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Plants for the Back of the Border

Taller plants sit well towards the back of the border, adding height as well as providing a backdrop for the front-runners.

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Cercidiphyllum japonicum

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Cercidiphyllum japonicum
£67.99 - £95.99
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall | tree In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.75m tall | bush In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall | tree available to order from autumn
Rhus typhina Tiger Eyes ('Bailtiger')

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Rhus typhina Tiger Eyes ('Bailtiger')
£99.99 £79.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Picea pungens (Glauca Group) Hoopsii

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Picea pungens (Glauca Group) 'Hoopsii'
£99.99 £79.99
7 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Taxus baccata David
Taxus baccata 'David'
£99.99 £79.99
12 litre pot | 0.7 - 1m tall available to order from autumn
Rhus typhina Dissecta

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Rhus typhina 'Dissecta'
£99.99 £79.99
12 litre pot | 50 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Syringa vulgaris Andenken an Ludwig Späth

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Syringa vulgaris 'Andenken an Ludwig Späth'
£99.99 £79.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Halesia carolina
Halesia carolina
£99.99 £79.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall bush available to order from autumn
Taxus baccata ball

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Taxus baccata ball
£99.99 £79.99
4 litre pot | ball | 30 - 35cm tall shipped within 2 weeks
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 5
Catalpa × erubescens Purpurea

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Catalpa × erubescens 'Purpurea'
£99.99 £79.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Argyrocytisus battendieri
Argyrocytisus battendieri
£99.99 £79.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Ligustrum delavayanum
Ligustrum delavayanum
£99.99 £79.99
7 litre pot | ¼ standard | 25 -30cm head sold out
Acer palmatum Skeeter's Broom

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Acer palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom'
£79.99 - £103.99
5 litre pot | ½ standard | 0.8 - 1m tall available to order from autumn
10 litre pot | 0.9 - 1.2m tall | grafted available to order from autumn
Corylopsis pauciflora
Corylopsis pauciflora
£104.99 £83.99
12 litre pot | 50 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.0 5 2
Calycanthus Venus
Calycanthus 'Venus'
£109.99 £87.99
12 litre pot | 50 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.4 5 7
Calycanthus × raulstonii Hartlage Wine
Calycanthus × raulstonii 'Hartlage Wine'
£109.99 £87.99
12 litre pot | 60 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia White 'MicJur05' (PBR)
Magnolia Fairy Magnolia White - Magnolia hedging
£109.99 £87.99
3 × 3 litre pots | 30cm tall available to order from autumn
Corylus avellana Red Majestic (PBR)

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Corylus avellana 'Red Majestic' (PBR)
£59.99 - £91.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Quercus palustris Green Pillar ('Pringreen')

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Quercus palustris Green Pillar ('Pringreen')
£95.99 - £103.99
7 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunus Crystal Falls ('G6-28')

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Prunus Crystal Falls ('G6-28')
£119.99 £95.99
12 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunus Tai-haku

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Prunus 'Tai-haku'
£35.99 - £103.99
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Crataegus persimilis Prunifolia Splendens

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Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia Splendens'
£79.99 - £103.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Wisteria floribunda Yae-Kokuryū

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Wisteria floribunda 'Yae-Kokuryū'
£34.39 - £103.99
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot | 1.5m cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Edgeworthia chrysantha Grandiflora
Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Grandiflora'
£129.99 £103.99
10 litre pot | 60 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Wisteria floribunda Kimono

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Wisteria floribunda 'Kimono'
£34.39 - £103.99
5 litre pot | 1.5m cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted available to order from autumn
Wisteria floribunda Kokuryū

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Wisteria floribunda 'Kokuryū'
£129.99 £103.99
5 litre pot | 1.5m cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Magnolia Sunsation

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Magnolia 'Sunsation'
£129.99 £103.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Award winning orchard fruit tree collection

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Award-winning orchard fruit tree collection
£103.99 - £191.97
pot grown tree collection | 4 trees In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root tree collection | 4 trees available to order from autumn
Cornus kousa Miss Satomi
Cornus kousa 'Miss Satomi'
£139.99 £111.99
10 litre pot | 60 - 100cm tall | grafted available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Acer platanoides Princeton Gold ('Prigo') (PBR)
Acer platanoides Princeton Gold ('Prigo') (PBR)
£139.99 £111.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Liriodendron tulipifera Fastigiatum

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Liriodendron tulipifera 'Fastigiatum'
£79.99 - £111.99
9 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Ginkgo biloba Gold Spire ('Blagon')

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Ginkgo biloba 'Gold Spire' ('Blagon')
£111.99 - £131.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.5m tall sold out
Magnolia Watermelon ('Mgwat2011b') (PBR)
Magnolia Watermelon ('Mgwat2011b') (PBR)
£139.99 £111.99
10 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis 'Kansu'
Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis 'Kansu'
£139.99 £111.99
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from autumn
apple Little Pax

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apple 'Little Pax'
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Surprize

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apple 'Surprize'
£39.19 - £119.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
walnut Europa
walnut 'Europa'
£149.99 £119.99
bare root | regia root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apple Core Blimey

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apple 'Core Blimey'
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
apple Meridian (PBR)
apple 'Meridian' (PBR)
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
Prunus Starlight
Prunus 'Starlight'
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from autumn
Native hedgerow collection
Native hedgerow collection
£127.99 - £319.95
75 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
225 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
Prunus incisa f. Yamadei
Prunus incisa f. 'Yamadei'
£159.99 £127.99
12 litre pot | top worked at 45cm available to order from autumn
Quercus rubra

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Quercus rubra
£63.99 - £127.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Malus Rudolph

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Malus 'Rudolph'
£55.99 - £127.99
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunus Hokusai
Prunus 'Hokusai'
£159.99 £127.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
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