TWO 5ft Japanese  nishiki willow standards, 2 Prunus fujima cherries, 2 Miscanthus Japanese grasses

From our large collection of Japanese plants at Silk Tree Nurseries, we are offering box selections and collections of plants for the Japanese styled garden. These are fully hardy, deciduos trees and shrubs.  In this collection,  we have three different varieties, two of each of the following plants:
TWO 5ft Salix intergra nakuro nishiki  - This now very popular dwarf weeping Japanese willow tree is a must for the Japanese styled garden. Beautiful at all times of the year; yellow catkins in early spring are followed by variegated white and green foliage, which turns bright pink in early summer. Yellow foliage in autumn drops to provide winter interest of coral red stems.
TWO Prunus fujima Japanese pink cherry  - This is a low growing shrub cherry with a burst of small white flowers in February / March. Beautiful yellow and golden brown autumn colour. A perfect cherry for underplanting in the Japanese garden.
TWO Japanese Miscanthus grasses  - Japanese grasses (Miscanthus) are grown for their late summer and autumn interest, with delicate, bold, and extremely unusual flowers in late August / September. In the frosts of autumn, these stunning grasses really do make a spectcular display, and you can cut and dry the stems for magnificent christmas indoor displays. Japanese grasses can be grown in the ground, or in large display pots for an autumn patio display.

Japanese Box 1 Collection  £34.99 (B)  

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This is JAPANESE COLLECTION  BOX 2 - in this collection,  we have three different varieties, two of each of the following plants:
TWO Japanese flowering quinces  (Cameo)  - This now very popular dwarf weeping Japanese willow tree is a must for the Japanese styled garden. Beautiful at all times of the year; yellow catkins in early spring are followed by variegated white and green foliage, which turns bright pink in early summer. Yellow foliage in autumn drops to provide winter interest of coral red stems.
TWO Hydrangea Kyushu   - This beautiful and elegant form of Hydrangea has lime green flowers in summer, and bold green foliage from Spring through to autumn. Delicate and very elegant, this form of Hydrangea is ideal for Japanese planting.
1 Salix gracillistyla melanostachys Black Willow  - This Black Willow is so named for its black catkins in the winter months, making it an ideal small tree to plant for winter interest in the Japanese garden. Lush green foliage,  and strong growth.
1 Acer palmatum Orange Dream Japanese Maple   - In this collection we are including a 3litre size (2-3ft)  Acer palmatum  'Orange Dream' is a beautiful strong growing variety of Maple, that has lovely yellow-orange leaves in Spring, turning to green in summer, then spectacular gold and orange foliage for the autumn season.

Japanese Box 2  Collection  £34.99 (B)

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Acer palmatum Crimson Queen
Acer palmatum  'Crimson Queen' is a finely cut, red purple leaf variety of Japanese Maple, which grows in a mushroom like display, turning to dazzling scarlet in the autumn. Slow growing, and always low to the ground. A stunning example of Maple for the Japanese garden, or patio pot display. We have some beautiful 4ft specimens available now.

10Litre  pots, 4ft specimens £59.99 (A)    

Acer palmatum Garnet
Acer palmatum  'Garnet' is a unique, weeping style, bush Maple that has red dissected leaves with crismon autumn colour.  A dwarf form, it will grow into a mound of fiery red with beautiful autumn colour.

3Litre  pots, 2-3ft specimens £24.99 (A)    

Acer palmatum Shiana
Acer palmatum  'Shiana' is glorious red & green leaf maple, turning maroon and crimson in autumn. A low growing shrub acer ideal for small gardens.

3Litre  pots, 1-2ft specimens £19.99 (A)    

Acer palmatum Shin-deshojo
Acer palmatum  'Shin-deshojo' is a spectacular form of Japanese Maple, with beautiful scarlet red spring foliage, which then goes green in summer, and back for a finale of read and orange in it's autumn show. They make stunning bush or tree specimens for the Japanese garden.

3Litre  pots, 2-3ft specimens £24.99 (A)    

Acer palmatum  'Orange Dream' is a beautiful strong growing variety of Maple, that has lovely yellow-orange leaves in Spring, turning to green in summer, then spectacular gold and orange foliage for the autumn season. We have some lovely 10litre specimens in stock now which are 4ft (inc. pot) with an 18inch diameter spread of branches.

10L pot  specimen, 4ft  £59.99 (A) 

3L pot specimen, 2.5-3ft £24.99 (A)

Acer palmatum Red Pygmy
Acer palmatum  'Red Pygmy' is a beautiful,  delicate leaved red Japanese Maple with thread-like foliage which is red-purple in Spring and Summer, turning to a dazzling scarlet and orange in the autumn months. This is a mound forming Maple, and is slow growing, making it ideal for the front of Japanese garden style borders.

3Litre  pots, 1-2ft specimens  £14.99 (A)

Acer palmatum 'Sango kaku' is known as the 'Coral Bark Maple' due to the fabulous orange-red colour of its trunks, especially pronounced in the winter months. They have stunning canary yellow autumn leaf colour. It is a small leaved maple, and quite quick growing for an Acer palmatum.  We have some lovely, large 4ft bush specimens in stock now.

