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Portuguese Laurel 'Angustifolia' is an evergreen shrub with narrow, elegant dark green leaves that are notably smaller and finer than the species type, giving the foliage a more delicate, refined appearance. The leaves have a glossy finish and reddish stems provide a pleasing contrast against the foliage colour. This cultivar forms a dense, compact shrub, making it well suited to hedging and topiary work as well as informal screening. Its tighter growth habit and narrower leaves allow for a neater finish when clipped compared to the standard species. In late spring to early summer, small white flowers appear in slender, upright racemes, held above the foliage and offering a subtle scent. These are followed later in the year by small dark purple to black berries, provided the shrub is not clipped too hard before fruiting. The flowers are attractive to bees and other pollinating insects, while the berries provide a food source for birds through autumn and into winter. The dense evergreen structure also offers shelter and nesting opportunities for garden birds throughout the year. This shrub tolerates a wide range of soil types, including clay, and performs well in both sun and partial shade, making it a versatile choice for many garden situations, including exposed or urban sites.

Photinia × fraseri ‘Magical Volcano’ is a new, improved photinia, a cross between Fraser’s hedging photinia and Chinese photinia serratifolia. It’s a large, evergreen shrub with stunning, colourful leaves with pronounced serrated edges. The leaves are fiery red when young, dark green when mature, and coppery-red in autumn and winter. Panicles of creamy-white flowers bloom in late spring and are sometimes followed by red berries. Photinia × fraseri Magical Volcano can adapt to a wide range of soils, but prefers fertile, humus-rich, moist, well-drained soils. It thrives in full sun and the best leaf colour is achieved in full sun. It can withstand frost, but needs to be sheltered from drying, winter winds. Generally, disease-free. May require some pruning. Christmas berry ‘Magical Volcano’ is a gorgeous evergreen shrub with strong and long-lasting colour, ideal for dense, compact, and attractive hedges and screens. It is also great as a standalone shrub.

Cornus alba 'Sibirica' is a medium-sized, suckering, fast-growing, multi-stemmed, deciduous shrub famous for its red stems, especially spectacular in winter, when they turn bright coral red. It has ovate, greyish-green leaves with white margins and small, creamy white flowers that bloom in spring and summer and are followed by bluish-white berries in autumn. Attractive to birds and butterflies. Cornus alba 'Sibirica' thrives in fertile, medium moisture, well-drained soils, in full sun to partial shade. It can tolerate, wet, dry, and poor soils. Pruning is not required but it can stimulate the growth of new stems. Young stems have the best colour. Cornus alba 'Sibirica' is most attractive during the winter when its fiery red stems bring colour to a winter garden and beautifully contrast the whiteness of the snow. It looks best when planted in groups or beside water. It is great for shrub borders, hedging and screens, or as an accent plant.

Euonymous alatus is a large, dense, spreading deciduous shrub with oval, green leaves, that turn spectacularly scarlet-red in autumn. Tiny, inconspicuous, greenish flowers bloom in spring and summer, and are followed by highly ornamental purple and red fruits in autumn and throughout the winter. Bare winter branches are attractive because of their “corky” wings. Euonymous alatus can grow in a wide range of soils, but thrives in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils. It prefers full sun and the best leaf colour is achieved in full sun, but tolerates partial shade. Generally, pest-free. Attractive to birds. It can withstand severe pruning, and has a tendency to be invasive. Euonymous alatus is a stunning shrub with beautiful fiery red autumn foliage, hence the name Burning Bush. It is perfect as a specimen plant, great for informal hedges and screens, wall-side borders, and shrub borders. Best-looking when planted against evergreens.

Carpinus Betulus - Pleached/Espalier on 85x50cm Metal frame - 30lt

Carpinus betulus, or European Hornbeam, is a large, deciduous tree with a fluted grey trunk and very appealing, dense, oval to rounded crown. The leaves are ovate, serrated and ribbed, dark green in summer, coppery yellow in autumn. They remain on branches long into winter. Flowers appear in separate male and female catkins before the leaves, in spring, and are followed by winged nuts. European Hornbeam is a low maintenance and easy to grow plant. It is satisfied with any type of soil, but prefers fertile, dry to moist, well-drained soil, in full sun or partial shade. It is generally disease-free and pest free. It can tolerate drought. Carpinus betulus is an excellent tree and a nice addition to any garden. It is great as a specimen plant or in a group. Because of its tolerance to pruning, it is perfect for hedges and privacy screens.

