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1 Tel: Fax: Thornhayes Nursery, St Andrews Wood, Dulford, Cullompton, Devon EX15 2DF, UK 2015/2016 Catalogue T HORNHAYES NURSERY

2 T H O R N H AY E S N U R S E R Y D e v o n s S p e c i a l i s t T r e e G r o w e r Contents Introduction page 2 Trees descriptions page 3 Trained Ornamental Trees page 16 Tree Selection Lists page 17 Shrubs descriptions page 20 Fruit Trees notes page 25 Fruit Trees descriptions page 26 Terms of Business page 38 Delivery Details page 39 W E L C O M E Dear Customer Happy Birthday to us - in 2016 we celebrate 25 years of business and so we have further expanded our range. Stock is supplied bare root and container grown in a range of sizes, but with the key note of quality. The majority of stock is produced on site. All our own container grown stock is grown in 100% peat free compost. Also under the EU Plant Passport legislation we are registered fireblight free. The range we offer is based on our experience of what is healthy and thrives in the wet and windy southwest of England. Therefore it is suitable for growing all over Britain. This catalogue can also be downloaded from our website ( The website offers a wealth of information for people wishing to plant trees, including a photo gallery, and a comprehensive guide to planting, establishment and formative pruning. Trade and retail customers are welcome to visit the nursery to view stock, but remember we are a working nursery and stout footwear is generally required. Advice is available from staff on site and over the phone. After over 40 years working with trees, Kevin is a valuable source of technical guidance, for trade and amateur customers. He can be booked for site visits and advisory work. Just contact the office to arrange this. To help customers in selecting trees, our arboretum area of about 2 acres has been set out alongside the demonstration orchard. These two areas will be further developed in the coming years to offer an attractive aid to customers both professional and amateur and facilitate the various training events that are held throughout the year. Information on these courses can be found in the Events section of the website. Visitors are welcome to visit and stroll around the arboretum and fruit orchards. A large proportion of our stock is available container grown for planting all year round. We start lifting field grown ornamentals in November and field grown fruit in December. These bare root plants are available until some time in March, depending on the season. Mail orders are dispatched from December to March. For detailed information on delivery please see page 39. OUR OPENING HOURS Monday to Friday 8am - 4pm Saturday 9.30am - 2pm Sundays and Bank Holidays - Closed Kevin and Pat Croucher, Thornhayes Nursery, St Andrews Wood, Dulford, Cullompton, Devon EX15 2DF, UK Tel: Fax: trees@thornhayes-nursery.co.uk Front cover: Alnus rubra Inside cover: Betula albo sinensis 'Septentrionalis', Clerodendrum trichotomum 1 Thornhayes Nursery Catalogue 2015/2016 Thornhayes Nursery Ltd 2015

3 ORNAMENTAL TREES Abies concolor Abies fraseri Abies koreana Abies nordmanniana Abies pinsapo Glauca Abies procera Glauca Acer buergerianum Acer campestre Acer campestre William Caldwell Acer capillipes Acer cappadocicum Aureum Acer davidii George Forrest Acer x freemanii Celebration Acer griseum Acer japonicum Aconitifolium Acer japonicum Vitifolium Acer palmatum Acer palmatum Atropurpureum Acer palmatum Crimson Queen Acer palmatum Dissectum A handsome, blue/green, large-growing fir. Drought tolerant The Fraser Fir. Now a popular Christmas Tree A very architectural slow-growing Silver Fir with striking purple cones Nordmann Fir. A popular silver/blue Christmas Tree or handsome specimen tree Black Spanish Fir. A large handsome blue grey conifer that is tolerant of limey soils Blue Noble Fir. A striking blue/sliver form of this handsome large species, with large attractive cones Trident Maple. A small Chinese tree with attractive leaves that emerge bronze and turn fiery in autumn The native Field Maple A rare fastigiate form. Bright red autumn colour One of the snake bark maples, with attractive stems and good autumn colour A handsome large tree with red young foliage that changes to gold and persists into summer. Rich old autumn colour A handsome broad small tree with red young twigs, snakebark stems and brilliant autumn colour A vigorous healthy large tree with dissected leaves that colour richly in autumn The Paperbark Maple with its peeling red and cinammon bark. Good autumn colour A medium-sized multistemmed tree with deeply cut green leaves that turn vivid autumn colours A beautiful small tree with heavily lobed leaves that turn red and gold in autumn The Japanese Maple. A popular large shrub or small tree with dainty leaves that colour richly in autumn The ever popular purple leaved Japanese Maple One of the best purple leaved dissectum types, has bright red autumn colour and a slightly pendulous habit A large shrub or small tree with deeply cut foliage that turns fiery shades in autumn Acer palmatum Dissectum Purpureum A form with deeply cut purple leaves Acer palmatum Ozakazuki A form of Japanese Maple with spectacular autumn leaf colour Acer palmatum Sango Kaku A spectacular large shrub with orange/red winter stems and vivid orange autumn leaves Acer palmatum Shishio Improved Foliage emerges bright red, turns green in summer and then goes vivid scarlet in autumn. A strong grower Acer palmatum Ukon Foliage emerges yellow in spring and turns yellow/gold in autumn. The winter stems are bright yellow/green Acer palmatum Zaaling Acer pensylvanicum Acer platanoides Crimson King Acer platanoides Deborah Acer platanoides Dissectum Acer platanoides Drummondii Acer platanoides Princeton Gold Acer pseudoplatanus Acer rubrum Acer rubrum Brandywine Acer rubrum October Glory Acer rubrum Red Sunset Acer rubrum Scanlon Acer rubrum Somerset Acer rufinerve Acer saccharinum Lutescens Acer saccharum Acer sieboldianum Acer White Tigress Alnus cordata Alnus glutinosa Alnus glutinosa Imperialis Alnus glutinosa Laciniata Alnus incana Alnus incana Aurea Alnus incana Pendula Alnus rubra Amelanchier alnifolia Amelanchier arborea Amelanchier canadensis Amelanchier lamarkcii Araucaria araucana One of the best green dissectum forms, with vivid red and orange autumn colour Perhaps the best of the snake bark maples. Green and white stems with big gold autumn leaves A large tree with crimson purple foliage, turning scarlet in the autumn A form with brilliant red young foliage and scarlet autumn colour A more compact form of this species that has deeply dissected leaves that turn red and gold in autumn A small slow growing tree with leaves boldly margined with cream A form with brilliant gold foliage The Sycamore. An excellent tree for screening and shelter. Much loved by bees The Canadian Red Maple, as seen on the flag. A large tree with striking autumn colour A narrow-headed tree with red and purple autumn colour A large specimen tree with rich autumn colour. Similar to October Glory but more upright in growth A medium sized columnar form with red autumn colour A form with deep rich red autumn colour A distinctive green and white snake bark species with flaming autumn foliage A large impressive tree. Deeply cut leaves open bronze and turn a yellow/green with silver undersides, then bright gold in autumn The source of maple syrup. A large tree with spectacular autumn colour Similar to, but tougher than, A. palmatum. Spectacular autumn colour A spectacular Snake Bark Maple with white and green striated bark and vivid gold autumn colour The Italian Alder. Excellent for rapid screening and shelter. Tolerant of all soils The native Alder of riversides and wet woodlands Very graceful, deeply cut leaved form of our native alder More vigorous than Imperialis but leaves less dissected. A handsome tree The European Grey Alder. A handsome vigorous tree for moist soils A striking tree with gold leaves in spring fading to pale green. Winter twigs brilliant scarlet A vigorous but graceful weeping tree of medium size Red Alder. A very impressive fast growing species from NW America A large shrub with masses of white fragrant flower and black fruits. Very limetolerant. Good autumn colour A small tree with prolific scented blossom and vivid red and gold autumn leaf colour A large suckering shrub, tolerant of damp sites. Attractive white blossom and good autumn colour A small bushy tree with bronze young growth, white flowers and rich autumn colour The Monkey Puzzle is a large well-known and very distinctive conifer. A striking specimen tree 2 3

