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Plants For Clay Soil

Clay soil is usually rich in nutrients, but it can be hard to dig, and if it is very heavy, it can hold water for long periods of time. It may also take a long time to warm up in spring, which can slow down the new growth. If your clay soil is badly compacted, you can help improve the structure by digging in lots of sharp sand and composted organic matter.

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Flowering species rich hedge
Flowering species-rich hedge Good for wildlife
£299.99
150 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
plum Marjorie's Seedling
plum 'Marjorie's Seedling'
£34.99 - £169.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m shipped within 2 weeks
12 litre pot | SJA | ½ standard | 1.3m 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
bare root | VVA-1 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1.5m available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
quince Serbian Gold
quince 'Serbian Gold'
£34.99 - £169.99
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
12 litre pot | top worked at 45cm available to order from autumn
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)
Prunus incisa f. Yamadei
Prunus incisa f. 'Yamadei'
£159.99
12 litre pot | top worked at 45cm available to order from autumn
Malus Rudolph
Malus 'Rudolph'
£69.99 - £159.99
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
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Jacqueline

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Prunus 'Jacqueline'
£49.99 - £159.99
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Mikuruma-gaeshi
Prunus 'Mikuruma-gaeshi'
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Hanagasa
Prunus 'Hanagasa'
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus serrula Branklyn
Prunus serrula 'Branklyn'
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Shosar
Prunus 'Shosar'
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus Croft Coral
Sorbus 'Croft Coral'
£159.99
12 litre pot | 2 - 2.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sorbus carmesina Emberglow
Sorbus carmesina 'Emberglow'
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Sorbus Glendoick Spire
Sorbus 'Glendoick Spire'
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
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)
walnut Europa
walnut 'Europa'
£149.99
bare root | regia root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
Prunus Starlight
Prunus 'Starlight'
£149.99
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall 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
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Prunus The Bride
Prunus 'The Bride'
£39.99 - £159.99
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 | top worked at 45cm available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Amelanchier laevis Snowflakes

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Amelanchier laevis 'Snowflakes'
£99.99 - £139.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall | tree available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Betula Royal Frost

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Betula 'Royal Frost'
£89.99 - £139.99
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
Catalpa bignonioides Aurea
Catalpa bignonioides 'Aurea'
£49.99 - £139.99
bare root | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus aria Lutescens
Sorbus aria 'Lutescens'
£59.99 - £129.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus cashmiriana
Sorbus aff. cashmiriana
£49.99 - £129.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Cotoneaster Hybridus Pendulus
Cotoneaster 'Hybridus Pendulus'
£129.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Crataegus persimilis Prunifolia Splendens

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Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia Splendens'
£99.99 - £129.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus bissetii
Sorbus bissetii
£129.99
12 litre pot available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Malus toringo Scarlett

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Malus toringo 'Scarlett'
£48.99 - £129.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Snow Showers
Prunus 'Snow Showers'
£39.99 - £159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | top worked at 1.2m available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Sorbus aucuparia
Sorbus aucuparia
£39.99 - £129.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
gage (Reine-Claude Group) Reine-Claude Violette

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greengage 'Reine-Claude Violette'
£69.99 - £124.99
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)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Quercus palustris Green Pillar ('Pringreen')

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Quercus palustris Green Pillar ('Pringreen')
£119.99 - £129.99
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')
Prunus Crystal Falls ('G6-28')
£119.99
12 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Trinity

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apple 'Trinity'
£59.99 - £119.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Euonymus alatus
Euonymus alatus
£25.75 - £109.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7.5 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Euonymus alatus Compactus
Euonymus alatus 'Compactus'
£29.99 - £109.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 50 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
nectarine Nectarella
nectarine 'Nectarella'
£109.99
8.5 litre pot | SJA | top worked at 45cm available to order from autumn
peach Avalon Pride
peach 'Avalon Pride'
£49.99 - £109.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
7 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
Cornus controversa
Cornus controversa
£104.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall available to order from autumn
Viburnum × burkwoodii
Viburnum × burkwoodii
£36.99 - £99.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Viburnum × carlcephalum
Viburnum × carlcephalum
£99.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
nectarine Lord Napier

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nectarine 'Lord Napier'
£39.99 - £119.99
7 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1 - 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | Mont Clare rootstock |1.2m available to order from autumn
Rhus typhina Dissecta
Rhus typhina 'Dissecta'
£99.99
12 litre pot | 50 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Halesia carolina
Halesia carolina
£99.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall bush available to order from autumn
Amelanchier alnifolia Obelisk (PBR)

