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  • PTEROCARYA fraxinifolia
    PTEROCARYA fraxinifolia
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    PTEROCARYA fraxinifolia

    Commonly known as Caucasian wing nut

    A wide spreading and suckering tree with long toothed leaflets. Greenish flowers in huge hanging catkins with winged fruits
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    2 to 3 Litre   - Click to view photo
    Delivery Information
    Available from February 2026
    £22.00 each 
    Available from February 2026 - Awaiting new stock
     
    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
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    • Pests & Diseases
      None
    • Place of origin
      Caucasus, northern Iran
    • Resistant to honey fungus
      These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
    • Deciduous
      Pinnate leaves to 40cm (16in) long with cylindrical midribs. Each leaf has 23 or more, oblong to ovate, glossy, dark-green leaflets.
    • Green
    • Fully hardy
    • Pinnate
    • Oblong
    • Ovate
    • Height
      25m (80ft)
    • Spread
      20m (65ft)
    • Tree
      Vigorous, spreading tree. Produces small, winged green fruit in pendent spikes to 50cm (20in) long, in summer.
    • Pruning group 1
      Suitable for: Deciduous and evergreen trees, and some deciduous shrubs.
      Pruning: Minimal pruning required. Prune wayward or crossing branches to maintain a healthy framework.
      When: When dormant in the late winter/early spring. Some in the summer/autumn to prevent bleeding of sap.

    • Hardy - very cold winter
      Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F)
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
    • Full sun
    • Rounded to broadly spreading
    • Mature Size
      25m (80ft)
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        20m (65ft)
       
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    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Improves vegetable, fruit and flower quality. Blood, Fish and Bone contains three major nutrients essential for strong and healthy growth.
    1.5 kg
    £6.50
    Vermin & Pest Control
    Slug killer blue mini pellets are easy to use and give effective control of slugs and snails. Ideal in garden, conservatory or greenhouse.
    800g
    £6.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Creates a mini-meadow for attracting bees, butterflies and bugs to your garden. 200g sachet which will cover 3 square metres. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi.
    3m²
    £7.00
    10m²
    £15.50
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