Sculptural Plants

Silk Tree Nurseries can provide hedging conifers and hedging plants in large quantity - if you require a substantial number of any of our hedging plants, then please email or telephone for a quote 07880590926 (11am-4pm Mon-Fri)
THIS HEDGING PAGE WAS UPDATED 20th April 2010 AND ALL PLANTS LISTED ARE IN STOCK

	BOX HEDGING - Buxus sempivirens Box is the ideal plant for a classic English formal hedge, it is fully hardy and able to withstand the harshest of winters. It can be planted 12-18inches apart for a hedge, or individual specimens can be used for topiary specimens. Small 1litre £3.99 (A) 5litre 2-3ft inc. pot £12.99 (A) (approx. 12 in stock)
	*Green Hedging Bamboo - Phyllostachys bissetti* Phyllostachys bissetii is an often hard to find bamboo, and a much underused one. In our opinion at Silk Tree Nurseries, this is the BEST bamboo for screening. It is vigorous, but not classed as invasive, it is very hardy (down to -24C!), but it's best feature is that it grows many culms (canes) that are densely packed to create a barrier, that is difficult to penetrate (so ideal for security) and thick with foliage so that you cannot see through it. This is a medium sized bamboo growing to 6-8metres, but can be pruned to any height. 10Litre pot, 6ft specimens SEE BAMBOO - click here
	BOX TOPIARY CUBES- 10inch square Cubes - 7litre sized pot Box is the ideal plant for formal 'natural' garden sculpture. If you are new to topiary, then a box specimen is an ideal way to begin. They are fully hardy plants, that only require watering (if in a container) and clipping to maintain the shape. Topiary has been used in formal Italian and European gardens for hundreds of years, and our own English country gardens have some spectacular displays. Ideal as a lawn compliment, or as a patio feature, box topiary instantly gives that refined, cultured look to a small garden. 7L pot, TWO 10inch box topiary CUBE specimens £49.99 (B)
	CUPRESSUS WILMA- Lemon scented evergreen conifer Cupressus wilma is a GOLDEN specimen conifer, that naturally grows into a cone shaped column confier. It shines golden yellow, and holds its foliage through the harshest of winters. These conifers will only need clipping once a year to maintain an even shape and this unique form of GOLDEN CONFIER also has a LEMON SCENT when you rub your hands through it or brush against it! These beautiful conifers are fully hardy OUTDOORS all year round, and will be evergreen throughout the winter. Protect from cold strong winds. 3L pot, 12-18inch specimens £7.99 (A) 10L pot, 3ft specimens £14.99 (B)
	ILEX GOLD KING Evergreen. This form of holly is a beautiful gold variegated leaf and keeps its leaf all year round. We are offering some very large 5-6ft specimens in 15litre pots with 1inch diameter trunks. These are pot grown specimens, supplied in their pots. 15litre (5-6ft inc. pot) £49.99 (C)
	PHOTINIA RED ROBIN Evergreen. Beautiful red Spring foliage. Becoming very popular as an exotic and unusual hedge is the beautiful Photinia Red Robin. This fully hardy EVERGREEN plant grows to only 10ft, and can be clipped to any height to form a dense hedge. The Photinia is grown for its superb Spring foliage of fire red which blazes across each plant for a spectacular display. These plants can be used in the exotic garden as stand alone shrubs and bushes, or can be planted 2-3ft apart to form a hedging screen. 3litre (2ft inc. pot) £6.99 (A) FIVE plants at £32.50 (A) TEN plants at £62.00 (B) 10litre (5ft inc. pot) £39.99 (B)
	Prunus laurocerasus Herbergii Cherry Laurel EVERGREEN The arrow leaved, deep glossy green leaves are reliably evergreen all year round, and this form of laurel can make a very dense hedge in virtually any location. Able to cope with shade and drought very well. Fully hardy. POT GROWN - supplied in their pots. 2litre 2-3ft £6.99 (A) or SIX 2litre plants for £36.00 (A) 5litre 3-4ft £12.99 (B) or five 5litre plants for £52.00 (B)
	Prunus lustianica angustifolia Red Stemmed Portugese Laurel EVERGREEN The ideal evergreen hedging tree, or specimen evergreen We began offering this unusual form of Portugese Laurel at the nursery two years ago, and it proved an instant hit, popular because of its reliability as an evergreen throughout the winter, and its ability to keep its leaves throughout the hardest of winters. Also, this beautiful glossy leaved tree does not seem to be a target for caterpillars and does not suffer chewed leaves in the summer like other Prunus. The red stemmed Portugese Laurel has the most superb red stems in the winter months. 3litre pot (2ft plant) £7.99 (A) 10 for £70.00 (A)
	Pyracantha - Firethorn EVERGREEN BURGLAR HEDGE! Pyracantha is grown for its amazing display of autumn berries, as well as for its unique ability to act as a fence against burglars or unwanted animals such as cats, rabbits and dogs! This very easy to care for plant has 1/2 to 1inch thorns all over the branches. It is reliably EVERGREEN, giving interest all year round, with small white flowers in late Spring and in autumn a stunning display of bright scarlet berries which cover the plant from head to toe. Pyracantha can make an effective guard against unwanted visitors, and can be grown as a hedge - or plant back border for an autumn display of golden berries. PYRACANTHA RED COLUMN (red berries) available now. 2-3litre (3ft) £7.99 (A) or 5 for £35.00 (A) 5litre (4ft ) £16.99 (B)
	Taxus baccata - EVERGREEN YEW HEDGING Huge 6.5ft plants (inc. pot) in 15ltr pots Classic Style Evergreen hedging Yew hedging has been used in English gardens for many hundreds of years, and is still one of the most popular hedging plants in Britain. It is an ideal subject for formal hedges, and is very slow growing, so is easy to maintain. The dark green, glossy needle like foliage remains reliably evergreen throughout the winter months, and Yew hedging will also bear fruit. It can be easily pruned to any height, and is tolerant of most conditions. We have on offer some very large yew hedging which are in 15litre pots which will make an instant 6ft hedge. These are superb, bushy specimens and you would only need one every 2-3ft to make an instant 6ft screen. They will be shipped IN POTS, so you can leave them in their pots if you want a pot screen, or plant them straight in the ground now. These will be bare root yew trees but supplied IN POTS. For more pictures please see our hedging site www.oxfordhedging.co.uk 15litre (6.5ft inc. pot)
	LEYLANDII , GOLD & GREEN The Leylandii conifer is still the best selling and most popular conifer for screen hedging in the UK today, and deservedly so. This conifer will grow at up to 3ft per year in the ground, and can form a dense hedge in a short space of time. Once they reach your required height, then simply prune them once a year to keep them at this height. They will last 50 years or more in this way. Used as a screening conifer, they can be planted 2-3ft apart. Leylandii are fully hardy anywhere in the UK. The photo to the left shows some of our 10litre gold specimens. GOLD LEYLANDII - supplied in 3litre, 5litre, or 10litre pots 3litre GOLD Leylandii (3ft inc. pot) £5.99 (A) 10 for £49.99 (A) 5litre GOLD (4-5ft inc. pot) £14.99 (A) 5 for £65.00 (B) GREEN LEYLANDII - supplied in 3litre, 5litre, or 10litre pots 3litre GREEN Leylandii (2ftinc. pot) £4.99 (A) 10 for £44.99 (A) 5litre GREEN (4.5ft-5ft inc. pot) (A) £11.99 (B) 10litre GREEN (5-5.5ft inc. pot) £14.99 (B) 10 for £130.00 (E)