Fagus sylvatica ‘Dawyck Purple’ is a crossing between F. sylvatica 'Dawyck' and a red-leaved beech. It’s a medium-sized, fastigiated, deciduous tree of columnar, upright habit with attractive, broadly oval, purple leaves - reddish purple in spring, deep purple in summer and burgundy purple in autumn. Small, inconspicuous, yellowish flowers bloom in spring and are followed by small beech nuts in autumn. Fagus sylvatica ‘Dawkye Purple’ prefers humus rich, moist, well-drained soils and doesn’t tolerate too wet or waterlogged soils. It thrives in full sun or partial shade. It is moderately tolerant of frost, air pollution and wind. Generally, doesn’t have any serious problems with pests or diseases. Easy to grow, low maintenance plant. It can be difficult to transplant. Fagus sylvatica ‘Dawkye Purple’ is a gorgeous columnar, perfect as a specimen plant or in larger groups, great for avenues and narrow streets. It can be used for informal hedges and screens.

Physocarpus opulifolius 'Midnight' is a stunning shrub that belongs to the Rosaceae family. It is also known as the Common Ninebark and is a popular choice for gardeners who want to introduce a touch of drama to their garden or outdoor space. This deciduous shrub is particularly known for its dark, almost black foliage, which is absolutely stunning and perfect for creating a striking contrast in any landscape. The 'Midnight' variety of the Physocarpus opulifolius grows to an average height of around two to three meters and can spread across a diameter of up to three to four meters. It prefers well-drained soil but can tolerate a wide range of soil types. During the summer, this shrub produces clumps of small creamy white to pinkish flowers that are incredibly attractive to bees and other pollinators. The blooming period of this shrub lasts for around three weeks, from May to June, and it typically produces fruit between August and September. This shrub is known to attract wildlife thanks to its colorful flowers and foliage. The dark leaves of this 'Midnight' variety provide a great backdrop for the vibrant colors of other plants, particularly those with lighter foliage, and can also be used as a focal plant in a garden or landscape design. Overall, the Physocarpus opulifolius 'Midnight' is a striking and stunning shrub that is sure to add interest and beauty to any garden or outdoor space. With its deep, dark foliage and lovely pinkish-white flowers, it is a true standout that will be cherished by any gardener or plant enthusiast. If you're looking for a shrub that will bring some drama and attention to your garden, be sure to consider the 'Midnight' variety of the Physocarpus opulifolius.

Citrus sinensis 'Naranjo' is a beautiful evergreen citrus tree admired for its glossy deep green foliage, highly fragrant white blossom, and delicious sweet oranges. Bringing a Mediterranean feel to gardens, patios, and conservatories, this attractive tree provides year-round ornamental interest as flowers and ripening fruit often appear together on the plant. During spring and summer, the scented blossom attracts pollinators and fills sheltered outdoor spaces with a refreshing citrus fragrance.

Best grown in a sunny, sheltered position, Citrus sinensis ‘Naranjo’ thrives in fertile, well-drained soil and benefits from regular watering during warmer months. In the UK climate, it is commonly grown in containers so it can be moved into a greenhouse, conservatory, or frost-free area during winter. Its compact habit makes it particularly suitable for patios, terraces, courtyards, and smaller gardens.

As a mature specimen, the tree creates an elegant focal point with both ornamental and practical value. The vibrant orange fruit contrasts beautifully against the glossy foliage, adding colour and interest while also producing edible, home-grown citrus fruit.

Photinia 'Little Fenna' is an attractive evergreen shrub, renowned for its vibrant foliage and compact growth habit. It boasts glossy, oval leaves that emerge a striking red in spring, gradually maturing to a deep, rich green. This bi-colour effect creates a striking visual appeal, adding a burst of colour to the garden. In autumn, the older leaves can take on shades of bronze and burgundy, providing additional seasonal interest. The new growth's red hue is particularly vivid in sunny positions, making it a fantastic feature in borders, hedges, or as a standalone specimen.

Reaching a height and spread of approximately 1.5 metres, 'Little Fenna' is more compact than other Photinia varieties, making it suitable for smaller gardens or as a container plant. Its dense growth habit also makes it an excellent choice for creating a low hedge or privacy screen. Additionally, this shrub is known for its resilience and low maintenance requirements. It is tolerant of a range of soil types, provided they are well-drained, and can thrive in both full sun and partial shade.

In late spring, 'Little Fenna' produces clusters of small white flowers, which are followed by red berries in the summer if pollinated, attracting birds and beneficial insects to the garden. Regular pruning can help maintain its shape and encourage the vibrant new growth that defines this variety.

Photinia 'Little Fenna' is also fairly resistant to common pests and diseases, although it is advisable to keep an eye out for leaf spot. Overall, its stunning foliage, manageable size, and ease of care make 'Little Fenna' an excellent addition to any UK garden.

