There is something special about planting a tree and watching it grow. Trees connect us to nature and the changing seasons...and can provide structure and height in the garden.
We sell quality native trees that have been organically and sustainable grown in our nursery, and are suitable for a range of garden sizes. All are great for wildlife, and many provide scented spring blossom, verdant leaves, nesting habitat, berries, and autumnal colours.
All trees are sold in 5 litre pots and are available all year round. They are delivered packed with straw/hay and a planting guide. Delivery details can be viewed here.
Bird Cherry (Prunus padas)
One of the most spectacular native trees, Bird Cherry produces a stunning display of beautifully scented almond-scented white blossom which appears in late May. The flowers attract many pollinating bees. The shiny black cherries ripen in late summer, and although not suitable for human consumption, are loved by birds, especially blackbirds, but also robins, fieldfares, and redwings. Bird Cherry will thrive in most soil types, and in full sun to semi-shade conditions. If left uncut it can growup to 8 metres in height.
Sold as tree 80-120cm in height in 5 litre pot.
£7.49
Dog Rose (Rosa Canina)
A beautiful sprwaling wild rose commonly found in hedgerows and woodland, Dog Rose produces an abundance of attractive white to pale pink flowers in June. In autumn it it bears a mass of glossy red egg shaped hips - a highly nutricious super food containing vitamins B, C and E . Both the rose hips and the petals can be made into a syrup to flavuor ices, desserts, cordials and jams. As well as a hedgerow plant it works equally as well as a speciman climbing rose which can be trained over trelis or arbour. Will grow to 2-3 metres in height.
Sold as shrub 80-120cm in height in 5 litre pot.
£7.49
Guelder Rose (Viburnum opulus)
One of our favourite small trees, and excellent for wildlife, Guleder Rose produces flat heads of heavily scented white flowers in May and June, followed by bunches of red berries in autumn. The berries are an important mid-winter food source for birds, and in particular, bullfinches. Although not edible to humans raw, the berries can be made into a jelly. Furthermore, Guelder Rose is an attractive plant for your garden in its own right - its leaves turn a beuatiful shade of red in the winter. Guelder Rose will thrive in damp conditions and can grow up to 4metres in height if left uncut.
Sold as tree 80-120cm in height in 5 litre pot.
£7.49
Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
The classic hedgerow tree, hawthorn produces a spectacular display of scented white blossom in May, which is followed by a mass of red berries in autumn, which often last through the winter. Hawthorn supports a high diversity of insects - it is a very important source of nectar for insects in early summer, and an important food plant for moth larvae. The berries are loved by redwings, songthrushes and blackbirds. Hawthron is tolerant of a wide range of growing conditions.
Sold as tree 80-120cm in height in 5 litre pot.
£7.49
Hazel (Corylus avellana)
A lush native tree that was traditionally coppiced for its upright poles, Hazel produces a fine display of yellow catkins to brighten the short new-year winter days. It produces large mid-green leaves, and edible hazelnuts in September. Hazel can grow up to 6-7 metres in height if left uncut, and grows best in semi-shaded conditions.
Sold as tree 80-120cm in height in 5 litre pot.
£7.49
Holly (Ilex aquifolium)
An evergreen tree with distinctive glossy dark-green sculptural leaves, the native holly is found in oak and beech woodland and hedgerows, thoughout lowland Britain. Not only does the holly tree's framewok of spiny leaves provide shelter and excellent nesting habitat for birds, but the berries are resistant to extreme cold and are therefore a valuable food source for birds in deep winter. The berries are enjoyed by blackbirds, mistle and song thrushes, redwings, fieldfares and robins, amongst others. Native holly makes a fine clipped garden hedge, but can also be grown as a speciman tree on a wide range of soils in sun or shade and is tolerant of pruning and shaping.
Sold as tree 80-120 cm in height in 5 litre pot.
£7.49
Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus)
A beautiful tree that prodices vivd green origami-like leaves which turn a shade if yellow in autumn and are retained as brown leves during the winter. Hornbeam also prodces catkins in spring. A tree of southern England, and especially the woodlands of Hertfordshire and Essex, Hornbeam reacts well to coppicing, pollarding and also being clipped or laid into a hedge. It's seeds are a favourite of the hawfinch, whilst many species of moth eat the leaves. Hornbeam is shade tolerant, and grows to approximately 7 metres in height in 20 years if left uncut.
Sold as a tree 80-120cm in height in 5 litre pot.
£7.49
Oak (Quercus robur)
The classic Englih oak - traditionally a large, rough-barked tree of forests, woodlands, and stately parks, but equally at home within a hedgerow. Oak provides numerous benefits for wildife. Not only does oak support more species of inteertebrates than any other tree - 350 - but its acorns are popular with a wide range of birds and mammals. Unless space is not a problem, oak is best grwn in the garden as part of a hedgerow and trimmed to size. Left uncut, oak can grwo to 5 metres in height in 20 years, but can eventually grow in the region of 30 metres in height.
Sold as a tree 80-120cm in height in 5 litre pot.
£7.49
Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia)
A hardy small tree found in woodland, Rowan has elegant fern like leaves, and is an ideal speciman tree for the garden. Rowan provides good vertical structure without casting heavy shadow. It produces white flowerheads in May popular with a wide range of bees. In late summer it has large bunches of orange to red berries readily eaten by warblers, bullfinches and members of the thrush family. Rowan can begrown in most soils but prefers acid to neutral soil, and can grow up to approximately 7 metres in 20 years if left uncut.
Sold as a tree 80-120cm in height in 5 litre pot.
£7.49
Silver Birch (Betula pendula)
A superb wildlife and garden-friendly tree. Silver birch is a graceful tree with delicate heart-shaped foliage that creates a light dappled shade perfect for growing other woodland plants. One of its undoubted features is the bark - a shiny reddish broen on young trees, before becoming distinctive silver-white and rough with age. Silver birch supports nearly 230 species of insect which in trun attract a range of birds such as blue tits, and mammals, including shrews. Pollen from springcatkins is collected by bees, whilst the autumn seed is eaten by tits, goldfinches, siskins and redpolls. It grows in most wel ldrained soils in an open position, and can reach a height of 15metres in 20 years.
Sold as a tree 80-120cm in 5 litre pot.
£7.49