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  • Amur Maple

    Amur Maple Seed

    Acer ginnala

    Amur Maple is a deciduous shrub or small tree with a vigorous spreading growth habit. The 3 lobed leaves turn vivid crimson and orange in autumn. It produces fragrant green-white flowers in late spring. It produces masses of seed and in America is becoming invasive, but here in UK is one of the best for autumn tints.

    £3.25 inc. VAT
  • Pinus cembra

    Arolloa / Swiss Pine

    Pinus cembra

    Pinus cembra is a small slow growing tree with an almost columnar habit and purple-blue cones. The densely arranged dark blue green needles are blue-white on the inner surface and arranged in fives. It is resistant to white pine blister rust and is therefore being used to try and breed for resistance in other pines. The timber this tree produces is pale, soft and easy to work – ideal for wood turning.

    Slices of the cone are used to flavour Schnapps

    £9.50£25.00 inc. VAT
  • Atlas Cedar Seed

    Cedrus atlantica

    The Atlas Cedar is one of the most planted of the decorative conifers. Its long grey-green leaves cover the branches thickly. Branches become horizontal, but slightly drooping, with age. Useful for being heat and drought resistant. There used to be vast forests in Morocco and Algeria, but these are declining.  A most famous tree is that planted on the lawn outside the White House in Washington D.C

     

    Not for forestry purposes.

    £4.00£11.50 inc. VAT
  • pinus nigra austriaca dms

    Austrian Pine Seed

    Pinus nigra austriaca

    The Austrian Pine is a commonly planted evergreen conifer with a dense head of large branches. The best suited of all the pines to chalky or lime rich soils, drought tolerant when established, though undoubtedly it grows better on rich, moist but well drained soils. The needles are dark green and in bundles of 2. Makes a good windbreak, especially in coastal areas.

     

    Not for forestry purposes.

    £4.00£12.00 inc. VAT
  • BLACK BIRCH

    Black Birch Seed

    Betula lenta

    Black Birch is also known as Cherry Birch because of the similarity to cherry in foliage and Sweet Birch because the sap smells and  contains Oil of Wintergreen. Fantastic yellow autumn leaf colour and dark shiny bark, becoming plated and ridged on maturity.

    This tree is rarely grown, although it is quite fast  and makes a very attractive multi-stem specimen for a smallish garden.

     

     

    £5.00 inc. VAT
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    Black/Rum Cherry Seed

    Prunus serotina

    A medium sized tree with simple serrated, glossy, deciduous leaves up to 15cm long. About 40 white flowers are produced on each raceme in the spring. These give rise to fruit which turns from green to red and then black. Mature Black cherry is easily recognised by its dark grey or black bark that can easily be broken off, and the almond smell coming from young twigs if the bark has been scraped off. Good for birds which eat the fruit, although both the stones and foliage(especially when wilted) is poisonous to livestock.

    £4.00 inc. VAT
  • pinus aristata

    Bristlecone Pine Seed

    Pinus aristata

    Pinus aristata or Bristlecone Pine is a large shrub or small characterful tree with needles in groups of 5,  flecked with white resin, looking like dandruff. This is how to tell it from the other Bristlcone pine, Pinus longaeva . It has slender bristle like cones. Some specimens in the wild are over 2500yrs old, it is very slow growing! The oldest trees are found in northern New Mexico, Arizona and in the Rockies at high elevations where the conditions are cold and dry.

    £5.50 inc. VAT
  • Cedrus libani

    Cedar of Lebanon Seed

    Cedrus libani

    Lebanese Cedar is a huge wide-spreading, flat topped conifer, whose characteristic architectural growth habit forms a tiered arrangement. Young trees are conical but branches spread as the tree matures. Cedar of Lebanon has many historical associations. It is the national emblem of Lebanon, and on the Lebanese flag, although there are decreasing numbers growing in the wild. King Solomon is said to have used Cedar timber to build his temple. Cones are large and oval, taking 18 months to mature and then fall to pieces. The timber is prized for furniture making, being close-grained, a good colour and aromatic. Cedar oil extract is used in cosmetics.

