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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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apple Surprize
apple 'Surprize'
£48.99 - £149.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
apple Little Pax
apple 'Little Pax'
£149.99
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Core Blimey
apple 'Core Blimey'
£149.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Acer × freemanii Autumn Blaze ('Jesffersred')
Acer × freemanii Autumn Blaze ('Jesffersred')
£71.99 - £143.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall | grafted available to order from summer
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted available to order from summer
Acer × freemanii Morgan

20% off

Acer × freemanii 'Morgan'
£179.99 £143.99
12 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.6m tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ceanothus arboreus Trewithen Blue
Ceanothus arboreus 'Trewithen Blue'
£179.99 £143.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from summer
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 summer
Liriodendron tulipifera Fastigiatum
Liriodendron tulipifera 'Fastigiatum'
£139.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from summer
Magnolia Watermelon ('Mgwat2011b') (PBR)
Magnolia Watermelon ('Mgwat2011b') (PBR)
£139.99
10 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from summer
Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis 'Kansu'
Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis 'Kansu'
£139.99
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from summer
Prunus Asano
Prunus 'Asano'
£169.99 £135.99
12 litre pot | top worked at 45cm available to order from summer
Pinus flexilis Vanderwolf's Pyramid

20% off

Pinus flexilis 'Vanderwolf's Pyramid'
£164.99 £131.99
7 litre pot | 1m tall shipped within 2 weeks
Crataegus persimilis Prunifolia Splendens
Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia Splendens'
£129.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from summer
Prunus Tai-haku
Prunus 'Tai-haku'
£44.99 - £129.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from summer
Magnolia Sunsation
Magnolia 'Sunsation'
£129.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from summer
Award winning orchard fruit tree collection

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Award-winning orchard fruit tree collection
£119.99 - £199.96
bare root tree collection | 4 trees available to order from autumn
pot grown tree collection | 4 trees available to order from summer
Prunus Crystal Falls ('G6-28')

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Prunus Crystal Falls ('G6-28')
£119.99
12 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Quercus palustris Green Pillar ('Pringreen')
Quercus palustris Green Pillar ('Pringreen')
£119.99
7 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cornus kousa Miss Satomi
Cornus kousa 'Miss Satomi'
£139.99 £111.99
10 litre pot | 60 - 100cm tall | grafted available to order from summer
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Acer platanoides Princeton Gold ('Prigo') (PBR)

20% off

Acer platanoides Princeton Gold ('Prigo') (PBR)
£139.99 £111.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Wisteria floribunda Yae-Kokuryū
Wisteria floribunda 'Yae-Kokuryū'
£34.39 - £103.99
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted available to order from summer
5 litre pot | 1.5m cane | grafted available to order from summer
0 star 0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Edgeworthia chrysantha Grandiflora

20% off

Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Grandiflora'
£129.99 £103.99
10 litre pot | 60 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Wisteria floribunda Kokuryū

20% off

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

20% off

Wisteria floribunda 'Kimono'
£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 available to order from summer
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