Quercus palustris ‘Green Pillar’
Commonly called the Upright Pin Oak. This is a columnar tree with a strong central leader and vertical side branches, spreading slightly with age. The deeply lobed green shiny leaves turn scarlet in the autumn, giving a great autumnal display H 10m S 4m
Quercus pubescens
Commonly known as the downy oak, pubescent oak or Italian oak. Its foliage emerges a downy grey-green and its narrow leaf lobes are deeply dissected. It is very drought tolerant and an excellent choice for future proofing some of the garden. H 15 S 10m
Quercus frainetto
The Hungarian oak, is a species of oak, native to southeastern Europe and Turkey. It’s a deciduous, with a rounded, half-open crown. The deep green leaves are large, up to 10”/25cm long; they are deeply lobed. H 20m S15
Quercus canariensis
The Algerian oak or Mirbeck's is a large deciduous tree, initially narrow, later becoming broadly rounded, with glossy, dark green leaves, turning autumnal shades and persisting well into winter. H 20m S15m
Quercus ×hispanica 'Wageningen'
Quercus × hispanica is commonly known as Spanish oak, This cultivar is distinguished from the species by its regular manner of growth and a well closed leaf cover. H22m S
Quercus robur ‘Regal Prince’
This cultivar of common Oak is thought to be a Quercus robur Fastigiata x Quercus bicolor cross. It has an upright habit makes and resistance to powdery mildews. Its leaves are two toned, dark green above and silvery green beneath In autumn, leaves turn amber-yellow to brown before falling for the winter. H: 15m S: 6m
Salix magnifica
Commonly called the Foot Catkin Willow has beautiful purple leaves in early spring, followed by tall, slender catkins reaching up to a foot tall, hecne the common name! It’s a small tree with foliage that resembles Magnolia more than willow. H7m S4m
Cedrus libani sub. atlantica Glauca
Known as the Blue atlas Cedar this majestic conifer is a show stipper when given the space to grow. It has a conical habit to start before putting on a broad shape with flat spreading branches. Its bears silvery blue-green needles to 2.5cm, long, and ovoid cones H 30m S15m
Pinus wallachiia
Known as the Bhuthan Pine. This is an elegant evergreen conifer of broad-pyramidal habit with horizontal lower branches and upright higher ones. When grown in an open position it retains its spreading habit of the lower branches H 15M S 9M
Platanus x acerifolia
Best known as London Plane, and a common street tree they make majestic specimens too. This particular tree came from seed left in the pocket of our head gardeners jacket on a trip to Milan in spring 2024 and is now ready to plant out! It has distinctive flaking, brown, grey and cream bark resembling army camouflage. It also have fantastic autumn foliage. H18m S 12m
Arbutus unedo rubra
The Killarney strawberry tree, an Irish native, found only in parts of Kerry and other wise native to the Mediterranean. It’s a small tree with evergreen foliage. It has strawberry-like fruit, which remain on the tree for a year before ripening at the same time as the following season's bell-shaped flowers appear, in this variety the flowers are pink. Though they look like a strawberry they certainly don’t taste like them! H10m S7m
Acer campestre
Commonly known as field maples, they are deciduous trees native to the UK, but not Ireland. Red Shine has new leaves that emerge red in spring, maturing to green in summer. It has good yellow autumn colour and an upright, pyramidal habit, H 8m S 4m
Celtis occidentalis
Better known as the Common Hackberry is Celtis occidentalis hardy, edible fruit tree with a great autumn colouration. Native to North America it has dark green lance-shaped leaves. Greenish flowers in spring are followed by small sweet, edible fruits H20m S10m
Gingko biloba 'Princeton Sentry
Gingko biloba is known as a living fossil having existed over 160 million years ago, so it knows about survival and adaption to our changing world! It has fan like, rather tough leaves. 'Princeton Sentry' is a columnar, deciduous tree with striking autumn colour and great architectural form H8m S3m
Phellodendron amurense
Commonly called the Amur cork tree this tree is in the family Rutaceae, meaning its closely related to Citrus fruits! It comes from north-east of Asia where it grows in the basin of the river Amur, from which its name is derived. It is a major source of huáng bò, one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine. Leaves are glossy and aromatic and are divided into up to 13 green leaflets that turn clear yellow in autumn. H15m S12m
Quercus dentata
Commonly called the Japanese Emperor Oak it has large leaves often nearly a foot long and 7 inches wide! Its native to east Asia and it hold its leaves until the new leaves emerge in April. They have fantastic autumn colour and a graceful habit. H12m S 9m
Crataegus Pauls Scarlet
Our native Hawthorn. Often called by its Irish name Sceach. This variety has a fine display of double, pink-red flowers that arrive in May. It’s a small tough tree, shrouded in myth and legend. You’ll often find lone hawthorns in fields, and they are widely referred to as fairy trees in Ireland. In autumn it’s covered in familiar red berries, a favourite winter staple of the birds. H 8m S8m
Zelkova serrata
A vase shaped tree, native to Asia, they can live for 1000 years and has the most dramatic autumn colours. It’s a deciduous tree with smooth grey bark and neatly toothed, lance-shaped leaves. H18m S10m
Zelkova serrata
A vase shaped tree, native to Asia, they can live for 1000 years and has the most dramatic autumn colours. It’s a deciduous tree with smooth grey bark and neatly toothed, lance-shaped leaves. H18m S10m
Crataegus permissis Prunifolia
Commonly called the Plum-leaved Hawthorn its native to North America. It has white flowers, like that of our native hawthorn, but its real moment to shine is in autumn when the berries appear and the foliage turns to the most spectacular shades of autumnal yellows. H6m S 6m
Acer ‘Regal Petticoat’
Better known as Sycamore, this variety has with bright red shoots, a tall rounded habit and high canopy. The leaves emerge burgundy, turning dark green with velvety purple undersides, and turns golden-yellow above and Pinky-salmon underneath in autumn. It also doesn’t set seed, a real problem with Sycamores in gardens! H 12m S 9m
Fagus sylvatica "Ansorgei
Known as Willow-leaved Beech this is an unusual cut leaved cultivar first found in the late nineteenth century in Germany, Fagus sylvatica 'Ansorgei' is a very slow growing with fine, narrow and willow-like, deep purple leaves. H4m S 6m
Polylepis australis
Also known as Tabaquillo, this a small tree native to Central Argentina, known for its unique, paper-like exfoliating bark, they are exceptionally tough and likely a tree we will likely see more of in the future.
Pinus × schwerinii 'Wiethorst'
Known as Schwerin's pine this is a slow-growing, dwarf conifer to about 2.5m, roughly conical in outline with long, soft, drooping, blue-green needles. A gorgeous small pine H 2.5m S 2.5m