     

    Not for forestry purposes.

    £6.00£10.00 inc. VAT
  • Prunus cerasifera

    Cherry Plum Seed

    Prunus myrobalan / cerasifera

    Cherry Plum is a small, native, deciduous tree smothered in small white flowers in early spring. Mature specimens bear red cherry-plums in late summer and autumn. It is an excellent shrub for a dense hedge and attracts early insects so is useful on meadow edges and mixed plantings of native trees. Tolerant of pruning. Also known as Myrobalan Cherry. (There are other trees from Asia, also know as Myrobalan)

    £4.00 inc. VAT
  • Toona leaves and fruit

    Chinese Mahogany Seed

    Toona sinensis

    Toona sinensis is a highly decorative deciduous tree, often multistemmed. The long and large pinnate aromatic leaves are often pink when young and are used in Chinese cuisine. The smooth bark on young trees becomes shaggier with age. Small scented flowers in July, white or pink, are produced in long pannicles at branch ends. The wood is used for furniture as a ‘genuine’ mahogany substitute and also burns aromatically. It is now being investigated as an alternative woodland tree because of climate change and disease issues.

    £2.50 inc. VAT
  • wisteria dms

    Chinese Wisteria Seed

    Wisteria sinensis

    Wisteria is probably the most noble of climbers. The leaves are made up of 9 to 13 oblong leaflets. The highly scented mauve or deep lilac flowers are borne before the leaves in spring and are produced on racemes up to 30cm long. These are followed by velvety seed pods. A mature specimen is a wonder to see and smell. Prune twice a year, shortening the long tendrils in February and again in June.

    £10.00£20.00 inc. VAT
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    Corkbark Fir Seed

    Abies lasiocarpa

    Cork Bark Fir is a very ornamental conifer which is relatively rare in its native area. It has attractive densely arranged, blue-green needles. The bark on mature trees becomes deeply furrowed and corky. This tree is extremely hardy, growing near the tree-line in Arizona and New Mexico. It tolerates near alpine conditions, but is a real asset to a smaller garden since it is slow growing.

    £2.50£12.50 inc. VAT
  • Corsican Pine

    Corsican Pine Seed

    Pinus nigra corsicana

    Corsican Pine(Pinus nigra) is a species especially suited as windbreaks, preferring well drained soils and it can also tolerate coastal conditions. It is a two needle pine, the needles often being slightly twisted. Pinus nigra are found, in variations, round the Mediterranean. In the UK  it is used in preference to Scots pine as a timber tree, for building and for pulp.

     

    Not for forestry purposes.

    £4.00£10.00 inc. VAT
  • metasequoia,in winter dms

    Dawn Redwood Seed

    Metasequoia glyptostroboides

    The Dawn Redwood, thought of as a ‘living fossil’, is a deciduous conifer, the leaves of which turn tawny pink and old gold in autumn. It is fast growing and makes quite a narrow conical tree with a shaggy bark that falls off in ribbons. The trunk itself tends to be broad at the bottom. It is widely planted as an ornamental tree but in the wild  the population is decreasing. It is protected in China, but over-collection of seed from the wild has resulted in a lack of regeneration in its native areas. The first fossils of the tree were discovered in 1941, in China, and were aged at 150million years old!

    £2.50£8.50 inc. VAT
  • Cedrus Deodora dms

    Deodar Cedar Seed

    Cedrus deodara

    Deodar Cedar is a large conifer with a pendulous growth habit when young. It keeps a droopy leading shoot even on mature trees. Needle-like leaves, up to 5cm long, have a bluish bloom when young.  Architectural, so makes a good specimen tree. The timber is rot resistant, close grained and aromatic and therefore historically used for storage rooms and boxes, having a certain amount of anti-fungal and insect repellent properties.  Deodar forests were/are thought to be sacred to the God Shiva and used as places of meditation. It is the national tree of Pakistan.

