Sculptural Plants

Trees and conifers are not confined to large gardens, but can be POTTED for patios, small gardens or seating areas. Even large trees can be safely and easily grown in containers, and moved about the garden for that instant canopy effect. We stock many and unusual trees at he nursery including oramental cherries, silk trees, & acacia. Please note that all sizes include the pot.

JAPANESE CHERRIES - click here

	Acacia dealbata Gaulois Asteris - Silver Acacia Tree We are offering the NEW variety of acacia dealbata which is called 'Gaulois Astier' -it keeps its leaves much better in winter, and has denser, bushier growth which is slightly darker green. Superb 6ft specimens available now. 7L pot, 6ft specimens £39.99 (B) (available again in Spring 2012)
	Acacia melanoxolyn - Hardy Evergreen Blackwood Acacia Acacia mealanoxolyn is a rarely offered, FULLY HARDY, beautiful Acacia tree that can be grown outdoors in most parts of Britain - these trees have actually self seeded and are growing in abundance in the Blackpool area! Acacia melanoxolyn is a fast growing Acacia, with lovely dark grey bark when mature, and fascinating delicate Acacia leaves when young. 1 litre pots. 10litre pot, 5-6ft trees
	Acacia pravissima - Hardy Evergreen Weeping Acacia Acacia pravissima is one of the strangest trees we grow at Silk Tree Nurseries. This beautiful tree is very rarely available, but should be grown more often in the UK as it is a reliably HARDY Acacia tree which will grow in the UK climate with ease. It is EVERGREEN, with very unusual TRIANGULAR leaves. Acacia pravissima has a lovely weeping habit, and when it reaches 3-4ft will begin to flower, with exquisite yellow puff ball flowers covering the whole tree. 2L pot (18inch) £9.99 (A)
	Albizzia julibrissin Rosea - Persian Pink Silk Tree 'Rosea' is the selected deep pink form of the species Silk Tree, and after growing this form fo rthe last seven years, we have found it to be very, very hardy, and vigorous producing a fabulous small tree in just a few years. Available now as 3ft specimens. 3Litre pot £19.99 (A)
	Albizzia julibrissin Ombrella Bourbri - Silk Tree A grafted form chosen for its umbrella like weeping habit. A truly breathtaking silk tree and much sought after. Deep pink flowers, and dark green foliage, and very hardy. We have very limited numbers of 6ft specimens available - the photos show one of the actual specimens available (taken in September) - click to enlarge. 10L 4ft specimens £49.99 (B)
	Albizzia julibrissin SUMMER CHOCOLATE - Red Leaf Silk Tree For the first time this year we are pleased to be offering in VERY limited numbers the new RED LEAF silk tree, Albizzia Summer Chocolate. Leaves of this silk tree unfurl green and then turn to deep burgundy red in the summer sun. Deep pink flowers in late summer as the leaves are at their darkest. A truly spectacular form of silk tree, hardy in a sheltered location. 10L 4ft specimens £49.99 (B)
	Albizzia julibrissin SHIDARE - NEW Weeping Silk Tree For the first time we have just 10 of these very new, very special top grafted silk trees available. Weeping branches cascde down from a central stem to create a magnificent and beautiful hybrid . We have just 10 available at this size for this year. 10L 7ft specimens £129.99 (E) (6 available)
	Betula utilis jacquemontii ' SNOW QUEEN' White stemmed Himalayan Birch The white stemmed Himalayan Birch has been the darling of the Chelsea Flower Show for the last 2 years, and when you see one up close, you understand why! They are simply stunning in Spring, Summer, Autumn, and especially Winter. Young branches begin an ordinary brown colour, but as the trees mature, this peels back to reveal a brilliant snow white underbark. Contrast this with the greens of exotic foliage of palms and cordylines, or compliment the Himalayn Birch with the vivid red, orange, and yellow stems of Dogwood and you will have the best Winter display possible. Himalayan Birch are completely hardy, and will tolerate most soils - they are ideal for a small, medium, or large garden, and can be pruned to shape. They will not damage the house foundations, so can be planted quite close to the home - alternatively, why not plant them in containers and have a patio display of these magnificent trees. The wind rustling through the leaves in Spring and Summer will really make a patio come to life. 5litre , 5ft (bareroot, just potted, supplied in pot) £29.99 (B) 15litre, 6ft (inc. pot) £49.99 (B)
