Trees & Shrubs
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Macqui, Chilean Wineberry Elaeaocarpaceae
Large evergreen shrub to 3m, with multiple stems, white bell-shaped flowers in May & small edible black berries (6mm).
Uva de la Cordillera Berberidaceae
Rarely offered low-growing berberis with bright orange flowers and black berries held on needle-like foliage. Evergreen. Edible fruit. Collected from Patagonia in 2000.
Carolina Allspice Calycanthaceae
Aromatic medium-sized shrub with showy red-brown flowers. Sunny well-drained position. Aromatic bark used a cinnamon substitute. USA.
Indian Bean Tree Bignoniaceae
Medium sized broad crowned tree to 18 metres, broad heart-shaped leaves, and clusters of 20-40 trumpet shaped white flowers, followed by long slender pods. USA.
Japanese Quince Rosaceae
Medium-sized deciduous shrub with glossy ovate leaves and white, deep pink tinged flowers. Followed by edible apple-shaped greenish-yellow fragrant fruit. Excellent for a wall.
Chinese Dogwood Cornaceae
Deciduous shrub up to 7m, producing dramatic displays of whit to pink blooms. Followed by numerous edible fleshy berries. Hardy.
Cornelian Cherry Cornaceae
Excellent shrub with masses of bright yellow flowers in late winter, followed by dark ruby red berries. These are eaten across Europe and into Asia. Similar to cranberries. These plants are from Georgian seed.
Kahikatea Podocarpaceae
Slow growing evergreen podocarp from New Zealand, with fine bronzy foliage. Hardy here, even-through the last three winters.
Elaeocarpus Elaeaocarpaceae
Tree to 10m with oblanceolate evergreen shiny leaves, and racemes of greeny-white flowers. Followed by black olive-like fruit in autumn. Our collection from Cheju, S Korea. Scarce.
Manna Ash Oleaceae
Medium sized tree to 15m, with pinnate dark green glossy leaves, and dense panicles of white flowers in late spring. Source of ‘manna’ - a sweet exudate used a sugar-free sweetener.
Persian Honey Locust Fabacae
Medium sized tree to 12m from the Caucasus. Pinnate leaves with racemes of greenish flowers followed by 20cm long dark brown pods. Trunk covered in branched spines.
Korean Honey Locust Fabacae
Large tree to 20m from Korea. Pinnate leaves with greenish flowers in June. Pods ripen from October to December. The flesh inside the pods is edible. Used medicinally.
Grevillea Proteaceae
Evergreen compact hardy grevillea to 1.6m. Needle-like leaves and racemes of pink-red and cream flowers. Long flowering. Sheltered position away from cold winds.
Sea Buckthorn Elaeagnaceae
Native deciduous shrub with silver leaves and bright orange berries. Berries eaten raw or cooked. Rich in Vitamin C and A. Dioecious. Tolerates marine exposure. Ht 2.5m.
Ocean Spray Rosaceae
Fast growing deciduous shrub with small lobbed leaves and cascades of scented white flowers. Seeds edible and medicinal. Sun or part-shade. Ht 3m.
Japanese Raisin tree Rhamnaceae
A deciduous glossy-leaved tree growing to 10m. Hardy to Zone 6. Producing sweet fruit with the texture of raisins. Scented white flowers.
Silver-leaf Hydrangea Hydrangeaceae
A rare deciduous hydrangea with white flat, lace-cap flowerheads and green obtuse leaves. Sun or part-shade. USA.
Hydrangea Hydrangeaceae
A stunning deciduous white hydrangea for sun or part-shade, producing huge white flowerheads from July till October. Makes a good low hedge. Ht 2.5m. Sp 2.5m. Acid or alkali soils.
Hydrangea Hydrangeaceae
A spectacular upright deciduous hydrangea with conical, self-supporting, lime-green flowerheads from August. Bred by Pieter Zwinenburg in 1990. Ht 2m. Sp 2m.
Curry Bush Hypericaceae
A rarely offered large shrub with small evergreen leaves and masses of small deep yellow flowers with red buds. Our collection at 3000m from Simien Mountains in Ethiopia. Ht 3m. Ethiopia.
Virginia Sweetspire Iteaceae
Arching shrub which produces masses of slender racemes of white flowers in July, followed by dramatic red autumn colouration. Leaves held well into December. Full sun or part-shade. Ht 1.5-1.8m.
Prickly Castor Oil Tree Araliaceae
Attractive slow-growing spiny stemmed tree to 25m, with green palmate leaves and small clusters of white flowers. Edible leaves. Korea. Japan.
Beauty Bush Caprifoliaceae
Graceful, very hardy, medium-sized shrub forming a dense bush. Arching branches producing masses of bell-shaped pink flowers in May & June. Sun or part-shade. Ht 2.5m. ‘Pink Cloud’ is a pink-flowered seedling from Wisley.
English Honeysuckle Caprifoliaceae
Deliciously scented white-pale yellow flowering form of our native honeysuckle. Flowering from late May to September. Excellent subject for a wall, arch or fence. Attracts hummingbird hawkmoths. Long flowering season. Keep watered for a long flowering season. The scent can fill a garden in early evening.
Hack’s Red Tartarian Honeysuckle Caprifoliaceae
Erect bushy deciduous shrub with lance-shaped dark green leaves and deep rose pink flowers in spring and red berries. Ht 3m. Central Asia.
Neillia Rosaceae
Attractive medium-sized shrub with three-lobed leaves and terminal racemes of pink tubular flowers in May & June. Ht 2m. W China.
Chinese Nine Bark Rosaceae
Small spreading shrub with arching stems, three-lobed leaves and small white flowers on branching racemes in summer. Edible fruit. Ht 2m. E Himalayas.
Yellow Tree Paeony Paeoniaceae
Upright shrub with deeply cut green leaves and single cup-shaped yellow flowers. Vigorous and hardy shrub with a good display in April/May. Ht 2m.
Brewer’s Spruce Pinaceae
Tall evergreen conifer with blue-green weeping foliage. Forming large curtains. Long fir cones. Ht 30m.
Oriental Plane Platanaceae
A large deciduous tree with a large spreading crowns. Attractive bark and dissected palmate leaves. Ht 20m.
Snow Totara Podocarpaceae
Compact low-growing conifer with orange new growth. Podocarpus ‘Blaze’ was raised in 1986 by Graham Hutchins of County Park Nursery, Hornchurch, Essex, UK. It is a cross between Podocarpus lawrencei from Australia, and Podocarpus nivalis from New Zealand.
Victoria Christmas Bush Lamiaceae
Compact form with dark green leaves and dense sprays of pale lavender flowers in spring and summer. Aromatic leaves. Attracts bees.
Ornamental Pear Rosaceae
Medium-sized deciduous ornamental pear with masses of white blossom in spring before the leaves appear. Good autumn colour. Bred by Edward Scalon in the US. Ht 10-15m.
Valonia Oak Fagaceae
Semi-deciduous hardy oak with dissected leaves and very large acorns. Acorns used in the tanning industry. Our collection from Crete. Low tannin acorns. Ht 15m. Mediterranean.
Himalayan Banj Oak Fagaceae
Evergreen oak with shiny dark green ovate leaves with a serrate margin. White hairy undersides. Our collection from Shillong, India.
Cork Oak Fagaceae
Portuguese evergreen cork oak. Small shiny dark green leaves and corky bark. Endangered by use of plastic corks. Our collection from the Algarve. Cork harvested every 9-12 years.