Acacia dealbata is a beautiful, delicate foliage tree which has Mimosa like leaves and stunning pom pom yellow flowers. It is often misnamed the Mimosa, and although very similar, this tree is actually hardy in the sheltered garden. It is able to withstand -8C for short periods of time, and when established down to -15C. Acacia dealbata is established in many RHS gardens around the country and is a superb plant to try in the sheletered garden.

5L pot, 2-3ft specimens £14.99 (A)

5litre pot  4-5ft specimens £24.99 (B) 

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.

3L pot, 2-3ft specimens £14.99 (A)  

The Snow Berry, Amelanchier canadensis is a small tree or large shrub grown for its beautiful, fragrant white display of flowers in the Spring months. Hundreds of star white fragrant flowers cover the tree in March / April which are then followed by bronze leaves turning to dark green and then to a beautiful autumn display of orange and reds.
The Snow Berry is an ideal small tree for the small garden or patio, and it is very drought tolerant even in a pot. With its pure white display it makes a perfect small tree for the country or cottage garden. 10L pot, 4-5ft specimens £19.99 (B)

We are offering for the first time a brand new hyrbrid Silk Tree, which has been bred especially for cold hardiness, for it's extended flower period, and for it's naturally 'Umbrella' forming shape. This new Silk Tree is grown under licence, and was bred in 1980 in France by crossing the Pink Silk Tree (Albizzia julibrissin 'Rosea' ) and an unamed Albizzia julibrissin seedling. What resulted was a very cold hardy Silk Tree, able to withstand UK winters, and with a naturally umbrella like foliage pattern. It's flowers are also VERY FRAGRANT. This is a very unusual tree that will be admired by all who see it.

3-5L pot, 2-3ft specimens £19.99 (B) 

'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 2-3ft specimens.

2L  pot  £7.99 (A)    

5L 2-3ft specimens £19.99 (B)  

We are offering for the first time a brand new hyrbrid Silk Tree, which has been bred especially for cold hardiness, for it's extended flower period, and for it's much redder flower than the species Silk Tree. Not available anywhere else in the UK (to our knowledge), we have on offer Albizzia julibrissin 'Rouge d'ete'.

3L 2-3ft specimens £19.99 (A)

10litre, 6ft specimens  - £34.99 (B)

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, 5-6ft  specimens £24.99 (B) or 2 for £39.99 (B)

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. Bareroot supplied potted in 10litre pots.

10L pot, 5-6ft specimens £29.99 (B)

Cedrus deodora is simply one of the most beautiful of all the Cedars, with magnificent weeping branches of blue-green pine needles. It is fully hardy and EVERGREEN and is a perfect patio container tree! This is a very large tree if planted in the ground, but keep it in a large pot and you will have a most superb specimen tree that will keep its form all year round. We have 20yr old 7-9ft specimens at the nursery, in pots, and they are awe inspiring trees which we often use in our entranceway to the nursery.

3ft container grown 7-10ltr specimens £19.99 (B)

5L pot, 3ft container specimens £14.99 (A)

10litre pot , 4-5ft specimens £39.99 (B)  

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.

3-5L pot,2.5-3ft specimens £7.99 (A) or 2 for £14.99 (A)

2L pot, 2-3ft specimens £8.99 (A) 

5L pot, 4-5ft specimens £19.99 (A) 

3L pot, 2- 3ft specimens £12.99 (A) 

7L pot, 4-5ft specimens £24.99 (B) 

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. Unlike some confiers also described as 'coloumnar' (ie: Juniper Skyrocket), 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. We have been using Juniper 'Blue Arrows' in our Mediterranean garden designs, where they blend nicely with Olive Trees, and Italian Cypress. They can also be used to great effect on the patio, or at the front of the house, lining a pathway or either side of a front door.

5L pot, 3ft specimens £12.99 (A)

10L pot, 4-5ft specimens £29.99 (B)

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, 3-4ft  specimens - £24.99 (B)

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.

4-6ft plants, 5L-10Litre pots  

5ft container grown 10ltr specimens £39.99 (B)

We are pleased to to be offering for the first time this year the very beautiful and very rarely offered Piptanthus nepalensis, the Evergreen Himalayan Black Stemmed Laburnham. This is a wonderfully exotic looking large shrub or small tree that has glossy dark green leaves, on dark green to black stems. In spring and summer yellow sweet pea like flowers hang from the tree in racemes up to 1ft long. Piptanthus has become one of our favourites at the nursery, and one that is always in demand, for its lovely EVERGREEN nature over the winter months with contrasting black stems. 

3L pot, 2ft specimens £19.99 (A) 

10Litre Pot (just repotted)  4ft specimens -  £24.99 (B)  

10litre pot, 2-3ft specimens -  £19.99 (B)  

Kilmarnock willows make superb small garden trees, as they will never attain any more height than the graft - ie: the top of the tree will remain the height of the tree forever, and the branches will then weep all the way to the ground. They are a superb central focus for a cottage garden, and their sculptural effect would look fabulous in any garden setting, or as a truly unique patio tree.

10litre pot, 5-5.5ft specimens -  £24.99 (B)  

5litre pot, 5-5.5ft 'standards' specimens -  £14.99 (A)  

Sophora Sun King, also known as the Dragons Gold Tree, is a new  hybrid of Sophora, orginally found in Chile. This is a much cold hardier Sophora and is hardy in UK gardens in a sheltered position. This is a beuatiful, evergreen tree, which has fern like foliage and very stunning yellow pendulous flowers in March, April and May.

3litr pot, 2-3ft specimens - £15.99 (A)

The Totem or Irish Yew is a sculptural EVERGREEN conifer grown for its upright, totem pole like growth, making ideal for small gardens, and for lining pathways and patios. This is a VERY slow growing conifer, and is easily pruned to any height. In the autumn and winter months, red berries appear on the tree, making it an attraction for the birds.
These elegant conifers go well in the Italian style garden, the formal garden, or use to line a pathway or driveway. They also make good pot specimens.

5Litre Pot, 3ft specimens -  £15.99 (A)