	Betula pendula - Silver Birch The Silver Birch is still one of my very favourite trees, with beautiful, shimmering foliage in the growing season, which rustles in the slightest breeze and looks like a delicate waterfall of green and silver. Catkins of brown and gold cascade from the tree in Winter, and when only a little older, this tree has magnificent bark for all year round interest. This tree can be pruned to be kept at any height in your garden (even as a bonsai!) - don't be afraid to plant a large growing tree in a small garden - as long as they are pruned every Winter they can be grown with ease. However, as a PATIO TREE, Silver Birch are superb - you can move it around the patio to screen areas, and the shimmering foliage make a nice contrast to pot bamboo. Container grown trees can be planted ANY time of the year. 10L pot (just potted) , 6ft specimens at £24.99 (B) 35L pot, 9-11ft specimens (available for collection only) at £75.00
	Betula pendula YOUNGII - Weeping Silver Birch If you only ever have one tree as a pot specimen on your patio, then this must be it! The fabulous WEEPING Silver Birch tree is quite unlike any other, with its beautiful weeping branches. Having three or four of these wonderful trees in a semi-circle around your seating area or barbecue really creates an atmosphere of calm and tranquility, with the breeze catching the delicate leaves which twinkle and shimmer silver and green. Oranges and yellow autumn foliage follow next season. The Weeping Silver Birch also makes a wonderful specimen tree for the small garden, where it will grow slowly to a maximum of 10-12ft. 10L pot, 6ft specimens (more in November 2011)
	ITALIAN CYPRESS - cupressus sempivirens That classic Italian garden look is captured beautifully only by the spectacular Italian Cypress. Instantly creating that sculptured, expensive, designer image, these beautiful trees can be used in a formal garden, as a regal screen, or as a specimen container tree on a patio. Always the darling of the Chelsea flower shows, they shine in any formal effect garden. The top picture to the left shows some of our lovely, elegant 5.5ft specimens which are cupressus semp. Fastigiata. The bottom photo shows our smaller 4ft specimens of Cupressus semp. Totem. 5L pot, 5.5ft (inc. pot) specimens £29.99 (B) (more in Spring 2012) 3L pot, 3.5ft (inc. pot) specimens £24.99 (A)
	Cupressus wilma - Golden Lemon Scented 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. It is much easier to maintain than the common Box columns you often see, does not suffer from Box diseaeses, and does not 'burn' like Box and other conifers often can. Ideal in a pot, or plant them in your lawn, this specimen conifer 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. 5L pot, 4ft specimens £29.99 (B)
	Eucalyptus gunnii - Gum Tree The toughest of all the gum trees, this Eucalyptus will survive any soil, any abuse, any amount of pruning, and any conditons! You can grow it as a dense bush by clipping every year, in a pot, or as a 50ft high tree! Beautiful all year round blue foliage. 3L pot, 3ft specimens £12.99 (A)
	Eucalyptus niphophila - Alpine Snow Gum Tree The Alpine Snow Gum, Eucalyptus niphophila, is one the most attractive FULLY HARDY Eucalyptus. What makes this Eucalyptus so distinctive is the large oval blue leaves, which really show during the winter months as this beautiful species keeps its foliage all through the year. It has snakeskin bark at a young age, and can be used to great effect as a backdop for the greener foliage plants (Cordylines and Palms), or grow in a pot on the patio, and pruned to keep to a desired height. 5L pot, 5-6ft specimens
	Gingko biloba - Japanese Maidenhair Tree We are privileged to offer these living fossils, which date back hundreds of millions of years. A unique and unusual tree which has fan shaped leaves turning a mouth watering honey yellow in autumn. The Ginkgo is an extraordinary tree, bathed in mysticism and revered in Japan where some specimens still growing are over 900 years old. This Gingko tree makes an ideal addition to the Japanese style garden - please see our JAPANESE PLANTS selection, click here. 3L pot, 3ft specimens £12.99 (A) 10L pot, 4-5ft specimens £24.99 (A)
	ILEX AQUIFOLIUM - Green Holly Evergreen. The common variety of holly that is an ideal barrier against unwanted visitors to the garden, or can be used in topiary forms. See our HEDGING section for sizes available: click here
