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Specimen plants

Specimen plants
Throughout our catalogue you will find plants which we offer not just at a small or medium size but also at a SPECIMEN SIZE.
 
This section simply puts all the Specimen Sized plants which we offer in one list for ease of reference.
 
Those of you who want an instant garden or want to create an immediate impact with something especially large will find plenty to choose from here.  Equally specimen plants can save time creating privacy for your garden from your neighbours.
 
We have attempted to show photographs of the specimen plants here where we have them,  but you will find more information on approximate sizes of specimen plants and size comparison photographs between small, medium, large and specimen plants contained in the main catalogue.
 
If you need more information on a specific plant or its suitability for your chosen site do please call us on 01209 860316,  7 days a week during office hours or email us at info@burncoose.co.uk
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CORDYLINE australis 'Purpurea'

CORDYLINE australis 'Purpurea'  >

Dracaena palm, New Zealand cabbage palm
Purple
CORNUS controversa 'Variegata'
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CORNUS controversa 'Variegata'  >

Giant dogwood, Wedding cake tree
Striking and very scarce slow growing variegated form with horizontal branching
CORNUS 'Eddie's White Wonder'
Hardy shrub producing large white bracts, good autumn colour
CORNUS florida 'Cherokee Sunset'

CORNUS florida 'Cherokee Sunset'  >

American boxwood, Flowering dogwood
Leaves have an irregular yellow border which turns deep brownish red to red in autumn. Rosy-red flowers in May and June
CORNUS kousa

CORNUS kousa  >

Japanese dogwood
White bracts
CORNUS kousa var chinensis
White flushed pink
CORNUS kousa 'Snowboy'

CORNUS kousa 'Snowboy'  >

Japanese dogwood
Grey-green leaves with a broad white margin
CUPRESSUS macrocarpa 'Goldcrest'
Erect. Rich gold colour best in the winter
DAVIDIA involucrata
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DAVIDIA involucrata  >

Dove tree, Ghost tree, Handkerchief tree
large white bracts drape the tree in MAY. The green seeds are held on long stalks after the leaves fall and can take over 2 years to germinate
DAVIDIA involucrata var. vilmoriniana
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DAVIDIA involucrata var. vilmoriniana  >

Dove tree, Ghost tree, Handkerchief tree
Leaves on established trees are glabrous (smooth) not silky and hairy underneath. Otherwise there is little to distinguish the two forms
DICKSONIA antarctica
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DICKSONIA antarctica  >

Man fern, Soft tree fern
This attractive architectural plant thrives in cool moist shaded woodland
DIOSPYROS kaki

DIOSPYROS kaki  >

Chinese persimmon, Japanese persimmon.
oval glossy green leaves which turn yellow orange and purple in autumn. Female plants bear conical yellow fruits
ELAEAGNUS x ebbingei
Excellent grey-green foliage, silver on back, good for coastal exposure
ELAEAGNUS x ebbingei 'Gilt Edge'
Quick growing, leaves margined in gold
ELAEAGNUS x ebbingei 'Limelight'
Quick growing, leaves golden variegated
ERIOBOTRYA japonica
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ERIOBOTRYA japonica  >

Japanese loquat, Loquat
Large handsome corrugated leaves with clusters of white hawthorn flowers followed, in a hot summer, by yellow pear-shaped edible fruits. Hardy outside in milder areas
FATSIA japonica
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FATSIA japonica  >

False castor oil plant, Japanese figleaf palm
Excellent glossy foliage and an attractive habit which makes for an architechural or
GINKGO biloba

GINKGO biloba  >

Duck's foot tree, Maidenhair tree
Fan-shaped leaves which turn a delightful clear yellow before falling. This tree is perfectly hardy but slow growing and dioecious
GLEDITSIA triacanthos 'Sunburst'
Large tree with golden fern-like foliage turning bright yellow in autumn
JACARANDA mimosifolia
Long, white-throated, glowing purple-blue flowers in pyramidical panicles followed by disc-shaped seed pods
JUNIPERUS scopulorum 'Skyrocket'

JUNIPERUS scopulorum 'Skyrocket'  >

Rocky Mountain juniper
Narrow columnar habit and striking blue grey colour
MAGNOLIA acuminata

MAGNOLIA acuminata  >

Cucumber tree
Flowers greenish-blue and yellow in summer and also often in early autumn
MAGNOLIA acuminata 'Blue Opal'
Spectacular blue buds turn dark yellow as they open. This is a unique colour in the magnolia world
MAGNOLIA acuminata 'Koban Dori'
Soft canary-yellow blooms which open as the leaf appears in spring. Its neat pyramidical habit and restricted overall size makes it very suitable for suburban gardens
MAGNOLIA 'Advance'
A hybrid bred by Vance Hooper in New Zealand. Clear lilac-purple goblet-shaped blooms on this hybrid between M. soulangeana 'Burgundy' and M. 'Vulcan'
MAGNOLIA 'Athene'
Jury hybrid with white flowers shading to pink at the base
MAGNOLIA 'Atlas'
Jury hybrid with soft pink petals which are white inside. A sister seedling to Iolanthe
MAGNOLIA 'Aurora'
A New Zealand hybrid with clear pink cup and saucer shaped flowers
MAGNOLIA x brooklynensis 'Black Beauty'
Even darker black flower buds than 'Woodsman'
MAGNOLIA x brooklynensis 'Woodsman'
Flowers are an unusual combination of yellow, green and purple

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