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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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Sorbus splendens
Sorbus splendens
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sorbus wardii
Sorbus wardii
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Prunus Beni-tamanishiki
Prunus 'Beni-tamanishiki'
£164.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
cherry plum Gypsy
cherry plum 'Gypsy'
£164.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
plum Katinka (PBR)
plum 'Katinka' (PBR)
£164.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ginkgo biloba Gold Spire ('Blagon')
Ginkgo biloba 'Gold Spire' ('Blagon')
£139.99 - £164.99
9 litre pot available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Pinus flexilis Vanderwolf's Pyramid
Pinus flexilis 'Vanderwolf's Pyramid'
£164.99
7 litre pot | 1m tall shipped within 2 weeks
Prunus cerasifera Crimson Pointe ('Cripoizam')
Prunus cerasifera Crimson Pointe ('Cripoizam')
£164.99
12 litre pot | 2.2 - 2.4m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Salix alba Tristis
Salix alba 'Tristis'
£164.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall shipped within 2 weeks
pear Doyenné du Comice' / Conference / Concorde
pear 'Doyenné du Comice' / 'Conference' / 'Concorde'
£99.99 - £169.99
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
Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Gold'
£169.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Fagus sylvatica Dawyck Purple
Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Purple'
£169.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
gage Reine-Claude Vraie
greengage 'Reine-claude Vraie'
£34.99 - £169.99
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
9 litre pot | 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
pear 'Conference' / 'Concorde' / 'Williams' Bon Chrétien'
£119.99 - £169.99
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
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
Malus Red Obelisk ('Dvp Obel')
Malus Red Obelisk ('Dvp Obel')
£59.99 - £169.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m 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
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
plum Kulinaria
plum 'Kulinaria'
£169.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
quince Serbian Gold
quince 'Serbian Gold'
£34.99 - £169.99
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
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
Prunus Asano
Prunus 'Asano'
£169.99
12 litre pot | top worked at 45cm available to order from autumn
Acer × freemanii Autumn Blaze ('Jesffersred')
Acer × freemanii Autumn Blaze ('Jesffersred')
£89.99 - £179.99
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
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted available to order from autumn
Acer rubrum Scanlon
Acer rubrum 'Scanlon'
£179.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Acer rubrum Sun Valley
Acer rubrum 'Sun Valley'
£179.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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