10L pot  specimen, 4ft  £59.99 (A) 

Acer palmatum 'Seiryu' is one of my all time favourite Japanese Maples. This beautiful cultivar is surprisingly fast growing for a Maple and will grow at twice the rate of other cultivars. It is also very resistant to strong winds which can damage the leaves of other maples. Spring foliage is bright green, and very dissected, but the autumn colours are just breathtaking; flashes of bright orange, yellow, and red erupt all over the Maple and a mature specimen is a sight to behold.It is ideal for the small garden or patio, growing no larger than 10ft, and comes into it's own in the Japanese landscaped garden amongst bonsai, waterfall, sand circles, Japanese Ferns, and sculpture. We have some specimen sized 7ft tree forms available now (example in picture) .

15L pot  specimen, 7ft  £124.99 (B) 

3L pot specimen, 2.5-3ft £19.99 (A)

Acer palmatum collection- 3 RED LEAF Japanese Maples
Acer Shaina, Acer Shin-Deshojo, and Acer Garnet

This collection includes  one each of Acer 'Shin-deshojo', Acer 'Shaina', and Acer 'Garnet'. Ideal for the small garden, as a feature in a woodland garden, or Japanese style garden, or as wonderful potted specimens in a shady spot.
 

3Litre  pots, 2-3ft plants - one collection of three at £59.99 (A)

2Litre  pots, 2-3ft specimens  £8.99 (A)  

We are pleased to be offering the Japanese Temple Cedar, Cryptomeria japonica. This unusual and very beautiful evergreen conifer is widely planted in Japan around the Buddhist temples and is known for its delicate but hardy whorl foliage, which is all shades of green, sometimes turning to golden brown in the winter months. It has stunning copper bark, and this conifer can be pruned into bonsai and topiary forms.
Fully hardy, this is a native small Japanese forest conifer, and would compliment a Japanese garden or border. We have some lovely 3litre 3ft specimens, and also some smaller ones available.

3Litre  pots, 3ft specimens  £14.99 (A)   2Litre  pots, 12inch   £5.99 (A)  

7L pot, 5ft specimens £24.99 (B)  

Deciduous dome shaped shrub or small tree, bearing beautiful pendulous bunches of creamy white flowers in May. Stunning autumn colours. Fully hardy in any location. We have some lovely 10litre specimens in stock which are 3ft inc. pot with 16" diameter.

10litre  (3ft inc. pot)  £29.99 (B)

Lush large leaves foliage is followed by delicate sprays of lime green to white flowers in early and mid summer. An excellent plant for the mid border. Supplied pruned down in winter months.

5litre  

This beautiful new variety of Japanese Hydrangea has distinctive star within star flowers, which first bloom white for the first four weeks and then turn to pale green for another four weeks, making two months of glorious colour. This is a lacecap type of hydrangea, far more elegant and oriental than the mophead hydrangeas, and will grace any Japanese style garden.
This is a fully hardy Japanese plant that will survive in any location, but prefers half or full sun. They will lose all their leaves in the winter period, but will be one of the first shrubs to leaf in Spring. Supplied pruned back to ground in the winter months.

2litre  £4.99 (A) - supplied as root in winter 

Magnolia x soulangeana is a much sort after cultivar, with large 4-6inch diameter goblet form flowers which are cream and pink. They have a mesmerizing sweet fragrance. Growing to only 15-20ft, this Magnolia is ideal for the small to medium garden, and it is non invasive so can be planted safely close to the house.
Magnolias make the ideal small tree for compact sized gardens, and can be pruned as a shrub, or as a specimen tree. They are deciduous (losing their leaves in autumn), and are known for their incredible flower displays in early Spring, flowers which appear BEFORE the leaves, making the whole of the tree appear a ball of colour. They can be used as specimen trees, planted in the garden now, or left in a pot to be used in a patio display for early Spring.

10litre, 4-4.5ft  specimens - £39.99 (B)

Magnolia 'Leonard Messel'

Leonard Messel is a hybrid cross between Magnolia stellata rosea and Magnolia kobus, and has produced one of the most jaw dropping Magnolia trees currently available. This is a 'Star Magnolia' with star like flowers (similar to Stellata), rather than the tulip flowers of the Tulip Magnolias (Nigra, Jane). A sight to see in Spring, and an ideal small Japanese style tree.

10litre, 4.5ft  specimens - £39.99 (B)

Snow Star Magnolia's are grown for their exquisite star-strap pure white blooms, which are lightly scented, and cover the tree in early Spring. They have a smaller flower than the hybrid Magnolias, but they are more prolific, and last longer (up to 3 weeks of blooms)

Magnolia stellata has white as snow blooms, which cover the tree in profusion in April. Lush green foliage follow the flowers in late Spring.

10litre , 4-4.5ft specimens - £39.99 (B)

Pittosporum tobira nana - Japanese Pittosporum

Pittosporum tobira nana is a fabulous evergreen for the Japanese style garden, or makes a beautiful additon to the shrub border or keep in a pot for an all year round display. Rosette foliage of glossy dark green, and fragrant white flowers in late Spring. Very easy to care for, and undemanding, this plant will look after itself.

10litre pot -  £14.99 (A)  

An unusual and rarely available willow for small gardens, growing no more than 6-9ft. This remarkable tree has curled, crescent moon leaves that attract attention from everyone who sees it. Fully hardy, deciduous.

5litre pot, 3-4ft   specimens -  £14.99 (A)