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Amelanchier alnifolia 'Obelisk' (PBR)
£89.99 - £139.99
10 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | bush In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 0.8 - 1m tall | tree available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | tree available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Ligustrum delavayanum
Ligustrum delavayanum
£99.99
7 litre pot | ¼ standard | 25 -30cm head In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Crataegus × media Crimson Cloud
Crataegus × media 'Crimson Cloud'
£44.99 - £89.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall available to order from autumn
Malus toringo Aros (PBR)
Malus toringo 'Aros' (PBR)
£89.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Viburnum opulus Roseum
Viburnum opulus 'Roseum'
£24.75 - £89.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
walnut Buccaneer
walnut 'Buccaneer'
£89.99
bare root | regia root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
walnut Lara
walnut 'Lara'
£84.99 - £89.99
bare root | regia root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 lt pot | regia root stock | 1.2 - 1.5m available to order from autumn
Prunus × persicoides Spring Glow
Prunus × persicoides 'Spring Glow'
£44.99 - £89.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Crataegus × lavalleei Carrierei
Crataegus × lavalleei 'Carrierei'
£89.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Cornus mas
Cornus mas
£84.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Cornus controversa Variegata
Cornus controversa 'Variegata'
£79.99 - £139.99
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Pyrus calleryana Chanticleer
Pyrus calleryana 'Chanticleer'
£44.99 - £129.99
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
Quercus robur
Quercus robur
£39.99 - £129.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus aucuparia Aspleniifolia
Sorbus aucuparia 'Aspleniifolia'
£39.99 - £79.99
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
Sorbus commixta Embley
Sorbus commixta 'Embley'
£54.99 - £79.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Frilly Frock ('Fpmpl')
Prunus Frilly Frock ('Fpmspl')
£79.99 - £169.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Royal Burgundy
Prunus 'Royal Burgundy'
£39.99 - £129.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 2m 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
peach Saturne

New

peach 'Saturne'
£49.99 - £164.99
9 litre pot | Mont Clare rootstock |1.2m available to order from autumn
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
7 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 0.8 - 1m available to order from autumn
Corylus avellana
Corylus avellana - Hazel hedging
£79.99 - £159.98
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE plants | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
Prunus pendula Pendula Rosea
Prunus pendula 'Pendula Rosea'
£39.99 - £79.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Umineko
Prunus 'Umineko'
£39.99 - £79.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal ('Michred')
Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal ('Michred')
£39.99 - £79.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
walnut common
walnut (common)
£34.99 - £79.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | regia | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Cornus alba Sibirica
Cornus alba 'Sibirica'
£9.99 - £74.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Crataegus persimilis Prunifolia
Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia'
£44.99 - £69.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Pink Perfection
Prunus 'Pink Perfection'
£39.99 - £159.99
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
Acer campestre
Acer campestre - Field maple hedging
£69.99 - £139.98
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
Prunus avium
Prunus avium - Wild cherry hedging
£69.99 - £139.98
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
Malus Montreal Beauty
Malus 'Montreal Beauty'
£39.99 - £69.99
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Malus × robusta Dolgo
Malus × robusta 'Dolgo'
£39.99 - £69.99
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
gage Stella's Star (PBR)
gage 'Stella's Star' (PBR)
£64.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
Berries and cream paeonia collection
Berries & cream paeonia collection
£30.95 - £61.90
1 × collection | 3 bare roots Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 bare roots Delivered during October
Malus John Downie

New

Malus 'John Downie'
£34.99 - £119.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Malus Sun Rival
Malus 'Sun Rival'
£59.99 - £164.99
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m available to order from autumn
Prunus spinosa
Prunus spinosa - Blackthorn hedging
£49.99 - £119.98
25 × bare root plants | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
gage Early Transparent Gage
greengage 'Early Transparent'
£59.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
peach Pêche de Vigne
peach 'Pêche de Vigne'
£59.99
9 litre pot | Mont Clare rootstock |1.2m available to order from autumn
Euonymus phellomanus

30% off

Euonymus phellomanus
£84.99 £59.49
7.5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Malus × zumi Golden Hornet

New

Malus × zumi 'Golden Hornet'
£39.99 - £119.99
9 litre pot | MM106 | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
pear Beurré Hardy
pear 'Beurré Hardy'
£26.99 - £54.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apple Lord Derby
apple 'Lord Derby'
£44.99 - £54.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apple Jupiter (PBR)
apple 'Jupiter' (PBR)
£34.99 - £54.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
medlar Westerveld
medlar 'Westerveld'
£34.99 - £54.99
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
Winter flowering clematis collection
Winter flowering clematis collection
£53.97
1 × collection | 3 plants available to order from autumn
Malus Laura
Malus 'Laura'
£52.99 - £119.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall available to order from autumn
plum Czar
plum 'Czar'
£34.99 - £129.99
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 | SJA root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
Malus Royalty
Malus 'Royalty'
£49.99
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
gage Oullins Gage
gage 'Oullins Gage'
£49.99 - £124.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
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
pear Conference
pear 'Conference'
£34.99 - £124.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1 - 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | QE | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | QA root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
greengage Cambridge Gage
greengage 'Cambridge Gage'
£34.99 - £124.99
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
cherry Morello
cherry 'Morello'
£34.99 - £119.99
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.8m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Corylus avellana Contorta
Corylus avellana 'Contorta'
£49.99 - £99.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 125cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2m tall | tree available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Pinus mugo Winter Gold
Pinus mugo 'Winter Gold'
£49.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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