    £5.50 inc. VAT
  • pinus mugo dms

    Dwarf Mountain Pine (Mughus)Seed

    Pinus mugo mughus

    Dwarf Mountain Pine is a shrubby conifer with dark green needles set in pairs. Mountain Pine succeeds on all well drained soils including chalk and limestone.  A good evergreen addition to larger rock and scree gardens, adding form and winter interest.

     

    £2.50£17.00 inc. VAT
  • European Larch in Autumn

    European Larch Seed

    Larix decidua

    European Larch, Larix decidua, is a fast growing deciduous conifer. It has a slender conical crown when young with drooping branches in older specimens. Fine needles turn yellow in autumn and the small brown cones stay on the tree through the winter. Great areas have been planted for timber and it is useful as a nurse tree for other trees since it grows so fast and is very hardy.

    Not for forestry purposes.

    £4.00£24.50 inc. VAT
  • Abies alba

    European Silver Fir Seed

    Abies alba

    The European Silver Fir is common in the mountains of France, Germany and Switzerland. When young it makes a symmetrical conical shape. In the wild it is found in areas of high rainfall and northern aspect, in mixed forests of Norway Spruce and Beech. Foliage and timber are highly  pine scented and essential oils are extracted from them. The white wood is mainly used for construction, pulp, plywood and paper manufacture. It is quite often grown for Christmas tree production, more so in America than Europe.

     

    Not for forestry purposes.

     

    £6.50 inc. VAT
  • Henry's Maple

    Henry’s Maple Seed

    Acer henryi

    Henry’s Maple is a rare, small deciduous tree, often multi-stemmed when mature. It grows a wide, flatish crown and striated bark. The trifoliate leaves have fine red stems, hairy veins and good autumn colours of red, yellow and orange. Native of China, it was introduced to UK in 1903, but is still rarely grown. It is an excellent tree for smaller gardens since it casts only light shade and doesn’t grow too tall.

    £4.50 inc. VAT
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    Hers’s Maple Seed

    Acer grosser var hersii

    Acer davidii subsp. grosseri var hersii

    Hers’s Maple is another Snakebark Maple, with olive green bark, striped with white and cream.  It grows to be a small, round headed, graceful tree, sometimes multi-stemmed. The deciduous foliage is almost oval  with 3 indistinct lobes. Autumn colour is orange and yellow. No pruning is needed. Useful for a smaller garden.

     

     

     

    £2.50£7.50 inc. VAT
  • Hibiscus dms

    Hibiscus or Tree Hollyhock Seed

    Hibiscus syriacus

    Hibiscus is a late flowering, large or medium sized deciduous shrub. The large blue/purple trumpet shaped flowers are most impressive as they open between midsummer and autumn. Twiggy  growth that can become congested, but requires no regular pruning. It is very slow to come into leaf, only just appearing alive by mid May. The seeds look like small sea animals with fine cilia  hairs round the edges for swimming!

     

    £2.50 inc. VAT
  • Chamaecyparis obtusa

    Hinoki Cypress Seed

    Chamaecyparis obtusa

    Hinoki Cypress is a large, slow growing conical tree with horizontally spreading branches and scale-like leaves that are a deep shiny green. Grown as a forest tree in Japan, its good quality, aromatic timber is used in building. There have been lots of selections made for more ornamental cultivars which are usually dwarf or slower growing with yellow foliage.

    £2.00£5.00 inc. VAT
  • Japanese Black Pine

    Japanese Black Pine Seed

    Pinus thunbergii

    Black Pine is a distinctive, splendid large tree with twisted branches. It has rigid twisted needles, arranged in pairs, up to 18cm long and is an important timber tree in its native Japan. As a young tree it makes a stiffly conical shape, but gets quirkier with age. Slow growing. In winter, buds at the branch end are silky and white. Female flowers are often extremely numerous and are an attractive red/pink/purple.

    £2.00£8.50 inc. VAT
  • cryptomeria tree dms

    Japanese Cedar Seed

    Cryptomeria japonica

    Japanese Cedar is a fast growing, columnar conifer which is easily cultivated and thrives in most soils. Its feathery foliage is actually made of short needles spirally arranged and similar to Sequoiadendron. Both needles and timber are aromatic

     

    £4.00 inc. VAT