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This page is split into
three sections regular hedging / ornamental and forestry conifers bare rooted
The overall measurements
stated in the plant descriptions are estimated Plant Sizess 10 years after the plants
leave the nursery, and will vary depending on geographical location.
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Regular Hedging Conifers |
| Cupressocyparis Leylandii |
| Cupressocyparis
leylandii. *E* Very fast growing conifer, ideal and most commonly used for hedging,
can be trimmed or left to grow naturally up to 8m+ overall. |
Plant Sizes
40/60cm 2Lt
40/60cm 3Lt
1.2/1.5Mt 10Lt
1.5/1.75Mt 10Lt
1.75/2Mt 18Lt
2.5/3Mt 35Lt
2.5/3Mt 65Lt
3/3.5Mt 65Lt
3.5Mt+ 65Lt |
| Cupressocyparis
leylandii Castlewellan Gold. *E* Very similar to Leylandii but foliage is golden, is
slower growing and more suitable for garden hedges. |
Plant Sizes
40/60cm 2Lt
40/60cm 3Lt
1.2/1.5Mt 10Lt
1.5/1.75Mt 10Lt
1.75/2Mt 18Lt
2.5/3Mt 35Lt
2.5/3Mt 65Lt
3/3.5Mt 65Lt
3.5Mt+ 65Lt |
| THUJA |
| Thuja
plicata. *E* A fast growing bushy conifer with medium green pungent foliage,
an ideal hedging or screening conifer. |
Plant Sizes
30/40cm 2Lt
40/60cm 3Lt
60/80cm 3Lt
1/1.25Mt_10Lt
1.5/1.75Mt 10Lt
1.75/2Mt 45Lt
2.5/3Mt 65Lt |
| Thuja plicata
Excelsa *E* As above A fast growing bushy conifer with medium green pungent
foliage, an ideal hedging or screening conifer.
|
Plant Sizes
30/40cm 2Lt
40/60cm 3Lt
60/80cm 3Lt
1/1.25Mt_10Lt
1.5/1.75Mt 10Lt
1.75/2Mt 45Lt
2.5/3Mt 65Lt |
| Ornamental Garden Landscape Conifers |
Container Size = C
2Lt/ 3Lt / 5Lt /10Lt = the container Size with volume measured in Litres
The overall measurements stated in the plant
descriptions are estimated Plant Sizess 10 years after the plants leave the nursery, and
will vary depending on geographical location. |
| ABIES |
| Abies koreana.
*E* Neat conical habit 2.0m, attractive all year round foliage, glossy green on top,
whitish beneath, plants bear cones freely on quite young trees. |
Plant Sizes
30/40cm 3Lt
40/60cm 10Lt |
| CEDRUS - Cedar |
| Cedrus atlantica
Glauca. *E* Pyramidal when young, ultimately flat topped with the Branches tending to
slope upwards 3.5 by 1.5m, silvery blue foliage. |
Plant Sizes
40/60cm 3Lt
100/120cm 10Lt |
| Cedrus deodara.
*E* A stately graceful tree, Broadly pyramidal when young 3.5
by 1.5m, dense pendent BRanches at the tips, foliage varies from light to dark green. |
Plant Sizes
40/60cm 3Lt
100/120cm 10Lt |
| Cedrus Libani.
"Lebanon Cedar" *E* Conical
when young, later becoming flat topped, with age foliage varies from light to dark green. |
Plant Sizes
40/60cm 3Lt
100/120cm 10Lt |
| CHAMAECYPARIS |
| Chamaecyparis
lawasoniana. *E* "Lawsons Cypress"
large conical tree with a dense growth and drooping BRanches, commonly used in hedges and
screens although it tends to loose lower BRanches with age, up to 3.0m tall. |
Plant Sizes
40/60cm 3Lt
75cm+ 10Lt |
| Chamaecyparis
lawsoniana Allumii. *E* Columnar habit, dense blue green foliage with large
flattened sprays, 2.0m overall. |
Plant Sizes
40/60cm 3Lt
75cm+ 10Lt |
| Chamaecyparis
lawsoniana Allumii Gold. *E* Of compact habit, young foliage tipped with
golden yellow, up to 1.8m tall. |
Plant Sizes
40/60cm 3Lt
75cm+ 10Lt |
| Chamaecyparis
lawasoniana Columnaris Glauca. *E* Blue densely packed narrow conical conifer
with blue grey foliage, up to 3.0m tall. |
Plant Sizes
40/60cm 3Lt
75cm+ 10Lt |
Chamaecyparis
lawasoniana Ellwoodii.
