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Autumn Colour Trees

Our selection of Trees which have fantastic autumn colour. To view all of our trees, either search for by name or select Trees from our advanced search.

ACER capillipes

Red snake-bark maple

Young growth coral-red, attractive autumn tinting, striated bark

Small £18.00 each

Large £40.00 each

ACER davidii

Père David's maple, Snakebark maple

Small tree with striated green and white bark. Excellent autumn colouring

£25.00 each

ACER griseum

Paper-bark maple

bark peels and flakes when mature to reveal light brown underbark. Good autumn colour

2 year £19.00 each

Large £60.00 each

ACER grosseri var hersii

Snake-bark maple

Beautiful snake-bark maple with fine autumn colour

Whip £25.00 each

ACER pensylvanicum

North American snakebark maple, Snakebark maple, Striped maple

Young stems striped white and pale green, leaves yellow in autumn

£25.00 each

ACER rubrum

Canadian maple, Red maple, Scarlet maple, Swamp maple

Widely recognised as one of the most spectacular trees for autumn colour. Best in acid soil

Whip £19.00 each

H/Std £50.00 each

ACER tataricum subsp. ginnala

Amur maple

green three-lobed leaves turning orange and crimson in autumn

£19.00 each

ACER triflorum

Rough-barked maple, Three-flower maple

Grey-brown bark and unevenly toothed palmate leaves

Small £25.00 each

BETULA ermanii

Erman's birch, Russian rock birch

Trunk yellowish-white turning brownish yellow after peeling

Whip £25.00 each

H/Std £50.00 each

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BETULA nigra

Black birch, River birch

Purplish orange bark in more mature trees

H/Std £50.00 each

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BETULA papyrifera

Canoe birch, Paper birch

white bark

H/Std £50.00 each

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BETULA pendula

Common silver birch, Lady of the woods

MULTIBUY Pot grown individually £7.50 each, 10+ £6.00 each

BETULA pendula 'Laciniata'

Swedish birch

(syn. 'Dalecarlica') - daintily cut leaves and very pendulous branchlets although branches are not weeping

H/Std £50.00 each

BETULA pendula 'Tristis'

Weeping birch

tall tree with pendulous branches

H/Std £50.00 each

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BETULA pendula 'Youngii'

Young's weeping birch

small weeping tree with pendulous branches and usually no leading stem

H/Std £50.00 each

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BETULA utilis ssp. jacquemontii

Himalayan birch

Beautiful white bark especially when viewed in winter from a distance

Whip £25.00 each

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H/Std £50.00 each

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CARPINUS betulus

Common hornbeam

MULTIBUY Pot grown individually £7.50 each, 10+ £6.00 each

CARPINUS betulus 'Fastigiata'

Common hornbeam

Upright columnar growing form

Whip £17.50 each

CARPINUS turczaninowii

Hornbeam

A shrubby tree with bright red new leaves. An attractive and rare species with good autumn colour

£25.00 each

CARYA illinoinensis

Pecan

a large American nut bearing tree with numerous leaflets on each leaf

£20.00 each

CERCIDIPHYLLUM japonicum

Katsura tree

Smoky pink or yellow autumnal colouring when a pungent scent like burnt sugar will be detectable in favourable seasons

Small £14.50 each

Large £35.00 each

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CERCIS canadensis

American Judas tree, Eastern redbud

Pale rose flowers and thinner green leaves than the more common C. siliquastrum

£17.00 each

CLADRASTIS kentukea

Yellow wood

(syn. lutea) - handsome but rare medium sized tree producing panicles of fragrant white wisteria-like flowers in June. Leaves turn clear yellow in autumn

Small £17.00 each

Large £55.00 each

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CRATAEGUS persimilis 'Prunifolia'

Broad-leafed cockspur thorn, Hawthorn

A small compact broad headed tree notable for its persistent red fruit and striking autumn colour

H/Std £50.00 each

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CRATAEMESPILUS grandiflora

Haw-medlar

Small broad headed tree with pairs of white flowers and brownish-orange fruits. A natural hybrid betwen hawthorn and medlar

£25.00 each

GYMNOCLADUS dioica

Kentucky coffee tree, Knicker tree

handsome slow growing tree with pods of seeds which were used as a substitute for coffee. Leaves pink tinted turning yellow before falling. Greenish-white flowers

Small £16.50 each

LIQUIDAMBAR styraciflua

Satinwood, Sweet gum

Maple foliage with excellent autumn colouring, liquid-amber describes it perfectly

Small £16.00 each

Large £47.50 each

MALUS 'Royalty'

Apple, Crab apple

Glossy dark purple leaves turning red in autumn. Crimson-purple flowers, dark red fruits

H/Std £50.00 each

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NYSSA aquatica

Cotton gum, Water tupelo

A rare tree with obovate-oblong leaves which have downy undersides. An American species

£16.00 each

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Large £50.00 each

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NYSSA sinensis

Chinese tupelo, Sour gum

A hardy species with red young growth and brilliant red, orange and yellow autumn colour

£40.00 each

Autumn Colour Trees

ACER capillipes

ACER davidii

ACER griseum

ACER grosseri var hersii

ACER pensylvanicum

ACER rubrum

ACER tataricum subsp. ginnala

ACER triflorum

BETULA ermanii

BETULA nigra

BETULA papyrifera

BETULA pendula

BETULA pendula 'Laciniata'

BETULA pendula 'Tristis'

BETULA pendula 'Youngii'

BETULA utilis ssp. jacquemontii

CARPINUS betulus

CARPINUS betulus 'Fastigiata'

CARPINUS turczaninowii

CARYA illinoinensis

CERCIDIPHYLLUM japonicum

CERCIS canadensis

CLADRASTIS kentukea

CRATAEGUS persimilis 'Prunifolia'

CRATAEMESPILUS grandiflora

GYMNOCLADUS dioica

LIQUIDAMBAR styraciflua

MALUS 'Royalty'

NYSSA aquatica

NYSSA sinensis

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