	Juniperus 'BLUE ARROW' - PENCIL COLUMNAR BLUE CONIFER This is not only one of our most popular conifers, but also one of my favourites. Juniper 'Blue Arrow' is a columnar conifer, which means it grows high and slim, making an extremely archetectural specimens. Blue Arrow is VERY straight and narrow, in fact almost as elegant as an Italian Cypress, but with the benefit of having beautiful, shimmering, light blue foliage. This conifer is EVERGREEN, so you will keep this blue foliage all through the depths of Winter - it is totally unaffected by wind, frost, ice - even in a pot. The top photo shows some of the 4ft specimens in stock (click on picture to enlarge) - we also have larger 6ft specimens now available shown in the bottom photo to the left. 5L pot, 4ft (inc. pot) specimens £29.99 (B) 10L / 15L pot (just potted from rootball) - shipped in pots 6ft £59.99 (B)
	Juniperus 'SKY ROCKET' - PENCIL GREEN CONIFER Juniper Sky Rocket is another popular columnar conifer, and , as the name suggests, shoots upwards - slightly faster than Blue Arrow, but easily maintained, growing 1-2ft per year in the ground. Ideal to line a patio or pathway, as a specimen in a pot, or as a formal and sculptural hedge. We have some large 6ft specimens (inc. pot) in stock now (shown in photo). 10L / 15L pot (just potted from rootball) - shipped in pots 6ft £59.99 (B)
	Larix decidua - JAPANESE LARCH 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. 3L pot, 2ft specimens £9.99 (A) 10L pot, 4ft specimens £24.99 (B) Bonsai specimen (wired branches) £24.99 (A)
	Magnolias - for availability lease see our Japanese section - CLICK HERE 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. For availability, please see our JAPANESE PLANTS section - CLICK HERE
	Paulownia tomentosa - Foxglove Tree The Paulownia tomentosa is a favourite at Silk Tree Nurseries because of its stunning jungle like foliage, and can be used to great effect in the Jungle or Exotic garden. This beautiful tree bears very unique and spectacular flowers BEFORE the leaves which resemble foxgloves growing from the branches. You can grow this lovely tree in two ways - as an upright specimen tree where it will grow to a substantial height in a short period, or coppice it to grow it as a large shrub / bush. To produce flowers: You mustn't prune it, as the flowers are produced on last years wood. To produce massive 3ft+ diameter leaves: Prune it! Do this in the winter months when the tree is dormant (Dec-Feb) cutting into the hardwood, prune to approx. 3-4ft. This will be at the expense of the flowers, but will produce very very large leaves. 3ft plants, 5Litre pots - £19.99 (B) (more in Spring 2012)
	Prunus 'STELLA' - Edible Cherry In our opinion, this is the best edible cherry tree for the UK with lots and lots of fruit that WILL ripen and can be eaten off the tree. Strong growing, and diseases resistant. We supply this tree in three different forms; dwarf standard, half standard, and 10litre tree. The dwarf standards are ideal for patios in pots or small gardens. All our stella trees are grafted. 10Litre Pot 4ft DWARF STANDARD £49.99 (B) 10Litre Pot 6ft (bareroot, just potted) £29.99 (B) 15Litre Pot 6ft HALF STANDARD (bareroot, just potted) £49.99 (B)
	Rhus typhina - Staghorn Sumach Sumach trees are one of the easiest trees to care for, and really do have that exotic feel to them, with weeping brances of pinnate leaves to 2ft long. Stunning autumn foliage of bright orange and red, with crimson red fruit in the winter months. An ideal small tree for garden planting. The photos show some of our larger specimens (which will be available in autumn) 3Litre Pot 2ft specimens - £14.99 (A) 10Litre Pot 4-5ft specimens - £39.99 (B)
	Fire Fern Sumach Tree - Rhus typhina dissecta The Fire Fern Sumach Tree is a beautiful and very unusual small tree that has large, fern-like foliage which is very tropical looking, hairy red stems and branches, and red conical fruits over winter. This is a deciduous tree, losing all it's leaves in winter, BUT before it does this, you are given the most spectacular autumn foliage display of any tree, comparable only to Japanese Maples and Liquidamber's! The leaves of the Fire Fern Sumach will come ablaze with yellow, orange, gold, and even scarlet red foliage! 3litre pot, 2-3ft specimens - £19.99 (A) 10litre pot, 3-4ft specimens - £29.99 (B)