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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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Prunus Beni-tamanishiki
Prunus 'Beni-tamanishiki'
£164.99 £131.99
12 litre pot | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
cherry plum Gypsy

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cherry plum 'Gypsy'
£164.99 £131.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
plum Katinka (PBR)

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plum 'Katinka' (PBR)
£164.99 £131.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunus cerasifera Crimson Pointe ('Cripoizam')

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Prunus cerasifera Crimson Pointe ('Cripoizam')
£164.99 £131.99
12 litre pot | 2.2 - 2.4m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Salix alba Tristis
Salix alba 'Tristis'
£164.99 £131.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
pear Doyenné du Comice' / Conference / Concorde

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pear 'Doyenné du Comice' / 'Conference' / 'Concorde'
£79.99 - £135.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | QA root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
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Fagus sylvatica Dawyck Gold

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Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Gold'
£79.99 - £135.99
9 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Fagus sylvatica Dawyck Purple

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Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Purple'
£87.99 - £135.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 0.8 - 1m tall available to order from autumn
gage Reine-Claude Vraie

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greengage 'Reine-claude Vraie'
£27.99 - £135.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 2 - 2.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
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pear Conference / Doyenné du Comice' / Williams Bon Chrétien

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pear 'Conference' / 'Concorde' / 'Williams' Bon Chrétien'
£95.99 - £135.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | QA root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
damson Damson Sweet Prune
damson 'Damson Sweet Prune'
£169.99 £135.99
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
Malus Red Obelisk ('Dvp Obel')

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Malus Red Obelisk ('Dvp Obel')
£47.99 - £135.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m available to order from autumn
plum Haganta (PBR)
plum 'Haganta' (PBR)
£169.99 £135.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
plum Kulinaria

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plum 'Kulinaria'
£169.99 £135.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
quince Serbian Gold

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quince 'Serbian Gold'
£27.99 - £135.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5 - 1.8m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | QA root stock |½ standard In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
Prunus Asano
Prunus 'Asano'
£169.99 £135.99
12 litre pot | top worked at 45cm available to order from autumn
Cornus kousa Miss Satomi
Cornus kousa 'Miss Satomi'
£139.99
10 litre pot | 60 - 100cm tall | grafted available to order from autumn
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Magnolia Watermelon ('Mgwat2011b') (PBR)
Magnolia Watermelon ('Mgwat2011b') (PBR)
£139.99
10 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Acer × freemanii Autumn Blaze ('Jeffersred')
Acer × freemanii Autumn Blaze ('Jeffersred')
£71.99 - £143.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall | grafted available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted available to order from autumn
Acer rubrum Red Sunset ('Franksred')
Acer rubrum Red Sunset ('Franksred')
£179.99 £143.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted available to order from autumn
Acer rubrum Scanlon

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Acer rubrum 'Scanlon'
£179.99 £143.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Acer rubrum Sun Valley

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Acer rubrum 'Sun Valley'
£179.99 £143.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Acer × freemanii Morgan

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Acer × freemanii 'Morgan'
£179.99 £143.99
12 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.6m tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
walnut Europa
walnut 'Europa'
£149.99
bare root | regia root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
Betula pendula subsp. pendula Fastigiata Joes ('Jolep 1')

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Betula pendula subsp. pendula Fastigiata Joes ('Jolep 1')
£189.99 £151.99
12 litre pot | 2 - 2.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apricot Compacta

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apricot 'Compacta'
£119.99 - £151.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2 -1.5m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
apricot Kioto (PBR)
apricot 'Kioto' (PBR)
£189.99 £151.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
apricot Robada (PBR)
apricot 'Robada' (PBR)
£189.99 £151.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
Carpinus betulus Chartreuse ('Carpsim') (PBR)

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Carpinus betulus Chartreuse ('Carpsim') (PBR)
£189.99 £151.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Magnolia grandiflora Exmouth
Magnolia grandiflora 'Exmouth'
£199.99 £159.99
10 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from late spring
Native hedgerow collection
Native hedgerow collection
£159.99 - £399.94
75 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
225 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
Cornus kousa Teutonia

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Cornus kousa 'Teutonia'
£84.79 - £159.99
9 litre pot | 0.8 - 1m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
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