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Rare Plants List

At Burncoose we are known for having an interesting rarity list. These rare plants are either in very short supply or still too small to be despatched at least until early summer. If you order one of these plants you may have to go on our waiting list.

ACER x conspicuum 'Phoenix'

Snake-bark maple

white striping on the bark and bright red new shoots which hold their colour into winter

Small

£90.00

ACER macrophyllum

Big leaf maple, Oregon maple

large dark green deeply lobed leaves which turn a bright orange in autumn. Fragrant yellow flowers in clusters followed by bristly fruit

£50.00 each

AESCULUS chinensis

Buckeye, Chinese horse chestnut

small white flowers in long racemes on this slow growing and rare species

£35.00 each

AESCULUS flava

Sweet buckeye

yellow flowers and good autumn tints

£30.00 each

AESCULUS x neglecta 'Erythroblastos'

Buckeye, Sunrise horse chestnut

red leaf stalks and leaves that unfold a spectacular cream and bright pink. They then become yellow and turn green by midsummer

£35.00 each

ARALIA cordata

Japanese spikenard

white flowers in large umbels. Pinnate green leaves

£25.00 each

Available again from APRIL 2025
When fresh stock arrives

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ARBUTUS andrachne

Grecian strawberry tree

smooth bark, peeling in summer to reveal a green layer which later becomes orange-brown

£35.00 each

Unavailable

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ARBUTUS x andrachnoides

Hybrid strawberry tree

lime tolerant and hardy this small tree has beautiful cinnamon-red branches. It flowers in late autumn and winter

£30.00 each

Unavailable

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ARISTOLOCHIA sempervirens

Birthwort

(syn. Aristolochia altissima) - Evergreen climber with glossy heart-shaped leaves. Pitcher-shaped dullish-red flowers with a bright yellow throat

£25.00 each

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BERBERIDOPSIS beckleri

Coral plant

small pinkish-red flowers. Evergreen climber

£25.00 each

BERBERIS valdiviana

Barberry

a wonderful species with long drooping racemes of saffron-yellow flowers and large leathery spineless leaves

£40.00 each

Unavailable

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BETULA utilis subsp. albosinensis 'China Ruby'

Chinese red-barked birch

an original Chinese introduction by Ernest Wilson and arguably one of the very finest birches for its bark. Peeling bark is creamy-white flushed grey and pink maturing to a coppery-red. Spectacular! Limited availability

H/Std

£90.00 each

Estimated availability autumn 2025 Any time SEPT-DEC
Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.

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BUDDLEJA stenostachya

Buddleia, Butterfly bush

woolly leaves and lilac mauve flowers

£17.50 each

BUDDLEJA yunnanensis

Buddleia, Butterfly bush

large tapering leaves and violet flowers on this rare Chinese species first discovered in 1915

£17.50 each

CALYCANTHUS floridus 'Athens'

Carolina allspice, Carolina sweetshrub

fragrant pale yellow long lasting flower. Slow growing

£40.00 each

Unavailable

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CAMPYLOTROPIS macrocarpa

Red-stemmed racemes of purple/white flowers in late summer. Attractive trifoliate leaves

£20.00 each

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CARPINUS fangiana

Fang's hornbeam

perhaps the most striking and unusual of all hornbeams which is a serious 'must have' for any collector. Bronze young leaves and long clusters of fruits with toothed bracts

Grafted

£30.00 each

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CARPINUS kawakamii

Hornbeam

small tree in cultivation. Serrated leaves and long catkins. Evergreen in our climate in Cornwall

£25.00 each

Estimated availability autumn 2025 Any time SEPT-DEC
Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.

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CARPINUS polyneura

Hornbeam

reddish-purple new growth of willow-like appearance. Strongly veined leaves with long pinted tips

£25.00 each

CINNAMOMUM camphora

Camphor tree

when you crush the leaves the spicy smell is overwhelming. Tender but well worth trying in a sheltered spot as this is a handsome foliage shrub

£30.00 each

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CINNAMOMUM japonicum

Japanese chinnamon, Korean camphor

shiny, three-veined leaves. Flowers, bark and foliage are fragrant

£37.50 each

Estimated availability autumn 2025 Any time SEPT-DEC
Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.

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CLETHRA tomentosa 'Cottondale'

Summer sweet, Sweet pepper bush, White alder

US species with long tapering racemes of flowers. Suckers are produced from the base of the plant to create a spreading clump

Small

£27.50 each

Estimated availability autumn 2025 Any time SEPT-DEC
Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.

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Large

£50.00

DACRYCARPUS dacrydioides

Kahikatea, New Zealand white pine

small tree with extraordinary long slender drooping branchlets with tiny bronze-green leaves. The tree often appears dead when viewed from a distance

£22.50 each

Availability yet to be determined
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DAPHNE bholua 'Mary Rose'

deep purple-pink, darker in bud. Comparatively large flowers and highly scented

£60.00 each

DIPELTA floribunda

Rosy dipelta

fragrant weigela-like flowers which are pink flushed yellow at the throat. An underrated plant

£30.00 each

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DIPTERONIA sinensis

tiny flowers and pinnate leaves. It is however the clusters of pale green becoming red winged seeds in autumn which make this plant stand out

£40.00 each

Availability yet to be determined
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EMMENOPTERYS henryi

rare tree with bronze coloured young growth and large ovate leaves. It has very seldom flowered in the UK so the sight of its large flattish white pyramidical flowers remains a great challenge

£75.00 each

ENKIANTHUS cernuus rubens

deep red tinged flowers with deep reddish-purple autumn colour

£30.00 each

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Large

£45.00

Availability yet to be determined
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ENTELEA arborescens

Whau

A New Zealand native with clusters of white abutilon-like flowers with yellow centres. Fruits are round and covered in long spines

£20.00 each

EUCOMMIA ulmoides

Gutta-percha tree

domed tree grown for its habit and tapered glossy dark green leaves. Green flowers appear before or with the leaves in spring. Female plants produce winged green fruits.

£30.00 each

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