*E* Dwarf compact columnar shape, blue grey foliage, 1.0m tall. |
Plant Sizes
40/60cm 3Lt
75cm+ 10Lt |
| Chamaecyparis
lawasoniana Ellwoodii Gold. *E* Dwarf compact columnar shape, tips of foliage
have a yellow tinge, 0.5m overall. |
Plant Sizes
40/60cm 3Lt
75cm+ 10Lt |
| Chamaecyparis
lawasoniana Erecta Viridis. *E* Dense rich green foliage, columnar habit
BRoadening with age, 2m+ overall. |
Plant Sizes
40/60cm 3Lt
75cm+ 10Lt |
| Chamaecyparis
lawasoniana Minima Aurea. *E* Dense dwarf conifer, golden foliage, ideal for
rockery or flower boarders, 0.5m overall. |
Plant Sizes
40/60cm 3Lt
75cm+ 10Lt |
| Chamaecyparis
lawasoniana Minima Glauca. *E* Dwarf, grey green foliage in erect sprays
suitable for rockery or flower boarders, 0.5m overall. |
Plant Sizes
40/60cm 3Lt
75cm+ 10Lt |
Chamaecyparis
lawasoniana Minima Obtusa Nana Gracillis.
*E* Dwarf, Bright green shell like sprays for foliage, very slow growing and of
dense habit, 0.6m overall. |
Plant Sizes
40/60cm 3Lt
75cm+ 10Lt |
| Chamaecyparis
Lawasoniana Pottenii.*E* Makes a Broad column of dense feathery growth,
Broadening with age, 1.5m overall. |
Plant Sizes
40/60cm 3Lt
75cm+ 10Lt |
| Chamaecyparis
lawasoniana Stardust. *E* BRight yellow foliage tipped Bronze, upright habit,
2m+. |
Plant Sizes
40/60cm 3Lt
75cm+ 10Lt |
| Chamaecyparis
pisifera Boulevard. *E* Dense conical blue grey almost metallic foliage with purplish
tips in winter, slow growing, very popular in rockerys, up to 1.0m tall 0.9m Broad. |
Plant Sizes
40/60cm 3Lt
75cm+ 10Lt |
| CUPPRESSUS |
Cuppressus
Macrocarpa Goldcrest.
*E* Dense column of feathery golden foliage, particularly rich in winter but can be
damaged by harsh northern winters, 2.5m overall. |
Plant Sizes
40/60cm 3Lt
75cm+ 10Lt |
| JUNIPERUS |
| Juniperus
chinensis Stricta. *E* Conical in shape, foliage is silvery blue when young 1.5m. |
Plant Sizes
40/60cm 3Lt
75cm+ 10Lt |
| Juniperus communis
Compressa. *E* Dwarf slow growing compact upright habit 0.6m. |
Plant Sizes
20/30cm 3Lt |
| Juniperus communis
compressa Hibernica. *E* BRight green upright column of dense slender growth of 2m+. |
Plant Sizes
30/40cm 3Lt
40/60cm 7.5Lt |
| Juniperus
horizontalis Blue Carpet. *E* Prostrate conifer with dense growth and rich blue
foliage, up to 1.2m spread. |
Plant Sizes
25/30cm 3Lt
30/40cm 5Lt |
Juniperus
horizontalis Glauca.*E* Prostrate long slender growth which hugs the ground, steel
blue in colour, 1.0m+ spread.
