45Litre  pots, 6ft specimens   £149.99 (B)

3Litre  pots, 2-3ft specimens  £12.99 (A)

10Litre  pots, 4ft specimens on frame  £24.99 (B)  

3Litre  pots  £8.99 (A)  

3Litre  pots  £8.99 (A)

A very beautiful and unusual conifer that produces upright 'shells' of green foliage giving it a very distinct  look.  Very slow growing, but fully hardy and evergreen in the Japanese style garden. Will eventually grow to 4-6ft.

2Litre  pots  £9.99 (A)

We are pleased to be offering the Japanese Temple Cedar, Cryptomeria elegans. 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.

3Litre  pots, 3ft specimens   £14.99 (A)

10Litre  pots, 4ft specimens   £35.00 (B)

Well, what can we say about this cedar - simply one of the most beautiful and elegant plants we have ever offered ! Very rarely available, this is only the second time we have had them in stock. Beautiful golden needles on branches that weep down towards the ground.

The top photos shows one of our larger specimens (now sold out), but we have a limited number of smaller (2-3ft) 3litre cedars now in stock (shown in the bottom photo).

3Litre  pots  £24.99 (A)

A stunning and very rarely available dwarf cedar is the Spiral Temple Cedar. Whorls of needles grow compactly in weeping and twisting branches. Very slow growing, it will eventually form a mound of 2-3ft. Ideal in a small garden setting.  This is only the second time we have offered these beautiful conifers and we have very limited availability of them.

3Litre  pots  £24.99 (A)

A lovely gold variant of the Japanese Temple cedar, with compact growth with fine gold needles in Spring and Summer, brown and bronze in the winter. Slow growing.

3Litre  pots  £12.99 (A)

We are extremely privileged to be offering some large specimens of the very rarely available Chinese Fir, cunninghamia lanceolata. This very unusual conifer is very similar to a Monkey Puzzle tree as it has prickly leaves and is evergreen and frost hardy. However, this conifer is faster growing, only grows into a medium sized tree (12-16ft) and can be pruned to any size. It also has the most spectacular autumn foliage.

Ideal as a specimen tree, and fabulous in a Japanese style garden. We have just five of these larger specimens available.

10Litre (5-6ft)   £79.99 (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 12litre specimens in stock which are 3ft inc. pot with 18" diameter.

15litre    3ft specimens £39.99 (B) (more in Spring 2012)

5L pot,  2-3ft specimens at £19.99 (A)

2L pot, 6-10inch specimens (ideal for bonsai) £6.99 (A)   

3L pot, 3ft specimens £12.99 (A)   

10L pot, 4ft specimens £24.99 (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.

2litre   £9.99 (A) 

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 

The Japanese Pencil Holly is an unusual form of ilex crenata, and rarely available. Very similar to box, ilex crenata has small evergreen rounded leaves, which are not prickly at all. The Sky Pencil form grows in a column, forming a tower of evergreen. Ideal for topiary and cloud pruning. We have both 3litre (3ft) and 10litre (5-6ft) available in limited quantity.

3litre (aprox. 3ft) £19.99 (A)

10litre (approx. 5-6ft) £39.99 (B)

The Japanese Larch is most commonly seen as a bonsai tree, but makes a superb project tree for Japanese style gardens, where it can be pruned and shaped into beautiful windswept forms. Simply use wire and pruning to create a large bonsai form, very popular in Japan.

The Japanese Larch is a deciduous tree, losing its needles in winter. The top photo shows one of our 10litre specimens (click to enlarge) and the lower photo our bonsai larch in October.

5L pot, 3ft specimens £14.99 (A)    

10L pot, 4ft specimens £24.99 (B)    

Bonsai specimen (wired branches) £24.99 (A)    

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, 4ft  specimens -

5litre, 5-6ft  specimens -

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 £49.99 (B) 

15litre, 4-5ft  specimens (2-3ft spread of branches) £59.99 (B)  (AVAILABLE MID FEB 2012)

Magnolia lilliflora 'Nigra' will amaze anybody that sees it - huge 4-6inch goblet style flowers of deep wine purple cover the tree in early Spring. A specimen sized Magnolia such as this one will give that instant 'wow' factor to any garden or patio (it can be kept in it's pot if desired).  We have a VERY LIMITED number of ground grown specimens, which are now potted and ready for sale - these are thicker stems and a lot bushier than pot grown specimens.

15litre, 4-5ft  specimens (2-3ft spread of branches) £59.99 (B)  (8 in stock)

25litre, 6ft  specimens (3-4ft spread of branches) £99.99 (C)  (2 only in stock)

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.

