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Burncoose Nurseries - part of the Caerhays Estate
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  • Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
    • Evergreen
    • Dwarf shrub
      Typically only grows to a maximum of one or two feet in height but there will be some exceptions.
    • Rabbit Resistant

    Varieties

    SKIMMIA japonica 'Fructu Albo'
    ('Wakehurst White') - dense clusters of white fruit and dwarf habit
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £25.00
    Available Early Spring 2026
    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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    SKIMMIA japonica 'Kew White'
    Slow growing female form with creamy-white berries
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £16.50
    Available Early Spring 2026
    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.
    Notify me when this plant is available to order
    SKIMMIA japonica 'Magic Marlot'
    Cream and green variegated leaves. White flowers opening from/pink/red buds.
     
    2 Litre
    £16.50
    Unavailable
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    SKIMMIA japonica 'Redruth'
    (A.M. Form) - hermaphrodite, free berrying
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £16.50

    Useful extras...

    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
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    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
    Unavailable
    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    Unavailable
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
    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
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