4 Arbutus x andrachnoides A striking evergreen small tree with rich glowing pink/red stems. Good near the sea Arbutus unedo The Killarney Strawberry Tree. A handsome native evergreen tree or large shrub, with persistent strawberry-like fruit. Withstands coastal exposure Betula albo sinensis K Ashburner A form selected in conjunction with Kenneth Ashburner, with pinky red stems, darker than septentrionalis Betula albo sinensis Ness Like a more vigorous version of B. albo sinensis Septentrionalis. Selected by Kenneth Ashburner Betula albo sinensis Septentrionalis A beautiful form with pinky grey stems and attractive catkins Betula Conyngham A hybrid of Septentrionalis. More vigorous than the parent with pinky stems, fading to cream. Excellent catkin display Betula davurica Maurice Foster A form of this Asian species with shaggy white stems Betula ermanii Grayswood Hill Young foliage flushed copper. Stem rich cream with cinnamon young branches. Widely sold as Betula costata Betula ermanii Hakkoda Orange A form with attractive orange stems. Collected from Mount Hakkoda, Japan. Excellent autumn colour. Betula nigra Heritage A selection of the River Birch with vivid gold autumn colour and creamy shaggy bark. Good on wet sites Betula papyrifera St George A form of Paper Birch with young red stems later peeling to white. Excellent gold autumn colour Betula papyrifera Vancouver A large vigorous tree with rich red brown stems and late gold autumn leaves Betula pendula The graceful native Silver Birch The Lady of the Woods Betula pendula Fastigiata A columnar form of the native Silver Birch Betula pendula Tristis A distinctive elegant medium-sized tree. The branchlets hang in graceful curtains Betula pubescens The Hoary Birch, native to damp western uplands of western Britain Betula utilis jac. Doorenbos A vigorous tree with a broad conical shape. Very white stems and dark green (syn. Snow Queen ) foliage. This is the commonest B. utilis jacquemontii form in the trade Betula utilis jac. Grayswood Ghost Supposedly the whitest stem of all forms of this species Betula utilis jac. Knightshayes A form with dazzling white stems and an unusual habit of growth similar to B. pendula Tristis Betula utilis jac. Silver Shadow A smaller, slower growing form. Stems creamy white. Leaves up to twice the size of other forms Betula utilis prattii The Chinese form of this species with glowing red/brown stems Calocedrus decurrens The distinctive, fastigiate Incense Cedar. A striking large cypress-like tree Carpinus betulus The native Hornbeam. An attractive tree with good autumn colour Carpinus betulus Columnare Slow growing but a truly columnar form of this species Carpinus betulus Frans Fontaine A Dutch fastigiate form of comparable vigour to Pyramidale Carpinus betulus Pendula A medium sized vigorous graceful weeping tree. Carpinus betulus Pyramidale A handsome formal shaped tree. Excellent in avenues Carpinus fangiana Fang s Hornbeam. A rare medium sized Chinese species with very long attractive catkins in spring Carpinus japonica A small elegant tree with glossy ribbed leaves and attractive seed catkins Castanea sativa Catalpa bignoniodes Catalpa bignonioides Aurea Catalpa bungei Catalpa x erubescens Purpurea Catalpa ovata Catalpa speciosa Cedrus atlantica Glauca Cedrus deodara Cedrus libani Cercidiphyllum japonicum Cercidiphyllum japonicum Amazing Grace Cercidiphyllum japonicum Morioko Weeping Cercidiphyllum japonicum Red Fox Cercis canadensis Appalachian Red Cercis canadensis Forest Pansy Cercis canadensis Hearts of Gold Cercis canadensis Ruby Falls Cercis chinensis album Cercis chinensis Avondale Cercis reniformis Texan White Cercis siliquastrum Cercis siliquastrum albidum Cercis siliquastrum Bodnant Cercis siliquastrum White Swan Cladrastis kentukea The Sweet Chestnut is a large distinctive tree, first introduced to Britain by the Romans The Indian Bean Tree. A broad handsome American species with large spikes of flower in summer A form with bright gold foliage A small Chinese tree with white, purple spotted flowers in July Flowers more numerous than C. bignonioides. Foliage emerges purple/black and turns dark green A handsome medium sized Chinese tree with scented white flowers speckled red in the throat A large vigorous tree with large leaves and scented white flowers spotted purple in July Blue Atlas Cedar. A fairly fast growing large specimen tree with silver/blue foliage A beautiful large tree with distinctive pendant branch ends The ancient and renowned Cebar of Lebanon A handsome medium-sized tree with pretty foliage that smells of candy floss when it turns gold in the autumn A beautiful tree with spreading cascading branches A striking form with a dominant leading stem and cascading branches A columnar form with deep purple young foliage A new form with red not purple/pink flowers on naked stems A small round-headed tree with striking purple foliage A large shrub with purple/pink flowers in spring followed by bright gold foliage A small purple leaved tree like Forest Pansy, but with a weeping habit A small tree with pure white flowers in May/June A small tree with spectacular pink flowers in late spring One of the best white flowered forms, with glossy attractive leaves The Judas Tree, an attractive small tree with deep purply/pink pea flowers in spring The white form of the Judas tree A selected form of the Judas tree with darker purple flowers A selected form with white flowers Kentucky Yellowood. A medium sized leguminous tree with masses of scented white blossom in summer and gold autumn colour NOTE: we strongly recommend that most Cornus, particularly grafted specimens, are not planted whilst dormant as they can die. Plant either in early autumn whilst in leaf or early spring after bud break. Cornus alternifolia A small tree with tiered branches, masses of white flower and rich autumn leaf colour Cornus controversa Variegata The Wedding Cake Tree is a spectacular small tree with tiered branches bearing silver margined leaves 4 5

5 Cornus Eddies White Wonder Cornus florida Cornus florida Cherokee Chief Cornus florida Cloud Nine Cornus kousa Cornus kousa Bodnant Cornus kousa China Girl Cornus kousa chinensis Cornus kousa Miss Satomi Cornus mas Cornus Norman Hadden Cornus x rutgan Stellar Pink Corylus avellana Corylus maxima Purpurea Cotinus Flame Cotinus Grace Cotoneaster Cornubia Cotoneaster frigidus Crataegus azarolus Crataegus x grignoniensis Crataegus laciniata (syn orientalis) Crataegus laevigata Paul s Scarlet Crataegus x lavallei Carrierei Crataegus mexicana Crataegus monogyna Crataegus monogyna Biflora Crataegus persimilis prunifolia Crataegus phaenopyrum Crataegus pinnatifida major Big Golden Star Crataegus schraderana A spectacular small tree. Large white bracts in spring and brilliant autumn colour A small bushy tree, with attractive white bracts in May and rich autumn colour Red bracts in May/June and red-purple autumn leaves Large white bracts and rich autumn leaf colour An elegant species with white bracts and bronzy autumn colour A vigorous grower, with plentiful white bracts and purple winter stems Large white bracts followed by prolific strawberry-like fruits and red-orange autumn leaves A more tree like form with creamier white flowers A form with rich pink bracts in June and fiery autumn leaf colour A striking large shrub or small tree with fiery autumn colour. Yellow flowers in late winter A graceful small tree. White bracts in June flush pink, give