3litre , 3ft specimens  £19.99 (A)

Magnolia 'Susan' is one of our favourite Magnolia, having magnificent goblet flowers in Spring of deep purple. Specimen sized trees of this variety are truly a sight to behold, literally dripping with flowers which smother ever branch of the whole tree. Unmistakingly fragrant, you will never forget seeing a Magnolia Susan in flower! This variety is a cross between two beautiful trees; Magnolia stellata 'Rosea' and Magnolia liliflora 'Nigra'.

10litre, 4-5ft  specimens £49.99 (B) 

15litre, 4-5ft  specimens (2-3ft spread of branches) £59.99 (B)  (AVAILABLE MID FEB 2012)

A very distinctive EVERGREEN shrub, this goshiki variety has variegated leaves which look similar to holly, but are not prickly. Fragrant, white, tubular flowers show in autumn. Very hardy, and tolerant of most conditions. An ideal plant to use as a specimen in a a Japanese evergreen border.

7litre , 2ft specimens  £24.99 (B) (AVAILABLE LATE FEB 2012)

A ground hugging, creeping Japanese juniper to create shape and form around ponds and stones in the Japanese garden. Slow growing, it will form a carpet of blue. Evergreen and fully hardy.

3litre specimens £12.99 (A)

A mound forming blue dwarf conifer that is ideal for Japanese style gardens. Slow growing, but eventually forming a 2-3ft mound after many years. Evergreen and fully hardy.

2litre specimens £8.99 (A)

This very slow growing variety will form a small mound of evergreen foliage over a period of 10 years, reaching no more than 4ft high. Easy to maintain, no pruning required, and ideal in the small garden and as a feature in the Japanese style garden.

7litre 1ft-15inch (inc. pot) specimens £29.99 (A)

A low growing, ground cover pine that slowly spreads with stiff upright branches forming a mound after many years. Superb in the Japanese style garden to accentuate features such as statues and stone lanterns. Can also be used to great effect with the larger growing pines below.

7litre 1ft (inc. pot) specimens £29.99 (A)

A lovely form of Japanese Black Pine, Black Prince is a slow grower, and one that won't take over the garden, growing to a maximum of 4-5ft after many years. We have some lovely 12litre plants at 2-3ft in stock now (shown in photo).

12litre specimens £39.99 (B)

A very rare tree indeed, is the negeshi form of Japanese White Pine. Extremely slow growing, achieving only 2-3inches per year! Beautiful blue needles, and can form cones at a young age. We have a very limited number of 10litre specimens at 2-3ft inc. pot (shown in photo, click to enlarge).

10litre specimens £49.99 (B)

We are also offering this year some lovely large 5ft specimens of the Japanese pine pinus wallichiana. More blue-green needles than patula, this is a more dense tree, again fully hardy and evergreen in the winter. Ideal for a Japanese style garden. The photo shows some of the actual specimens on offer.

12litre , 4-5ft specimens  

We are pleased to be offering this year a limited number of the very beautiful and delicate Japanese Almond Tree, Prunus triloba . This fully hardy tree is grown in Japan for its wonderful mass of double blossom in Spring. It is an ideal tree for small gardens, growing only to 8-12ft, and can be pruned to any height. It also lends itself well to wiring and shaping to form unique flowering forms, and is often used in bonsai.

3litre , 4-5ft bush  £24.99 (A)

10litre , 6ft standards (grafted at 4ft)  £39.99 (B)

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. Growing to a maximum of 6-8ft, it is deciduous, but produces fabulous black catkins.

3litre, 1ft  specimens - £9.99 (A)

Tree peonies are the jewels in a Japanese style garden, but also a head turner in any garden setting. Very easy to grow, these peonies produce hard stems with foliage sprouting from the top, and older specimens can reach 4-5ft. Tree peonies are very hardy, and will withstand hard winter frosts. They need to be a few years old before they will flower, and we are offering 2-3yr old plants with TWO or THREE 6-12inch stems already.

The Rou Fu Rong variety is a double pink form.

3litre,  2-3 stems, supplied in pot - £14.99 (A)

A stunning double red vareity. (Picture coming soon!)

2litre,  1 stem, supplied in pot - £14.99 (A)

A beautiful and elegant pure white single flower form.

2litre,  2-3 stem, supplied in pot - £14.99 (A)

A pinkish red double  form. (Picture coming soon!).

2litre,  1-2 stem, supplied in pot - £14.99 (A)

A large flowered double pink  form.

2litre,  1 stem, supplied in pot - £14.99 (A)

A rarely available edible raspberry-like fruit with a delicious taste that can be eaten straight off the bush. Stunning hairy, red stems in the winter months. Fast growing and easy to fruit.

2litre, 2-3ft  specimens - £14.99 (A)