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MAGNOLIA 'Mr Julian'

pale pink

Medium

£70.00 each

Large

£80.00 each

Specimen

£95.00 each

Available late spring to early summer 2025
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.

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MAGNOLIA 'Peter Dummer'

pale pink

Medium

£70.00 each

Available again from NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2025
Despatch will be anytime during November or December as stock becomes available. Bareroot hedging and roses can be delayed by unfavourable weather conditions.

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Large

£80.00 each

MAGNOLIA salicifolia 'Rosea'

Willow-leaved magnolia

delicate pink tinge to flowers especially in bud

Large

£80.00 each

Available Early Spring 2025
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.

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MAGNOLIA 'Spring Rite'

very fragrant, large pure white flowers with a hint of pink at the base. Fast growing

Large

£80.00 each

Specimen

£110.00 each

MAGNOLIA stellata keiskei

Star magnolia

dense shrubby form with small purplish flowers

Medium

£70.00 each

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

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Large

£80.00 each

MAGNOLIA tamaulipana

white flowers, resembling grandiflora

Medium

£70.00 each

Large

£80.00 each

Specimen

£110.00 each

MAGNOLIA 'Tropicana'

unusual green-yellow and pink

Medium

£70.00 each

Large

£80.00 each

Specimen

£95.00 each

MAGNOLIA zenii 'Pink Parchment'

a pinkish form of this small growing magnolia which is closely related to M. denudata

Medium

£70.00 each

MAYTENUS boaria

Maiten

fine-toothed shiny leaves similar to Phillyrea latifolia. Tiny green flowers on this unusual and rare plant

£25.00 each

Available again from APRIL 2025
When fresh stock arrives

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MELICYTUS crassifolius

thick green leaves and small flowers, later white fruits. Native to New Zealand. Thrives in sandy or rocky soils. Dislikes heavy wet soil

£20.00 each

MICHELIA martinii

leathery leaves and fragrant brownish-yellow flowers

£60.00 each

MICROTROPIS petelotii

evergreen leathery leaves

£20.00 each

MYOPORUM laetum

Ngaio

compact bright green shrub with fleshy leaves. Small inconspicuous white flowers with purple spots are followed by clusters of purple fruits

£30.00 each

Available again from APRIL 2025
When fresh stock arrives

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MYRCIA laruotteana var. paraguayensis

a quick growing myrtle-like plant with similar foliage and flowers

£16.50 each

Unavailable

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NEOLITSEA sericea

(formerly LITSEA glauca) - very attractive silky, rusty-brown, new growth which becomes dark green above and whitish below. Highly aromatic when crushed

£45.00 each

NOTHOFAGUS menziesii

Silver beech

distinctive small dark green leaves and a silvery white trunk.

£25.00 each

Availability yet to be determined
We don't yet know when or if this plant is coming back into stock

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ORIXA japonica

Japanese orixa

aromatic leaves and small green flowers. Dioecious

£25.00 each

OXYDENDRUM arboreum

Sorrel tree, Sourwood

grown primarily for its crimson and yellow autumn colour but the racemes but the racemes of drooping white flowers in maturity are equally fine

Small

£25.00 each

PACHYSTEGIA insignis

Marlborough rock daisy

White daisy flowers. Silver felted shoots and silver-backed green leaves

£25.00 each

Available Early Spring 2025
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.

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PERSEA thunbergii

Japanese bay, Machilus

(syn. Machilus thunbergii). The most striking feature of this dense large leafed evergreen tree is its striking bright red new growth which is splendid in June

£22.50 each

Unavailable

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PHOTINIA beauverdiana var notabilis

a graceful cascading mound of a tree with large corymbs of white flowers. Wonderful autumn colour falls to leave clusters of orange-red fruits. An exceptional species but one which is still rare and not widely grown

£19.50 each

Available again from March 2025
New stock in early spring.

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PHOTINIA villosa var coreana

white flowers followed by red fruits. Good autumn colour

£25.00 each

PHYLICA arborea

Island Cape myrtle

small needle-like leaves and white flowers

£25.00 each

Availability yet to be determined
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PILGERODENDRON uviferum

a rare slow growing and erect Chilean tree which is perfectly hardy in the UK. Enjoys growing on a damp or boggy soil

small

£30.00

Unavailable

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PITTOSPORUM adaphniphylloides

Parchment bark

(formerly daphnephylloides) - huge dark green leaves of up to 10 ins. Scented cream flowers and small red fruit. Hardy if sheltered

£25.00 each

Availability yet to be determined
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PITTOSPORUM bicolor

Parchment bark

downy young stems. Small, maroon-crimson flowers

£20.00 each

Unavailable

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PLAGIANTHUS regius

Ribbonwood

(betulinus) - a rare but graceful slender tree in maturity with light green leaves and panicles of white flowers during May. Tender except in the southwest

£22.50 each

PLATYCRATER arguta

Tea of heaven

narrow, slightly toothed leaves. Small white flowers in late summer

£18.50 each

PODOCARPUS henkellii

Henkel's yellowwood

South African species which has proved just as hardy as P. salignus in the last 3 winters. Extremely long and slightly curved dark green leaves. A compact growing small tree

£30.00 each

Availability yet to be determined
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