way to strawberry-like fruits. Red autumn leaf colour but semi-evergreen in mild locations A vigorous disease resistant form with soft pink bracts The native Common Hazel Large leaves the colour of Copper Beech Smoke Bush. A vigorous large shrub or small tree with green leaves that turn fiery in the autumn and smoke flowers in the summer An excellent hybrid Smoke Bush with red-purple foliage that turns fiery in autumn A vigorous small evergreen tree with masses of red fruits in the autumn. Good for screening Himalayan Tree Cotoneaster. The largest of the Cotoneaster species, it will make a large bushy tree up to 30ft. Semi evergreen A rare species with attractive leaves and dense clusters of flower and fruit A thornless semi-evergreen small tree with large persistent orange-red fruits A handsome small tree with downy deeply cut foliage and orangey red fruits Red May, a popular small tree with deep red double flowers during May A handsome small tree with dark glossy foliage and large persistent orange red fruits A vigorous, medium sized, very thorny tree with large persistent green/yellow fruits The native Hawthorn or Quickthorn of hedges The Glastonbury Thorn that flowers twice in the year. Once at Christmas and once normally A striking small round headed tree with showy fruits and good autumn colour The Washington Thorn is a handsome tree up to 10 m, with striking autumn fruits and foliage and maple-like leaves A striking small tree with very large, lobed leaves. Good autumn colour, large edible fruits over 3 cm diameter. Long cultivated in China. Almost thornless A striking small tree. Silvery foliage combines with creamy flowers. This gives way to large purple fruits Crataegus tanacetifolia Cryptomeria japonica Cunninghamia lanceolata Cupressus arizonica glabra Blue Ice Cupressus macrocarpa Cupressus sempervirens Stricta Davidia involucrata Eucalyptus pauciflora niphophila Eucryphia x intermedia Rostrevor Eucryphia lucida Ballerina Eucryphia lucida Pink Cloud Eucryphia nymansensis Nymansay Dissected silvery foliage. Conspicuous flowers produce large yellow fruits A large columnar conifer similar in appearance to a Sequoia The Chinese Fir. An exotic looking small tree with attractive foliage. Needs a sheltered site A beautiful conical tree with stiking silver/blue foliage The Monterrey Cypress. Excellent for coastal shelter planting The distinctive Italian Pencil Cypress The Chinese Dove or Handkerchief tree. A striking sight in flower The Snow Gum. Very hardy with attractive white stem and branches A vigorous small evergreen tree with masses of white blossom in late summer Pale pink scented blossom in late summer on an evergreen large shrub or small tree An evergreen large shrub with scented pink edged summer flowers A medium sized columnar evergreen tree with large white flowers in August/September Eucryphia x nymansensis Nymans Silver A handsome new form with silver margined leaves Fagus sylvatica The native beech tree Fagus sylvatica Asplenifolia The Fern-leaved beech Fagus sylvatica Dawyck This is a tall columnar clone Fagus sylvatica Dawyck Purple A narrowly columnar Copper Beech Fagus sylvatica Pendula A handsome large weeping tree Fagus sylvatica Purpurea The Copper Beech Fagus sylvatica Red Obelisk Similar to Dawyck Purple but with a cut leaf margin. Very handsome Fagus sylvatica Riversii Possibly the darkest of the Copper Beeches Gingko biloba The Maidenhair Tree. An ancient species with distinctive lobed leaves that turn rich gold in autumn Halesia carolina The Snowdrop tree. A large shrub or small tree with attractive pendant flowers Halesia monticola vestita A small tree with pendant attractive Snowdrop flowers in May Hoheria angustifolia Borde Hill A fast growing small columnar evergreen tree with masses of bee-friendly white blossom in July Hoheria Glory of Amlwch A semi evergreen large shrub or small tree with masses of large white blossom in mid to late summer Hoheria lyallii A semi-evergreen small summer flowering tree. One of the hardiest of the genus Hoheria sexstylosa A handsome upright evergreen very floriferous small tree Ilex x altaclerensis Belgica Aurea One of the most striking golden variegated hollies. A conical tree bearing heavy crops of berries Ilex x altaclarensis Camellifolia A striking vigorous tree with large dark glossy spineless leaves and rich red fruits Ilex x altaclerensis Golden King A vigorous female clone with large gold margined spineless leaves Ilex x altaclarensis Lawsoniana A vigorous tree with boldly gold variegated leavesilex aquifolium The native Holly Tree. Makes an excellent hedge Ilex aquifolium Argentea Marginata A medium-sized slow growing female tree with pretty silver margined evergreen leaves 6 7

6 Ilex aquifolium Bacciflava Ilex aquifolium J.C. van Thol Ilex x aquipernyi Dragon Lady Ilex kohneana Chestnut Leaf Ilex x meserveae Blue Angel Ilex x meservae Blue Princess Ilex Nellie R. Stephens Juglans regia Juglans regia Broadview Juglans regia Buccaneer Juniperus scopulorum Blue Arrow Laburnum x watereri Vossii Laurus nobilis Liquidamber styraciflua A vigorous dark green tree with bright yellow berries A good fruiting form with glossy deep green, virtually spineless, leaves. Self fertile A very hardy, dark green columnar evergreen tree, with large bright red fruits in autumn A vigorous small evergreen tree with striking large glossy leaves A very hardy evergreen shrub, smaller than our native holly, but with darker blue/green foliage and red berries A very hardy evergreen shrub with blue-green foliage and red berries A very hardy vigorous small evergreen tree with large leaves and persistent orange/red fruits The common or European walnut A self-fertile clone selected for nut production. Produces at a very young age Similar to Broadview but a larger tree A small very columnar silver-blue tree. An improved form of Skyrocket The popular Golden Rain Tree, with masses of long pendant bright yellow flowers in May The culinary Bay Leaf and Laurel of the Ancients The North American Sweet Gum. A large slow growing tree with blazing autumn colour Liquidamber styraciflua Lane Roberts A selected form with red/black autumn colour Liquidambar styraciflua Slender A narrow columnar form of this popular autumn colour tree Silhouette Liquidamber styraciflua Worplesdon A form with more narrowly lobed leaves that turn orange, red and yellow in autumn Liriodendron tulipifera The Tulip Tree is a large handsome species with butter-gold autumn colour Liriodendron tulipifera An attractive form with leaves margined with yellow Aureomarginatum Liriodendron tulipifera Fastigiatum A broadly columnar form NOTE: we strongly recommend that most Magnolias, particularly grafted specimens, are not planted whilst dormant as they can die. Plant either in early autumn whilst in leaf or early spring after bud break. Magnolia amoena Like M. denudata but with a purple blotch at the base of the tepals. Very scented flowers. Magnolia Atlas A Jury hybrid with lilac-pink cup-and-saucer flowers up to 40 cm across Magnolia 'Black Tulip' A small tree with dark burgundy goblet flowers on bare branches in April/May Magnolia Butterflies An upright small tree, with deep yellow flowers before the leaves appear Magnolia x brooklynensis Evamaria An unusual variety with magenta flowers suffused yellow and green, in late May/early June Magnolia campbellii 'Sidbury' A large tree with pink cup and saucer flowers in early spring Magnolia dawsoniana A medium sized Chinese species with pink/purple flowers in early spring Magnolia 'Daybreak' A hardy small tree with large scented flowers of varying pink shades Magnolia delavayii A spectacular Chinese tree with very large evergreen leaves and scented white flowers in late summer. Lime tolerant but needs a sheltered site 8 Magnolia denudata Magnolia Elizabeth Magnolia Fireglow Magnolia George Henry Kern Magnolia Gold Star Magnolia grandiflora Exmouth Magnolia grandiflora Victoria Magnolia Heaven Scent Magnolia Iolanthe Magnolia J C Williams The Chinese Yulan. A beautiful small tree with scented white flowers