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    PARROTIA
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    PARROTIA

    Commonly known as Persian ironwood

    SCALLOPED foliage coloured in shades of red, orange and yellow and a siver-grey bark whence its metallic common name is derived. In the witch hazel family. Named after German naturalist Friedrich Parrot.

    Genus of 2 species of deciduous tree from forests in the Caucasus, northern Iran and eastern China.

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    • Good to know
      Grown for its autumn colour, peeling bark and attractive flowers.
    • Place of origin
      Caucasus, northern Iran.
    • Resistant to honey fungus
      These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
    • Deciduous
    • Tree
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    Parrotia persica - Growing Guide
    Trees - Care Guide

    Varieties
    PARROTIA persica
    Irontree
    Excellent autumn colour with small red flowers in February-March on bare stems
     
    Small
    £18.00
    Large
    £80.00
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    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
    £75.00
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    Estimated availability autumn 2025 Any time SEPT-DEC
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    PARROTIA persica 'Vanessa'
    Irontree
    Glossy red shoots and young leaves edged with bronze-red. More upright tree-like habit
     
    2 Litre
    £25.00

    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Blood, Fish & Bone
    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
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Rootgrow Ericoid mycorrhizal fungi
    This specially adapted Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi will boost the growth of acid-loving plants like rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers and blueberries. It contains ericoid and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, which are found in poor acidic soils where ericaceous plants naturally grow.
    200g sachet
    £8.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
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    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    Unavailable
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
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