|
Plant Sizes
25/30cm 3Lt
30/40cm 5Lt |
| Juniperus x media
Pfitzerana. *E* Spreading green dense conifer of arching near horizontal growth
spreading 1.5m. |
Plant Sizes
25/30cm 3Lt
30/40cm 5Lt |
| Juniperus x media
Pfitzerana Aurea. *E* Spreading golden tipped foliage in spring and summer, less
vigorous than the green form but still grows to 1.3m. |
Plant Sizes
25/30cm 3Lt
30/40cm 5Lt |
| Juniperus x media
Old Gold. *E* Compact habit, golden foliage turning BRonze in the winter, overall size
1.0m. |
Plant Sizes
25/30cm 3Lt
30/40cm 5Lt |
| Juniperus sabina
Tamariscifolia. *E* Prostrate habit with BRight green foliage 1.5m. |
Plant Sizes
25/30cm 3Lt
30/40cm 5Lt |
| Juniperus squamata
Blue Star. *E* Compact low growing dense conifer, silvery blue foliage, spreading to
0.5m. |
Plant Sizes
25/30cm 3Lt
30/40cm 5Lt |
| Juniperus Squamata
Meyerii. *E* BRight blue foliage, stiff angular BRanches, 1.2m overall. |
Plant Sizes
25/30cm 3Lt
30/40cm 5Lt |
| Juniperus
virginiana Skyrocket. *E* Upright dense narrow vertical columnar habit of blue
grey growth 2.5m+. |
Plant Sizes
25/30cm 3Lt
30/40cm 5Lt
120cm + 15Lt |
| LARCH |
| Larch
decidua. "European Larch"
light green foliage with shoots yellowish or grey 5m+. |
Plant Sizes
40/60cm 3Lt
1.75/2Mt 10Lt
2.5/3Mt 65Lt |
| Larch
leptolepsis. "Japanese Larch"
a vigorous tree with reddish shoots in winter, leaves semi evergreen, sea green in colour
turning to yellow in the autumn. |
Plant Sizes
40/60cm 3Lt
1.75/2Mt 10Lt
2.5/3Mt 65Lt |
| PICEA |
| Picea abies
Nudiformis. *E* Compact habit, mound forming, with BRight green foliage 0.5m. |
Plant Sizes
20/30cm 3Lt |
| Picea
albertiana Conica. *E* Very slow growing compact cone shaped habit with BRight
green foliage up to 1.0m. |
Plant Sizes
20/30cm 3Lt |
| Picea
pungens Kosterii. *E* "Blue Spruce"
a small growing medium conical plant with rich blue foliage 1.5m. |
Plant Sizes
20/30cm 3Lt |
| Picea
sitchensis. *E* Sitka Spruce"
a large fast growing tree, green foliage with glaucous bands beneath, cones yellowish
BRown when young. |
Plant Sizes
20/30cm 3Lt |
| PINUS |
| Pinus mugo
Mughus. *E* "Mountain Pine"
a small tree of dense bushy habit, dark green foliage, rigid and curved up to 1.2m. |
Plant Sizes
20/30cm 3Lt
30/40cm 5Lt
40/50cm 10Lt |
| Pinus nigra
Maritima. "Corsican Pine"
a more open habit than P. nigra with grey green foliage. |
Plant Sizes
40/50cm 3Lt
80/100cm+ 10Lt
1.75/2Mt 65Lt
2/2.5Mt 65Lt
2.5/3Mt 70Lt |
| Pinus
sylvestris. "Scots Pine"
tall tree of picturesque nature, grey green or blue green foliage. |
Plant Sizes
40/50cm 3Lt
80/100cm+ 10Lt
1.75/2Mt 65Lt
2/2.5Mt 65Lt
2.5/3Mt 70Lt |
| TAXUS - Yew |
| Taxus
baccata. *E* "Common Yew"
is of bushy growth with dark green foliage, very good for hedging but quite slow growing. |
Plant Sizes
30/45 2Lt
40/60 3Lt
60/80 10Lt
90/120 20Lt
1.75/2Mt 70Lt |
| Taxus
baccata Elegantissima. *E* "Golden Yew"
dense BRoadly upright bush with golden young growth 1.5m. |
Plant Sizes
30/45 2Lt
40/60 3Lt
60/80 10Lt
90/120 20Lt |
| Taxus
baccata Fastigiata. *E* Female clone of erect habit forming a dense compact
column, dark green foliage. |
Plant Sizes
30/45 2Lt
40/60 3Lt
60/80 10Lt
90/120 20Lt |
| Taxus
baccata Summergold. *E* Of low habit with spreading BRanches, yellow foliage