A beautiful tree bearing abundant scented yellow flowers with red stamens in April/May A small upright, pyramidal tree with white flowers flushed magenta from the base A medium-sized shrub with rich rose pink goblet flowers An upright small tree. Very hardy. Flowers like a yellow M. stellata. Bronze young leaves A handsome medium sized tree with large scented blooms in late summer. Bred in Exmouth in 1768 A hardy compact tree with deep evergreen foliage and large white scented flowers in late summer/autumn A striking small tree with scented pink and white flowers in April/May A Jury hybrid. A vigorous sturdy tree with cup-and-saucer pink blooms, up to 25 cm across, in April A hybrid with purple/red cup and saucer flowers, followed by dark young foliage. Bred at Caerhays Magnolia x kewensis Wada s Memory A small tree with abundant scented white flowers in April Magnolia kobus A tree with scented white flowers Magnolia liliflora nigra A compact medium-sized shrub with dark purple splashed flowers from spring into summer Magnolia x loebneri Leonard Messel A beautiful small tree with fragrant lilac pink blooms in April Magnolia x loebneri Merril A medium-sized tree with beautiful pure white scented blossoms in profusion Magnolia Milky Way A Jury hybrid with masses of white flowers with pink bases Magnolia obovata (syn hypoleuca) A vigorous tree with large scented flowers in May/June followed by large attractive seed heads Magnolia Philip Tregunna A hybrid bred at Caerhays Castle, Cornwall. Flowers purplish/pink, with pointed tepals Magnolia Raspberry Ice A large shrub or small tree. Flowers up to 22 cm across, pinky white, violet shading at base Magnolia sieboldii A large shrub with pendant, fragrant white flowers from May and spectacular red fruits Magnolia x soulangeana Lennei A vigorous large shrub with deep purple flushed flowers on naked branches Magnolia Star Wars A Jury hybrid. Large white flushed pink M campbelli type flowers on a meduim sized shrub Magnolia stellata A medium sized shrub with star like, scented white flowers in March/April Magnolia stellata Centennial One of the largest flowered forms, with pure white scented blooms up to 12cm across Magnolia stellata Rosea King Has striking large pink fragrant flowers Magnolia stellata Royal Star Large white flowers later than most other forms Magnolia stellata Water Lily Large white scented flowers, with many tepals Magnolia x veitchii Peter Veitch A large tree with profuse salmon-pink flowers Magnolia wilsonii A large shrub or small tree from China. Beautiful pendant scented flowers in early summer Magnolia Yellow Bird A pyramidal tree with upright yellow blooms emerging in May with the foliage 9

7 Magnolia Yellow Fever An upright growing tree with creamy-yellow scented late flowers NOTE: scab resistance ratings for Malus are given in brackets; please refer to notes at introduction to Fruit section (page 26) Malus x atrosanguinea Gorgeous Pure white blossom and large persistent red fruits (4) Malus baccata The Siberian Crab. A hardy small tree with scented white flowers. Fruits red (5) Malus baccata mandshurica A very hardy medium-sized tree with spectacular white blossom and cherry sized fruits (5) Malus Butterball A small spreading tree with white and pink blossom and large crops of buttercoloured fruits (5) Malus Evereste A popular Crab with white/pink blossom and red streaked yellow fruits (4) Malus florentina An unusual small tree with lobed leaves that turn flame and scarlet in Autumn. White flowers and small red fruits (4) Malus Gardeners Gold Pale pink blossom produces abundant large yellow fruits (5) Malus hupehensis Plentiful scented white flowers. Small red fruits. One of the finest crabs (5) Malus prattii A Chinese species with very good red autum colour. (4) Malus pumila Niedzwetzkyana A very hardy small tree with purple leaves and red/purple flowers and fruit (4) Malus R J Fulcher A vigorous purple leaved tree with heavily scented pinky red blossom. More mildew resistant than most purple crabs (4) Malus x robusta Red Sentinel Pure white blossom, followed by bright red marble-like fruits that persist all winter (5) Malus sylvestris The common native Crab Apple Malus toringo A small slightly pendulous tree with white blossom and yellow fruits (5) Malus toringo arborescens A dainty small tree with masses of white blossom and small red fruits (5) Malus toringo sargentii A small shrubby tree with pure white scented blossom and small red cherrylike fruits (5) Malus transitoria A beautiful small tree with profuse white blossom, amber fruits and good autumn leaf colour (5) Malus transitoria Thornhayes Tansy An excellent small garden tree (5) Malus trilobata An erect-growing medium-sized tree. Maple-like leaves turn red in autumn. Large white flowers and green fruits (5) Malus yunnanensis Veitchii An erect branched tree. White flowers followed by bright red fruits and crimson and gold autumn colour (4) Malus x zumi calocarpa A small bushy disease resistant tree with masses of white blossom, red fruits and gold autumn leaves Metasequoia glyptostroboides The Dawn Redwood. A vigorous deciduous conifer, with red sinuous stems and rich pink/red autumn colour. Very tolerant of moist or wet sites Morus nigra The well known and venerable Black Mulberry Morus nigra Chelsea A form from the Chelsea Physic Garden. Also known as King James Nothofagus antarctica A distinctive small- to medium-sized tree, with small glossy leaves that colour well in autumn Nyssa sinensis 'Inferno' A striking small tree, with red new growth and fiery red autumn colour Nyssa sylvatica A medium-sized tree with brilliant autumn colour Parrotia persica Paulownia tomentosa Photinia villosa Picea abies Picea breweriana Picea meyeri Picea omorika Picea orientalis Aurea Picea smithiana Pinus ayacahuite veitchii Pinus jeffreyi Pinus nigra nigra Pinus radiata Pinus sylvestris Pinus wallichiana Pittosporum tenuifolium Platanus x hispanica Bloodgood Platanus orientalis Platanus orientalis Digitata Populus alba Populus alba Raket Populus Balsam Spire Populus lasiocarpa Populus nigra Populus nigra Italica Populus tremula Populus tremula Erecta Populus tremula Pendula Populus trichocarpa Fritzi Pauley Prunus Accolade Prunus avium The Persian Ironwood. A broad spreading small tree with attractive peeling bark and spectacular autumn colour The Foxglove Tree, a striking Chinese tree with large pink/purple flowers and large leaves. Can be pollarded for dramatic huge leaf effect A small deciduous tree with hawthorn-like flowers, large red fruits and bright gold autumn colour The Norway Spruce, the original Christmas Tree Brewer s Spruce. An architectural medium sized conical tree with dark green very pendulous branchlets A large hardy Chinese spruce with blue/green foliage. Attractive as a specimen or a Christmas tree Serbian Spruce. A stunningly architectural, lime tolerant fir tree A very pretty small conical tree with tiered branches. Young growth in spring is vivid gold, later turning green A large elegant tree with upswept branches and pendulous branchlets Mexican White Pine A beautiful large five needled species, with very large cones A large architectural tree with cones up to 30cm long Austrian Pine. A large majestic, lime-tolerant tree, suitable as a specimen or in shelter planting The Monterrey Pine. A vigorous large tree extensively used for coastal shelter Scots Pine. The beautiful native species with silver/blue foliage and attractive stems The Bhutan Pine is an elegant, broad-headed five-needled species, with long pendulous silvery foliage and large cones A small evergreen tree with dark, scented flowers. Excellent coastal hedge The form of London Plane most resistant to anthracnose disease. A large handsome tree The Oriental Plane from Greece and Turkey. A splendid large tree with attractive peeling bark. Resistant to anthracnose A handsome form with striking deeply lobed leaves The common white poplar. Felted white leaves on a striking vigorous tree A fastigiate form of the white poplar A large narrow-crowned, vigorous balsam hybrid. Strongly scented. Suitable for timber, biomass or windbreaks A handsome medium sized Chinese species with large red stalked leaves The native Black Poplar Lombardy Poplar. The well known, fast growing tightly columnar form The native Aspen A tightly fastigiate form of the native Aspen A very graceful weeping tree with nodding foliage A very vigorous, early leafing balsam poplar hybrid. Large attractive leaves. Strongly scented. A good timber variety A very pretty form with semi-double pink flowers in profusion over a long period. One of the best hybrid cherries The native Wild Cherry 10 11

