornamental pears for autumn colour. Great as a specimen plant or small shade tree. Excellent for avenues and narrow streets, as well as industrial areas. Suitable for growing in containers. Because of its wind resistance, good for coastal areas and roof gardens.