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Autumn Colour Trees
Our selection of trees which have fantastistic Autumn colour from the firey reds of the Acer palmatums and Parrotia to the golden oranges of the Liquidambar and the Rhus.
Fruits also are a feature in the Autumn so we have included the Sorbus for its many different coloured berries and, of course, the crab apples.
ACER campestre 'Red Shine'
New leaves emerge red in spring, maturing to green in summer. Good yellow autumn colour. Upright, pyramidal habit
2 to 3 Litre
£20.00
ACER griseum
Paper-bark maple
bark peels and flakes when mature to reveal light brown underbark. Good autumn colour
2 year
£19.00
Available Early Spring 2024
Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
Large
£80.00
ACER palmatum 'Bloodgood'
Japanese maple
Striking dark purplish-red foliage, bright red in autumn
Small
£30.00
Large
£65.00
Specimen
£80.00
ACER palmatum dissectum 'Garnet'
Japanese maple
Strong growing form with deep garnet-red leaves with finely cut lobes
Small
£30.00
Large
£65.00
Specimen
£80.00
ACER palmatum 'Phoenix'
Japanese maple
Pink-tinted foliage in spring turning red, orange and yellow in autumn
Small
£27.50
Large
£65.00
ACER palmatum 'Skeeters Broom'
Japanese maple
Foliage maroon to red in spring turning bright red in autumn. Dense upright habit
Small
£27.50
Available 2024
Large
£65.00
ACER rubrum 'October Glory'
Canadian maple
Glossy foliage which turns brilliant red in the autumn
Whip
£35.00
Available again FEBRUARY 2024
fresh stock in late winter
fresh stock in late winter
Large
£80.00
Beautiful autumn colours at Caerhays.
ACER rubrum 'Red Sunset'
Upright habit and exceptional red autumn colour
Whip
£35.00
Available Early Spring 2024
Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
H/Std
£80.00
Available again from summer 2024
Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
CERCIDIPHYLLUM japonicum
Katsura tree
Smoky pink or yellow autumnal colouring when a pungent scent like burnt sugar will be detectable in favourable seasons
Small
£17.50
Available late spring to early summer 2024
Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
LIQUIDAMBAR acalycina
Sweet gum
Large three lobed leaves are bronze-purple at first fading to dark green. A hardy Chinese species which holds its leaves well into winter
Small
£35.00
Availability yet to be determined
We don't yet know when or if this plant is coming back into stock
We don't yet know when or if this plant is coming back into stock
Large
£80.00
LIQUIDAMBAR styraciflua
Maple foliage with excellent autumn colouring, liquid-amber describes it perfectly
Small
£16.50
Large
£75.00
LIQUIDAMBAR styraciflua 'Worplesdon'
Long narrow lobes to the leaves which turn yellow and orange in the autumn. Occasionally produces fruit which other varieties do not in the UK
Small
£20.00
Available 2024
Large
£75.00
MALUS 'John Downie'
The best fruiting crab apple with white flowers and bright orange fruit
H/Std
£75.00
MALUS 'Royalty'
Glossy dark purple leaves turning red in autumn. Crimson-purple flowers, dark red fruits
H/Std
£75.00
Beautiful autumn colours here at Burncoose Gardens.
NYSSA sylvatica 'Wisley Bonfire'
Black gum, Pepperidge
Vigorous conical tree with outstanding red autumn colour. Bred at Wisley
2 Litre
£45.00
Large
£100.00
PARROTIA persica
Irontree
Excellent autumn colour with small red flowers in February-March on bare stems
Small
£16.00
Large
£75.00
PARROTIA persica 'Persian Spire'
Purple shoots in spring and dark green leaves with a striking purple border in summer. Yellow to orange autumn colour
2 to 3 Litre
£25.00
Large
£70.00
QUERCUS coccinea
Scarlet oak
excellent autumn colour
Grafted
£35.00
QUERCUS robur 'Concordia'
Common oak, Golden oak
Young leaves suffused golden yellow in spring and early summer
Grafted
£35.00
QUERCUS rubra
Red oak
excellent autumn colour
Whip
£16.50
Small H/Std
£75.00
QUERCUS rubra 'Aurea'
Clear golden new leaves which remain yellowish all summer
2 to 3 Litre
£35.00
Availability yet to be determined
We don't yet know when or if this plant is coming back into stock
We don't yet know when or if this plant is coming back into stock
RHUS typhina 'Tiger Eyes'
Exceptional changing leaf colour. Yellow in summer with orange and scarlet tones in autumn
3 Litre
£27.50
Large
£50.00
Beautiful autumn colours here at Burncoose Gardens.
SASSAFRAS albidum
Ague tree
Very upright tree spreading by suckers with aromatic leaves and good autumn colour. A rare tree in the UK
3 Litre
£35.00
SORBUS aucuparia 'Sheerwater Seedling'
A common street tree with a very upright but vigorous habit. Orange-red fruits
H/Std
£75.00
SORBUS commixta 'Embley'
(Syn. Discolor) fine cut foliage, erect, bright red fruits and autumn colour
H/Std
£75.00
SORBUS 'Copper Kettle'
A compact growing tree with good red and orange autumn leaves and coppery coloured fruit persisting into winter
Whip
£40.00
H/Std
£75.00
SORBUS hupehensis
Chinese rowan, Hubei rowan
White or white tinged pink fruits and glorious red autumn colour
Whip
£35.00
H/Std
£75.00
STEWARTIA rostrata
Shallowly furrowed bark which peels in maturity. Flowers camellia pink at first fading later to near white on the tips of individual twigs
Small
£32.50
Large
£65.00
TOONA sinensis 'Flamingo'
Chinese cedar
Young foliage a standout pink then turning cream and, finally green
Small
£30.00
Large
£55.00
Available 2024
Beautiful autumn colours at Caerhays.