8 Prunus avium Plena Prunus Beni-yutaka Prunus cerasifera Pissardii Prunus incisa Praecox Prunus Jo-nioi Prunus laurocerasus Prunus lusitanica Prunus padus Colorata Prunus padus Watereri Prunus rufa Prunus sargentii Prunus serrula Prunus Shirotae Prunus Shogetsu Prunus spinosa Plena Prunus spinosa Purpurea Prunus Spire Prunus subhirtella Autumnalis Prunus Sunset Boulevard Prunus Tai Haku Prunus The Bride Prunus verecunda Autumn Glory Prunus x yedoensis Pseudolarix amabilis Pseudotsuga menziesii Pterocarya fraxinifolia Pterocarya rehderiana Pterocarya stenoptera Pterocarya stenoptera Fern Leaf Pyrus callyreana Chanticleer Pyrus cordata A beautiful tree. Masses of pendant double white blooms A vigorous tree with large double pink flowers and fiery autumn foliage The Purple Leaved Plum with very early pink/white blossom A small tree with delicate foliage and pale pinky white blossom in winter Young foliage golden brown, wreathed with delicate white scented blossom in spring The common Cherry Laurel. Popular for hedging Portugal Laurel. A large vigorous glossy lime-tolerant evergreen shrub. Excellent for hedge and shelter planting An attractive form with coppery purple foliage and pink flowers The form of the native Bird Cherry with large white flower spikes in May. Tolerant of moist sites Himalayan Cherry Similar to Prunus serrula, but the polished red stems are slightly darker Spectacular autumn foliage. Small pink flowers Beautiful polished mahogany stems that glow in sunlight The most spectacular Japanese cherry. A wide spreading crown that in spring is one mass of dainty semi-double white flowers An attractive small flat-topped tree with white blossom. One of the latest Japanese cherries to flower The double-flowered form of our native Blackthorn. Very pretty A rare purple leaved form of the native Blackthorn A small upright cherry with soft pink flowers and good autumn colour Produces semi-double white dainty flowers right through winter A medium sized, narrow goblet shaped tree with large white blossom from pink buds and good autumn leaf colour Very large pure white flowers set amid coppery young foliage. A strong grower One of the Fuji cherries. A small healthy tree with masses of single white flowers in April Pale pink blossom and red/purple autumn colour A beautiful garden tree. Flowers early, pale blush, almond scented. Fiery autumn colour The Golden Larch is a hardy, slow-growing rare Chinese species, with foliage that turns a beautiful clear gold in autumn Douglas Fir. A very large handsome evergreen tree, commonly grown for timber but makes a handsome specimen Caucasian Wingnut. A large multistemmed tree with large pinnate leaves and pendant catkins to 50cm long Fast growing tree with large pinnate leaves and catkins Similar to the other species but smaller A form of this large species with attractive dissected leaves Narrow-growing white-flowered tree, glossy foliage turning fiery in autumn The Plymouth Pear. A local native with thorny stems and scented flowers in spring Pyrus nivalis Pyrus salicifolia orientalis Pyrus salicifolia Pendula Quercus cerris Quercus coccinea Quercus frainetto Quercus ilex Quercus x lucombeana Suberosa Quercus x lucombeana The Snow Pear. A vision in white in spring with silver foliage and white flowers A rare and attractive non-weeping form of this species The popular Silver Weeping Pear Turkey Oak. A handsome fast growing species excellent as a specimen or for coastal shelter planting The Scarlet Oak. Spectacular in autumn A large fast growing species with large deeply incised leaves The well known Evergreen or Holm Oak A vigorous evergreen hybrid with very corky bark The Lucombe Oak. First bred in Exeter in A large handsome tree William Lucombe (syn. Q. x hispanica Lucombeana ) Quercus palustris The American Pin Oak. A large elegant tree with good autumn colour. Tolerant of very poor wet soils Quercus palustris Green Pillar A narrowly columnar form of this species that turns brilliant scarlet in autumn Quercus petraea The native Sessile Oak Quercus robur The native Pedunculate Oak Quercus rubra The Red Oak. A handsome, large, fast-growing American species Quercus texana New Madrid Similar in habit to Q. palustris. This form produces red/purple new leaves in spring, glossy green in summer and then vivid autumn colours Quercus x turneri A round-headed, medium-sized, semi-evergreen tree. Drought-tolerant like its Q. (Q. ilex x Q. robur) ilex parent Quercus velutina The Black Oak. A large American tree with large deeply cut leaves. Rich autumn colour Salix alba Dart s Snake A form of the native White willow, but with twisted, corkscrew stems. More disease resistant than the common Contorted Willow Salix alba Sericea A small tree with spectacular silver foliage Salix alba vitellina Britzensis The Coral Bark Willow. Striking red winter stems Salix exigua A beautiful small tree, with silky silver foliage Salix x rubens Basfordiana A handsome yellowy/orange stemmed hybrid. Excellent for winter stem effect Salix x sepucralis Chrysocoma The popular Weeping Willow Sequoia sempervirens Coast Redwood. Supposedly the tallest tree species in the world, a stately fast growing conifer with Yew-like foliage Sequoiadendron giganteum The famous Giant Redwood, or Wellingtonia, supposedly the largest growing tree in the world Sophora japonica A large drought tolerant tree with pinnate foliage and scented white flowers in late summer Sorbus alnifolia An unusual medium-sized tree with vivid autumn leaf colour and masses of bright red fruits Sorbus aucuparia The native Rowan Sorbus commixta A very decorative species with good fruit, autumn colour and red sticky winter buds Sorbus commixta Embley Probably the best Rowan for Autumn colour, glowing red studded with large bunches of fruit Sorbus devoniensis A type of service tree native to Devon 12 13

9 Sorbus essertuana Sorbus Ghose Sorbus Hilling Spire Sorbus hupehensis Sorbus intermedia Sorbus Joseph Rock Sorbus Leonard Messel Sorbus Pearly King Sorbus prattii Sorbus sargentiana Sorbus scalaris Sorbus torminalis Sorbus vestita Sorbus vilmorinii Sorbus wardii Stewartia pseudocamellia Styrax hemsleyanus Styrax japonicus Fargesii Taxodium distichum Taxus baccata Taxus baccata Fastigiata Taxus baccata Fastigiata Aurea Thuja plicata Tilia cordata Tilia platyphyllos Tilia platyphyllos Aurea Tilia platyphyllos Laciniata Tilia platyphyllos Rubra Tilia tomentosa Petiolaris Toona sinensis A small open-crowned tree. Large clusters of scarlet fruits and good autumn colour A small upright growing Himalayan species with very scab resistant foliage and large clusters of red fruits A handsome fastigiate rowan with yellow fruit and red autumn leaf colour A strong growing upright tree. Silvery blue foliage and large clusters of white fruits A vigorous healthy whitebeam with large crops of red fruits An upright rowan with splendid autumn colour and clusters of pale yellow fruits An attractive hybrid Rowan with large leaves and large pink fruits A small ferny-leaved tree with pink fruits turning to white An elegant shrubby species with pendant branches and clusters of small white fruits A large magnificent Chinese species. Sticky red winter buds, good autumn colour and huge bunches of red fruits A small species with frond-like pinnate foliage. Flattened heads of red fruits and rich autumn colour The native Wild Service Tree. A vigorous medium sized tree with good autumn fruit and leaf colour. Tolerant of