Phormium 'Pink Panther' is a stunning evergreen perennial known for its vibrant, sword-shaped leaves in rich shades of pink, burgundy, and bronze. Compact and tidy in growth, it typically reaches around 1 meter in height and spread, making it perfect for smaller gardens, borders, and patio containers.

Its bold foliage adds year-round color and a striking architectural presence to both contemporary and traditional garden designs. 'Pink Panther' thrives in full sun to partial shade and prefers well-drained soil.

It is wind and salt-tolerant, making it a great choice for coastal gardens. Drought-tolerant once established, it requires minimal maintenance, aside from occasional removal of older leaves. Ideal for adding contrast, texture, and a splash of color to planting schemes, Phormium 'Pink Panther' is both eye-catching and practical—an excellent choice for low-maintenance, stylish gardens in mild climates.

Ligustrum Lucidum 'Varigatum' 1/2 std is a small, evergreen tree with a great, rounded crown which retains its rounded shape if grown in full sun. Long, ovate, pointed, glossy, light-green leaves have attractive, greenish-yellow to creamy-yellow margins. Numerous clusters of scented, creamy-yellow flowers almost cover the leaves in summer and autumn, and are followed by small, black berries that remain on branches for a long time. Chinese privet 1/2 std can thrive in wide range of soil types, except waterlogged. It prefers deep, fertile, moist, well-drained soils, in full sun, but it can tolerate some shade. Once established, it is resistant to drought. Tolerant of urban pollution and salty air. Low maintenance plant. In harsh winters, it may lose its leaves. Ligustrum 1/2 std is a tough tree, perfect for restricted spaces as it can be planted very close to buildings, therefore, suitable for a street tree. Great for informal hedges and screens, or as an accent plant.

Hoheria sexstylosa 'Snow White', commonly known as lacebark, is an evergreen tree with a naturally bushy habit, forming a dense, rounded crown of glossy, dark green, toothed leaves. The foliage provides a fresh, attractive backdrop throughout the year, remaining consistent in appearance across the seasons. During summer, the tree produces an abundance of small, fragrant white flowers that create a striking contrast against the dark foliage, giving it strong seasonal appeal at this time of year. The blooms appear in clusters and are held over an extended flowering period, adding interest during the warmer months. The flowers are particularly attractive to bees and other pollinating insects, making this tree a useful addition for gardens aiming to support local wildlife and encourage biodiversity. Its dense, bushy growth also provides shelter for small birds and insects. This lacebark performs well in a range of garden situations and is reasonably tolerant of coastal exposure, making it a suitable choice for gardens in exposed or coastal locations as well as more sheltered inland settings.

Photinia × fraseri ‘Red Robin’ Multi Stem is a striking evergreen choice for gardens needing colour, structure and year-round presence.

Grown as a multi-stem specimen, it creates an architectural, airy framework with several upright trunks supporting a rounded canopy. This form feels softer and more natural than a single standard, making it ideal for contemporary gardens, mixed borders or as a focal point in lawns and gravel schemes.

Its greatest feature is the brilliant flush of glossy crimson-red young foliage in spring, which gradually matures to deep green, often repeating after light pruning in summer. Clusters of small white flowers may appear in late spring, adding seasonal interest and supporting pollinators.

Photinia ‘Red Robin’ is well suited to UK conditions, thriving in most well-drained soils including chalk, and tolerating coastal exposure once established. It performs best in full sun or partial shade, where colour development is strongest.

Low maintenance and responsive to pruning, it can be lightly shaped to encourage fresh red growth. As a multi-stem specimen, it delivers vibrant colour, height and evergreen structure throughout the year.

Quercus bicolor 'Regal Prince', also known as the Regal Prince oak, is an exceptional hybrid between the swamp white oak (Quercus bicolor) and the columnar English oak (Quercus robur ‘Fastigiata’). It is admired for its strikingly upright, oval form, making it a perfect choice for narrower landscapes, avenues, or urban plantings where space is limited but impact is desired. Growing to around 15–18 meters tall with a relatively slim spread, it maintains a refined, formal silhouette. The glossy, dark green leaves provide lush seasonal interest, turning golden-yellow to rich brown in autumn for a dramatic display. Hardy and adaptable, Regal Prince thrives in a wide range of soils, including wetter conditions inherited from its swamp white oak parent. Its resilience against pollution, disease, and harsh climates makes it an outstanding urban tree. Combining elegance, strength, and durability, Quercus bicolor 'Regal Prince' brings timeless character and enduring beauty to modern landscapes.

