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Silk Tree Nurseries specialize in large plants
for instant gardens. We can supply shrubs up to 6ft tall by mail order, delivered
to your door. These shrubs are fully rooted and can be planted any time of
the year. All sizes include the pot.
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Azalea - SPECIMEN JAPANESE AZALEA - Red / Pink
15litre pot, 4ft High (inc. pot), 3ft diameter spread
Japanese deciduous Azaleas are grown for their profusion of large
flowers in Spring and can make exciting, dramatic plants in a woodland,
shady, or Japanese Forest Style garden. Azalea's do well in partial
shade, and they make beautiful patio trees, or can be planted in the
ground using a peat mixture to give the ground some acidity.
We are offering a limited number of specimen sized Azalea in 15litre
sized pots. They are mixed colours, pink or red.
One of these specimen sized Azaleas are included in our Japanese Forest
Style Instant Border which we also offer (please see
Instant Plant Collections) and these
Azaleas go well with Japanese Temple Cedars, Hostas, Japanese Painted
Ferns, Bamboos, and Japanese Quinces.
Azalea (mixed) , 15litre pot (similar specimen shown in photo) £39.99

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Azalea japonica - columnar grown
5litre pot, 28inches (inc. pot), 1ft diameter spread
Azaleas are grown for their beautiful display of richly
coloured flowers in Spring, and are admired in both Japanese style
gardens and english style gardens alike. They can also be grown
successfully in pots on the patio.
Requiring soil on the acidic side, use a good peat based compost (or
garden waste compost) to acidify a clay based soil - Azaleas can also be
used to great effect in fernerys. Picture to the left shows some of the
actual specimens on offer (taken March 6th).
Azalea 5litre pot (similar specimen shown in photo)
£19.99 (A)

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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.
The photos to the right show some of the ACTUAL SPECIMENS on offer. We
are offering TWO box CUBES which are 20inches in height inc. the pot,
and are 10inch each side of the cube.
These make extremely elegant specimens for pathways and front
entranceways to the house. Box topiary can also be used in Italian
Formal Style gardens, and go well with Italian Cypress, Hibiscus,
Wisteria, Jasmine, and upright conifers.
7L pot, TWO 10inch box topiary CUBE specimens
£49.99 (B)
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Corylus contorta - Twisted
Hazel A superb plant in all seasons, the
twisted hazel has natural spiral branches that, in the frost of winter
look spectacular. Large, twisting green leaves cover every stem in the
growing season, and hanging catkins also make a lovely feature on this
plant. Easy to grow and care for, and a must for any sculptural garden.
We have lovely 5litre pot specimens 3-4ft in stock now.
5L pot, 3-4ft
high at
£17.99 (A)
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Corylus RED MAJESTIC - Red Twisted
Hazel A wonderful and exciting plant, the
new RED form of twisted hazel is a sight to behold in Spring, with its
large, crinkly, rounded deep red leaves which last right into summer. A
fabulous RED leaved plant, it will contrast well with other big leaved
green planting in your garden. Leaves will turn to green in summer, and
drop in autumn, and then in the winter months, you have the lovely
twisted branches to admire.
5-7L pot, 3-4ft
high at
£19.99 (B)
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Buddleia BLACK KNIGHT Butterfly
Bush
The deepest purple form of the Butterfly Bush - will grow in any
position and attract all types of butterfly. We are offering a
large 10litre specimen (will be pruned back in the winter months, but
will be 5-6ft+ in Speing)10L
pot specimen £24.99 (B)
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Buddleia ROYAL RED Butterfly
Bush
An English Garden favourite, the Butterfly Bush is so named because of
it's ability to attract huge numbers of butterflies to its flowers over
the summer season. Buddleia Royal Red is a superb coloured form, with
intense pink/red large flowers 12inches+ in length which cover the whole
bush in summer. Attractive silver-green leaves and a strong growth rate,
make this an ideal small tree or large bush for the garden. The flowers
will provide a rich source of food for wildlife, and you won't believe
the numbers and varieties of BUTTERFLIES that this bush attracts! We are
offering a large 10litre specimen (will be pruned back in the winter
months, but will be 5-6ft+ in Spring)10L
pot specimen £24.99 (B)
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ILEX SILVER VAN TOL (variegated HOLLY - self
fertile)
Evergreen. This form of holly is NOT PRICKLY and is safe around
children, it is fully hardy, and has stunning gold edged leaves. This
variety is SELF FERTILE so you only need one bush to produce bright red
berries. We are offering some very large 6.5-7ft specimens in 15litre
pots with 1.5-2inch diameter trunks, and 3-4ft spread of foliage. These
specimens will make an instant hedge. Some of the actual specimens on
offer are shown to the left.
15litre (6.5-7ft inc. pot)
£69.99
(B)
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Standard BAY Trees Laurus
nobilis - 5ft specimens
Ideal for that sculptural look for an entranceway or pathway, the bay
tree is fully hardy, and evergreen, and easy to care for. We have some
lovely 5ft specimens (inc. pot) which have 3ft stems and 1ft heads of
foliage available now.
5ft (inc. pot) Standard Bays
£49.99
(B)
or two for
£80.00 (B)

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LILAC TREE (standard) Syringa
vulgaris - Charles Joy
The beautiful Lilac Tree is a mass of colour in Spring after the
colourless winter, and its vivid, large flowers are a welcome sight
which means summer is on the way! This is a small, deciduous tree which
is easily manageable in the small garden. We are offering a range of
beautiful 'standard' grown lilac trees, which are 5ft, with a 2-3ft main
stem and multiple branches to form a head. Charles Joy (flower colour
shown in the photo to the left) is a fabulous dark red cultivar.
7-10litre (5ft-5.5ft inc. pot)
£29.99
(B)
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SAMBUCUS BLACK LACE - Black
Dissected Elder One of the most exciting
hybrids of recent years has been this amazing lacy leaf pure BLACK form
of Sambucus. This is simply a MUST HAVE plant for any garden! It's leaf
form is very like a JAPANESE MAPLE, but this Sambucus is much easier to
grow and maintain, requiring no particular soil, position, or watering.
It is deciduous, so you are going to lose those stunning leaves over
winter, but the reward is that this plant bursts into black leaf in
early spring, and in early summer, Sambucus Black Lace is covered in
sprays of large PINK flowers which are superb against the black
dissected leaves.
This is an EASY plant to grow, and can cope with most conditions, and
can be used in the garden as a specimen plant, or in a pot for a patio
display. We are offering very large 12litre specimens, which are
5-6ft inc. pot.
12litre (5-6ft inc. pot)
£49.99
(B)

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