heavy soils. Similar to S. John Mitchell. A medium-sized tree with large silver leaves and fruits like Crab apples A dainty species with feathery foliage turning burgundy in autumn. Fruits pink at first turning white A broadly columnar whitebeam with attractive silvery foliage. A rare species from Tibet and Bhutan A small tree with attractive peeling bark. Small white cupped flowers. Red and yellow autumn colour. Does best in deep acid soils in some shade A small pretty Chinese species with pendant white flowers in late spring A beautiful small tree with pendant delicately scented white flowers An attractive large deciduous conifer, with good autumn colour. Tolerant of wet and dry sites The well known native Yew Tree. Excellent for formal hedges The distinctive columnar Irish Yew, of churchyards and formal gardens Golden Irish Yew. A striking gold medium sized columnar evergreen tree The Western Red Cedar. A handsome vigorous evergreen tree, tolerant of wet sites. Makes a rapid attractive hedge The native Small-leaved Lime The native Broad Leaved Lime. A large handsome tree A form with bright-green winter stems. Very striking if grown as a pollard A medium-growing form with deeply incised leaves A handsome tree, especially in winter with its red twigs A handsome large tree with scented blossom in summer. Leaves pendant with distinct silver undersides A handsome fast-growing tree, with large pinnate leaves and scented panicles of flower in August Toona sinensis Flamingo Trochodendron aralioides Tsuga heterophylla Ulmus glabra Lutescens Ulmus x hollandica Dampieri Aurea Ulmus parviflora Allee Wollemia nobilis MATURE TREE SIZES The following sizes relate to those used in our descriptions (above) Small trees will grow to 3.5 9m (12 30 feet) Medium trees will grow to 9 15m (30 50 feet) Large trees will grow to 15m plus (50 feet plus) A form with bright pink young growth A shade tolerant evergreen small tree or large shrub with attractive foliage and lime green flowers. Good winter structure Western Hemlock. A majestic conifer that resembles a Deodar Cedar in the landscape, but grows much faster A DED resistant form with soft yellow leaves. Makes a medium-sized tree A small upright tree with golden leaves. DED resistant A beautiful large DED-resistant tree with marbled bark and attractive dark green foliage that turns red and gold in the autumn Wollemi Pine. The newly discovered, rare and ancient Australian conifer

10 TRAINED ORNAMENTAL TREES TREE SELECTION LIST to help customers For those customers who would like some assistance in selecting trees for their site, we offer the following select lists to assist you. Compare them to the descriptions in the catalogue. (* Denotes evergreen) MULTISTEMMED TREES We have these in the following genus. Please telephone to check current availability. Acer Cornus Alnus Eucalyptus Amelanchier Prunus Betula Salix Cercidiphyllum Sorbus SMALL GARDEN TREES Acer griseum Alnus glutinosa Imperialis Amelanchier lamarckii Betula utilis jacquemontii Silver Shadow Cornus florida Crataegus persimilis Prunifolia Magnolia Leonard Messel Malus toringo Malus transitoria Thornhayes Tansy Photinia villosa Prunus Shogetsu Prunus Spire Prunus The Bride Sorbus commixta Embley Sorbus vilmorinii Ulmus minor Dampieri Aurea PLEACHED TREES We have pre-pleached lime (Tilia spp.), hornbeam (Carpinus spp.) and crab apple (Malus spp.) Please telephone to check price and availability UPRIGHT TREES FOR SMALL SPACES Betula pendula Fastigiata Prunus Spire Cupressus sempervirens Stricta * Prunus Sunset Boulevard Eucryphia x intermedia Rostrevor * Sorbus Hillings Spire Magnolia Gold Star Sorbus hupehensis Populus tremula Erecta Taxus baccata Fastigiata * LARGE EVERGREENS We have available a range of such things as Bay, Photinia, Laurel and Holly as pyramids and half standards for screening or formal topiary specimens. Please telephone and ask for details WEEPING TREES Alnus incana Pendula Betula pendula Tristis Betula utilis jacquemontii Knightshayes Carpinus betulus Pendula Cercidiphyllum japonicum Amazing Grace Fagus sylvatica Pendula Populus tremula Pendula EVERGREEN GARDEN HEDGES Buxus sempervirens Ilex aquifolium and cultivars (holly) Ilex crenata Convexa Laurus nobilis Photinia x fraseri Red Robin Pittosporum tenuifolium Prunus laurocerasus Prunus lusitanica Quercus ilex (holm oak) Taxus baccata (yew) Thuja plicata (red cedar) Viburnum tinus DECIDUOUS GARDEN HEDGES Acer campestre (field maple) Carpinus betulus (hornbeam) Crataegus monogyna (hawthorn) Euonymus europaeus Fagus sylvatica and cultivars (beech) 16 17

11 TREES FOR AUTUMN FOLIAGE COLOUR Acer (most) Amelanchier (all) Betula (most) Carpinus (all) Cercidiphyllum japonicum Cornus (most) Crataegus persimilis Prunifolia Crataegus phaenopyrum Fagus sylvatica and cultivars Ginkgo biloba Liquidambar styraciflua and cultivars Liriodendron spp and cultivars Malus hupehensis Malus transitoria and cultivars Nyssa sylvatica Ostrya carpinifolia Photinia villosa Prunus sargentii Prunus x yedoensis Pyrus callyreana Chanticleer Pseudolarix amabilis Quercus coccinea Quercus palustris Sorbus commixta Embley Sorbus Hillings Spire Sorbus sargentiana Stewartia pseudocamellia TREES FOR AVENUES Acer campestre William Caldwell Metasequoia glyptostroboides Acer platanoides and cultivars Ostrya carpinifolia Calocedrus decurrens * Pinus nigra nigra * Carpinus betulus and cultivars Platanus spp. and cultivars Cedrus spp. and cultivars * Prunus avium and cultivars Fagus sylvatica and cultivars Prunus padus and cultivars Ginkgo biloba Quercus spp. and cultivars Liquidambar styraciflua and cultivars Sequoiadendron giganteum * Liriodendron tulipifera and cultivars Tilia spp. and cultivars TREES FOR SCREENING AND WIND SHELTER (S = suitable for near the sea) Acer campestre Ilex spp. * Acer platanoides Nothofagus antarctica (S) Acer pseudoplatanus (S) Phillyrea spp. (S) Alnus spp. (S) Pinus nigra * (S) Amelanchier canadensis Pinus sylvestris * Arbutus unedo * (S) Pittosporum tenuifolium * (S) Betula pendula Populus (most) Carpinus betulus Quercus spp. Crataegus monogyna (S) Quercus ilex * (S) Cupressus macrocarpa * (S) Salix (most) Elaeagnus spp. (S) Sorbus aucuparia and cultivars Eucalyptus spp. * (S) Sorbus intermedia (S) Fagus sylvatica Thuja plicata * TREES FOR HEAVY CLAY SOIL Acer campestre and cultivars Acer platanoides and cultivars Alnus (all) Carpinus (all) Catalpa (all) Crataegus (all) Eucalyptus (all) * Euonymus (all) Ilex (all) * Liquidambar (all) Liriodendron Malus (all) Metasequoia Nyssa (all) Platanus (all) Populus (all) Prunus avium and cultivars Prunus padus and cultivars Pyrus (all) Quercus (all) Salix (all) Sorbus torminalis Ulmus (all) TREES FOR WET SOILS AND WATERSIDE Alnus (all) Nyssa (all) Amelanchier (all) Populus (most) Betula nigra Prunus padus cultivars Betula pubescens Quercus palustris Liquidambar styraciflua and cultivars Salix (all) Liriodendron tulipifera Taxodium distichum and cultivars Metasequoia glyptostroboides Thuja plicata TREES FOR POOR DRY SOILS Acer campestre and cultivars Laburnum Acer platanoides and cultivars Platanus Alnus cordata Pinus * Betula (most) Populus alba and cultivars Castanea sativa and cultivars Populus tremula and cultivars Cedrus * Quercus ilex * Cupressus glabra and cultivars * Quercus robur and cultivars Cupressus macrocarpa * Quercus rubra Cercis Sorbus intermedia Crataegus Taxus baccata and cultivars * Ilex * Various useful downloads are available on our website ( and can be printed off to help in the selection and management of your trees and shrubs. Under the Tree Advice Menu they include: Planting Guide - a guide to planting, establishment and formative pruning. Honey Fungus Resistance. Guide to Tree Sizes