Miscanthus sinensis 'Strictus', commonly known as porcupine grass or Japanese silver grass, is a clump-forming, warm-season ornamental grass that is native to eastern Asia. It is a popular choice for gardeners who want to add texture and structure to their landscape design. This cultivar is distinguished by its upright growth habit and striking foliage. Its narrow leaves are green with yellow margins, and they grow in an evenly spaced, horizontal banding pattern that gives the plant a distinct porcupine-like appearance. In autumn, the leaves turn golden brown, creating a stunning display of colour in the garden. Miscanthus sinensis 'Strictus' can grow up to 6 feet tall and 4 feet wide, making it a substantial plant that can be used as a specimen or in mass plantings. It prefers full sun to partial shade and well-drained soil. It is drought tolerant once established and requires minimal maintenance.

Platanus Hispanica, commonly known as the London Plane tree, is a large deciduous tree that is highly valued for its ornamental qualities and tolerance to urban environments.

This tree can reach heights of up to 100 feet and has a spreading canopy that can be up to 70 feet wide, making it an excellent choice for providing shade in parks, gardens, and other public spaces. Its leaves are large, lobed, and glossy green, turning yellow in the fall before dropping.

Platanus Hispanica is highly tolerant of pollution, drought, and heat, making it an ideal choice for urban areas where other trees may struggle to survive. It is also resistant to disease and pests, which means it requires minimal maintenance.

At the tree nursery, we offer Platanus Hispanica in a range of sizes, from saplings to mature specimens. Our trees are carefully selected and grown to ensure they are healthy and ready to thrive in any environment. With its striking appearance and hardiness, Platanus Hispanica is an excellent choice for any landscape project.

European Plum ‘President’ is a vigorous, deciduous, fruit tree of an upright habit with oval, dark green leaves, white flowers, and large, round to oblong, edible, dark purple plum fruit with juicy yellow flesh, ripe in autumn. Plum ‘President’ prefers moderately fertile, neutral, sandy, loamy, moist, well-drained soils. It can adapt to other types of soil, except heavy-clay. It thrives in full sun and need at least 6 hours a day of sunlight. It is resistant to cold, but needs to be sheltered from harsh winds. Late frosts may damage the flower buds. A pollinator of a different variety blooming around the same time should be planted nearby. Some pruning is needed in spring. Late ripening and heavy-cropping plum available when other plums are no longer in season. This variety is a popular English plum, used mostly for cooking and drying but can also be eaten fresh. It has sweet and slightly acid flavour. Great for jams.

Yucca rostrata, commonly known as the Beaked Yucca, is an evergreen architectural plant prized for its striking symmetrical form. Grown here as a clear stem specimen, it produces a dense, rounded crown of narrow, rigid blue-grey leaves arranged in a spherical rosette atop a slender, upright trunk. The foliage holds its silvery-blue colouring throughout the year, providing consistent visual interest across all seasons rather than peaking at a particular time. As the plant matures, older leaves beneath the crown turn brown and droop downward, forming a skirt-like thatch around the stem if left untrimmed, though this is often removed to maintain the clean, clear stem appearance popular in contemporary and Mediterranean-style planting schemes. Mature specimens may produce tall flower spikes bearing clusters of creamy-white, bell-shaped blooms, typically appearing in summer, adding a dramatic vertical accent above the foliage. This Yucca is highly drought-tolerant once established and performs best in free-draining soil and full sun, making it particularly well suited to coastal gardens, gravel schemes, and exposed or arid sites where many other plants would struggle. Its tolerance of poor, sandy soils and salt-laden winds makes it an excellent choice for seaside planting, as well as contemporary urban gardens seeking structural, low-maintenance greenery.

Osmanthus x burkwoodii is a dense, shrubby, rounded, slow-growing, flowering, evergreen shrub with small, ovate, finely toothed, glossy, dark green leaves. Small, highly fragrant, jasmine-like, white flowers bloom in clusters in late spring. Flowers are rarely followed by oval, black-purple fruits. Osmanthus x burkwoodii is very easy to grow. It is adaptable to a wide range of soils, but grows best in rich, moist, well-drained soils. It brings more flowers in full sun, but can easily grow in partial shade. Once established, tolerant of drought. It is resistant to frost and heat. Generally, pest-free and disease-free. Low maintenance plant, doesn’t require pruning. Burkwood Osmanthus is a hybrid between O. delavayi and O. decorusa. It’s a beautiful and tough plant suitable for informal, cottage, and woodland gardens. Excellent for flower beds, mixed and shrub borders. Great for banks and slopes for erosion control. Very effective for hedges and screens.

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.