in the summer becoming green with a yellow margin, 1.0m spread. |
Plant Sizes
30/45 2Lt
40/60 3Lt
60/80 10Lt
90/120 20Lt |
| THUJA |
| Thuja
occidentalis Rheingold. *E* Dense slow growing conifer with short golden
foliage, up to 1.0m. |
Plant Sizes
20/30cm 3Lt
30/40cm 5Lt
40/50cm 10Lt |
| Thuja
plicata Zebrina. *E* Large conical habit, the foliage is banded with creamy
yellow. |
Plant Sizes
20/30cm 3Lt
30/40cm 5Lt
40/50cm 10Lt |
| TSUGA |
| Tsuga
Heterophylla. "Western Hemlock"
narrowly oblong leaves having two white bands beneath, fast growing with spreading habit. |
Plant Sizes
20/30cm 3Lt
30/40cm 5Lt
40/50cm 10Lt |
| Bare Rooted Forestry Conifers |
All our bare rooted plant material will be a minimum
of 2 year old transplanted stock defined as 1+1 with well developed root systems and
should not be confused with 1 year seedlings or 1 year undercuts. All plants supplied are
wrapped in black polythene bags for freshness. White or co-extruded bags will be charged
at cost.
Size i.e. 30/40 is approximate plant
sizes on nursery in cm
SPECIFICATION
40/60 cm
60/80 cm
90/120cm1+0
0+1
1u1
1+1
1+2 |
IMPERIAL EQUIVALENTS
1 to 2ft.
2 to 2.5ft.
3 to 4 ft.one year seedling.
one year cutting.
one year seedling undercut.
one year seedling transplanted for 1 year.
one year seedling transplanted for 2 years. |
Due to the seasonal nature of the industry bare rooted plants can
only be offered from November to March with Cell Grown or cotainerised stock available for
planting schemes all year round.
We shall be pleased to offer Cell Grown
prices on application. |
| LARIX - Larch |
| Larix decidua.
"European Larch" light
green foliage with shoots yellowish or grey. |
Multiples of 25 Size
30/45cm BR
45/50cm BR |
| Larix eurolepsis.
"Hybrid Larch" vigorous hyBRid of European and Japanese larches. |
Multiples of 25 Size
30/45cm BR
45/50cm BR |
| Larix leptolepsis.
"Japanese Larch" a vigorous
tree with reddish shoots in winter, leaves semi evergreen, sea green in colour turning to
yellow in the autumn. |
Multiples of 25 Size
30/45cm BR
45/50cm BR |
| PICEA - Spruce |
| Picea abies.
"Norway Spruce" common
Christmas tree, orange reddish BRown shoots, green foliage. |
Multiples of 25 Size
30/45cm BR
45/50cm BR |
| PINUS - Pine |
| Pinus nigra
Austriaca. "Austrian Pine"
dark green foliage, shoots yellowish BRown, good on exposed sites. |
Multiples of 25 Size
30/45cm BR
45/50cm BR |
| Pinus nigra
Maritima. "Corsican Pine"
a more open habit than P. nigra with grey green foliage. |
Multiples of 25 Size
30/45cm BR
45/50cm BR |
| Pinus sylvestris.
"Scots Pine" tall tree of
picturesque nature, grey green or blue green foliage. |
Multiples of 25 Size
30/45cm BR
45/50cm BR |
| PSEUDOTUGA |
| Pseudotsuga
menziesii. "Douglas Fir"
a large fast growing tree with deeply furrowed bark. |
Multiples of 25 Size
30/45cm BR
45/50cm BR |
| TAXUS - Yew |
| Taxus baccata.
"Common Yew" is of bushy
growth with dark green foliage, very good for hedging but quite slow growing. |
Multiples of 25 Size
30/45cm BR
45/50cm BR |
| TSUGA |
| Tsuga
Heterophylla. "Western Hemlock"
narrowly oblong leaves having two white bands beneath, fast growing with spreading habit. |
Multiples of 25 Size
30/45cm BR
45/50cm BR |
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