12 CHOICE SHRUBS Abelia x grandiflora Abelia triflora Aronia arbutifolia Erecta Aronia melanocarpa Autumn Magic Aronia x prunifolia Viking Aucuba japonica Variegata Buxus sempervirens Callicarpa bodinieri giraldii Calycanthus floridus Chaenomeles cathayensis wilsonii Chimonanthus fragrans Clerodendrum trichotomum fargesii Clethra barbinervis A vigorous medium sized glossy semi evergreen shrub with scented pink and white blossom from July to November A medium sized deciduous, upright growing shrub that produces abundant small pink deliciously scented flowers in June Chokeberry. A medium-sized compact shrub with scented white flowers and vivid autumn colour Chokeberry, a compact hardy shrub with red/purple autumn colour Chokeberry. A shrub to about 2 metres with scented white blossom, rich red autumn colour and edible fruits Spotted Laurel. A very shade tolerant, vigorous variegated evergreen shrub useful as screening under large trees Common Box. A native evergreen shrub, long used for hedging Beauty Berry. A medium-sized deciduous shrub that produces masses of glossy violet fruits in autumn Carolina Allspice. A deciduous shrub with glossy scented leaves, aromatic bark and red brown flowers throughout late summer A vigorous viciously spined large shrub. Salmon pink flowers in March produce huge quince fruits that are both decorative and useful culinary fruits Winter Sweet. A deciduous shrub with scented yellow flowers in winter. Best in a warm sheltered spot A vigorous large shrub with highly scented white and maroon blossom in August, followed by vivid blue berries An upright medium-sized shrub with long scented flowers in summer, good autumn leaf colour and attractive peeling bark NOTE: we strongly recommend that most Cornus, particularly grafted specimens, are not planted whilst dormant as they can die. Plant either in early autumn whilst in leaf or early spring after bud break. Cornus alba Westonbirt The popular Red Stemmed Dogwood of winter garden displays Cornus alternifolia Argentea A striking large shrub with boldly silver variegated leaves on tiered branches Cornus mas Variegata A striking medium-sized shrub with white margined leaves and masses of yellow flowers in February/March Cornus sanguinea The native Dogwood of our hedgerows Cornus sanguinea Midwinter Fire Vivid gold stems with red tips for winter effect Cornus stolonifera Flaviramea Bright lime green to yellow juvenile stems in winter Corylopsis pauciflora A small choice shrub tolerant of semi shade. Primrose yellow scented flowers in March/April Corylopsis platypetala Pale lemon fragrant flowers in March/April on a large shrub. The dainty foliage (syn. C. sinensis calvescens) is blue-green above and white beneath 20 Corylopsis willmottiae (syn. C. sinensis Willmottiae Group) Cotoneaster Rothschildianus Daphne odora Aureomarginata Decaisnea fargesii Dipelta floribunda Dipelta yunnanensis Elaeagnus angustifolia Elaeagnus Quicksilver Elaeagnus umbellata Euonymus alatus Euonymus europaeus Euonymus europeaeus alba Euonymus europaeus Atropurpurea Euonymus europaeus Red Cascade Euonymus europaeus Thornhayes Euonymus japonica robusta Euonymus latifolius Euonymus phellomanus Euonymus planipes Fothergilla major Fothergilla monticola Huntsman Frangula alnus Asplenifolia Griselinia littoralis Hamamellis x intermedia Arnold Promise Hamamellis x intermedia Diane Similar to C. platypetala but young foliage with a purple-red flush A large evergreen shrub with vivid yellow berries in autumn A small low-growing evergreen shrub with deliciously scented pink flowers in winter A large deciduous shrub with spectacular large finger-like blue fruits in autumn An excellent large shrub producing masses of Weigela-like scented yellow throated pink flowers in May A rare species similar to D. floribunda but with cream coloured scented flowers flushed gold at the throat Oleaster or Russian Olive. A large shrub with silver willow like leaves and scented flowers in June followed by amber fruits. Tough and drought tolerant. Good near the sea A large deciduous suckering shrub with exceptionally silver leaves and strongly fragrant yellow flowers in spring A large vigorous deciduous, silver leaved shrub, with profuse scented flowers and red fruits. Good for coastal shelter A medium-sized shrub with pink fruits and spectacular pink/red leaves in autumn The native Spindle. Handsome in autumn for fruit and leaf colour A white-fruited form of the native spindle tree Leaves emerge green and turn deep purple in early summer then red in autumn A splendid large shrub. Rich red autumn foliage studded with large red and orange fruits on arching branches Our own selected form. An outstanding large shrub with a more pendulous habit than Red Cascade. Autumn colour is bronze with prolific persistent pink fruits A large dense hardy evergreen shrub. One of the best plants for shelter or hedging next to the sea A large hardy shrub with prolific red fruits and rich autumn leaf colour A large Chinese shrub with corky winged shoots. Attractive autumn colour and pink fruits A striking large Asian shrub with rich autumn colour and scarlet fruits A splendid medium-sized, shade tolerant, autumn colour shrub, with fluffy white flowers in spring A medium-sized, shade-tolerant shrub with white scented flowers and fiery autumn leaf colour A striking moisture-tolerant cut-leaved large shrub with bright gold autumn colour A large fast growing salt tolerant glossy evergreen, excellent as a coastal hedge Witch Hazel. An upright growing, goblet shaped large shrub. Scented yellow flowers in late winter and spectacular autumn colour Rich red flowers in late winter/spring. Needs a moist sheltered site 21

13 Hamamellis x intermedia Jelena Hamamellis x intermedia Pallida Heptacodium miconioides Hydrangea aspera sargentii Hydrangea aspera Villosa group Hydrangea paniculata Kyushu Hydrangea paniculata Tardiva Hydrangea quercifolia Ilex aquifolium Myrtifolia Aurea Ilex crenata convexa Kerria japonica Kerria japonica Picta Ligustrum ovalifolium Lonicera fragrantissima Lonicera syringantha Mahonia japonica Bealei Mahonia x media Buckland Mahonia x media Charity Mahonia x media Lionel Fortescue Michelia yunnanensis (syn. Magnolia laevifolia) Osmanthus delavayii Paeonia delavayii Paeonia delavayii lutea (syn. Paeonia lutea ludlowii) Philadelphus Belle Etoile Witch Hazel. A large shrub with spectacular autumn leaf colour and orange/red flowers in late winter Witch Hazel. Pale yellow flowers in late winter. Possibly the best scented of the group. Vivid autumn leaf colour A large vigorous shrub related to Honeysuckle, with scented heads of white flower in late summer/early autumn Sargent s Hydrangea. A splendid Chinese medium sized shrub with felted foliage and blue and white lacecap flowers. Excellent in semi shade A medium-sized deciduous shrub with large textural leaves and beautiful mauve and white lacecap flowers in late summer. Needs some shade A medium sized deciduous shrub, best pruned annually. Terminal spikes of white flowers in late summer Similar to Kyushu, but with larger flower heads A striking deciduous shrub with white lacecap flowers in summer and rich red leaves in autumn A slow growing small leaved holly with gold variegated leaves. Very dainty A compact shrub; the plant that is generally being used as a healthy replacement for diseased Box hedges A dainty, small to medium sized shade tolerant shrub, covered in yellow flowers in spring. Not to be confused with the thuggish double form A dainty small growing form of this species with boldly variegated foliage and yellow flowers Garden Privet. A vigorous evergreen hedge, good for coastal sites A delightful hardy deciduous shrub with sweetly scented flowers in the depths of winter A dainty small rounded shrub with fragrant lilac pink flowers in May/June followed by red berries An architectural, shade-tolerant evergreen shrub with yellow scented flowers in late winter An architectural evergreen shrub with lax spikes of scented yellow flowers around Christmas An architectural, shade tolerant evergreen with terminal clusters of scented yellow flowers in late autumn/early winter A striking evergreen shrub, tolerant of shade, with spikes of scented yellow flowers in early winter A striking medium-sized hardy evergreen shrub with scented white flowers in late spring A beautiful small leaved slow-growing evergreen shrub, with scented white jasmine like flowers in April The Chinese Tree Peony. A medium sized shrub with attractive cut leaves and rich maroon flowers The form of this species with yellow flowers A medium-sized deciduous shrub with intensely scented white blossom in June Philadelphus coronarius Aureus An excellent medium-sized shrub with gold leaves and beautifully scented flowers in May/June Philadelphus delavayii Nymans A large choice shrub with masses of scented white, mauve based blossom in May/June Philadelphus microphyllus A delightful small shrub with lots of scented white blossom in May/June Philadelphus Sybille A charming small shrub with masses of rich scented blossom in June Phillyrea angustifolia A compact medium sized evergreen shrub with scented small white flowers in May/June. Excellent salt tolerance for coastal planting Phillyrea latifolia An excellent wind and salt tolerant large evergreen shrub for topiary or seaside shelter Photinia x fraseri Red Robin A vigorous large evergreen shrub with bright red new foliage that matures to green and large white flower heads. An excellent screen or hedge Rhamnus alaternus Argenteomarginata A fast growing spectacular large variegated evergreen shrub. Good near the sea Rhododendron (Deciduous Azaleas) A selection of forms with beautifully scented flowers in May/June and fiery autumn colour. Not for limey soils Rhododendron 'Daviesii' Creamy white flowers with a yellow flare in May Rhododendron 'Exquisitum' Pink flowers in May Rhododendron 'Irene Koster' Rose pink flowers with a yellow flare in May Rhododendron luteum Yellow scented flowers in May Rhododendron 'Snow Bird White flowers in May Rhododendron viscosum White flowers with a yellow flare in June Ribes laurifolium A small evergreen shade tolerant shrub that produces pendant green/white flowers in late winter Ribes odoratum Buffalo Currant, a medium-sized hardy deciduous shrub with red autumn leaf colour and rich clove scented yellow flowers in April Ribes speciosum A medium sized semi evergreen with glossy leaves and red fuchsia like flowers in spring Rosa A selection of reliable, disease resistant scented shrub roses for hedging and general planting, including: Rosa rubiginosa Sweet Briar. A vigorous very thorny species with pink flowers in June, rich red autumn hips and gold autumn colour. Foliage scented of green apples. Excellent boundary hedge Rosa rugosa alba Ramanas Rose. A suckering thorny species with white heavily scented flowers from May to autumn, masses of bright red hips and gold autumn colour Rosa rugosa rubra Ramanas Rose. As above but with red/scarlet flowers Salix eleagnos A large shrub with narrow silver leaves like Rosemary Salix purpurea Nancy Saunders A very dainty, shrubby form, with foliage opening purple/pink and turning to blue/green Sarcococca confusa Christmas Box. A dense hardy low growing evergreen shrub with scented white flowers during winter. Very shade tolerant Skimmia x confusa Kew Green Similar to Rubella but with scented yellow-green flowers Skimmia japonica (Hermaphrodite form) A self fertile form of this small shade tolerant evergreen with bright red berries in autumn 22 23

14 Skimmia japonica Rubella Stachyurus praecox Stachyurus salicifolia Viburnum x bodnantense Dawn Viburnum x burkwoodii Viburnum cotinifolium Viburnum x juddii Viburnum lantana Viburnum opulus Viburnum opulus Xanthocarpum Viburnum plicatum Mariesii Viburnum sargentii Onondaga Viburnum tinus Eve Price A small dense evergreen, shade tolerant shrub, with masses of sweetly scented white flowers throughout early spring A shade-tolerant large shrub with striking yellow catkins in February/March on bare branches Smaller than S. praecox with dainty willow-like leaves and pendant catkins A vigorous deciduous shrub with abundant beautifully scented pink flowers in mid winter A medium sized rounded evergreen with abundant white scented flowers for several months in spring A rare Himalayan species with white flowers and red fruits. Persistent red autumn leaves A lovely small deciduous shrub with large clusters of scented pink blossom in spring The native Wayfaring Tree Geulder Rose. An attractive large native shrub with masses of red fruits and fiery autumn leaf colour A form of this native shrub with yellow fruits and vivid autumn leaves A superb shrub with tiered branches and masses of white lacecap flower heads. Rich red autumn colour A vigorous shrub with white lacecap flowers in spring and maple-like leaves that turn fiery in autumn A dense vigorous evergreen with pink and white flowers throughout winter. Makes an excellent hedge MATURE SHRUB SIZES The following sizes relate to those used in our descriptions (above) Small shrubs will grow to 1 1.5m (3 5 feet) Medium shrubs will grow to 1.5 3m (5 10 feet) Large shrubs will grow to 3m plus (10 feet plus) FRUIT SOME NOTES ON CHOOSING AND PLANTING FRUIT TREES We offer a large range of fruit varieties that we have selected for their suitability for the South West of England. This means they are generally suited to all of the wet and windy western side of Britain, as well as the easier East. They are vigorous and disease resistant in most situations and suitable for growing without pesticide use. In the following descriptions, the flowering periods for most fruit varieties are given in the RHS number category 1 7. Cider apples are listed as Early, Mid or Late. However bear in mind that these periods overlap. For example, an apple in group 3 will be pollinated by another variety in groups 2, 3 or 4. The best pollination occurs when there are two or more pollinators. Even self-fertile varieties set better crops if cross pollinated. Pollination can be helped by planting other species of the same group nearby; for example, crab apples to pollinate apples or pear species to pollinate pears. The flowering period for certain rare fruit varieties may not be stated if we haven t yet ascertained it. Fruit trees flower at different times. Plums start first in March, then pears in April, and finally apples that go through May and some into June. As plums and pears flower so early, the best results are achieved with the tougher self-fertile varieties planted in sheltered sites. Pollination of all fruits can be improved by encouraging wild pollinating insects, keeping hives of bees near your trees and maintaining or planting good sheltering hedges to reduce wind speed. Remember, though, that too little air movement will encourage humidity and thereby scab infection. As a rule of thumb, standard orchards in the South West are planted at 30 feet (9 metres) apart (about 60 trees/acre). Bush trees are spaced at about 15 feet (4.5 metres). Bear in mind that vigour varies between varieties, irrespective of rootstock. On the same rootstock a vigorous variety will grow bigger than a weaker growing variety. Both will grow bigger on richer, deeper soil on a sheltered site and smaller on shallow poor soil or an exposed site. New this season, The Thornhayes Collection In recent years, commercial cider growers have increasingly planted orchards using the M116 rootstock. It is slightly less vigorous than MM106, anchors itself well, but most significantly performs much better than MM106 on heavy sites that lie wet in winter. M116 is much less likely to succumb to collar rot and Phytophthora root rots. As much of our customer base in the south west is on moisture-retentive soils and/or in high rainfall areas, as of this autumn we are offering a small range of apple varieties with very good resistance to scab and canker on this rarely available rootstock. It will be an ideal basis for customers on marginal sites to start growing bush or trained trees with less risk of failure. We will welcome customer feedback and will expand the range and quantity of trees to suit future demand. Our trees are propagated on the rootstocks listed below. We find these are the best suited to the soils and conditions of the wetter western side of Britain. 24 Apple Pear Plum Cherry M25 standards MM106 bush/half standard and trained forms MI16 - bush and trained forms (better than MM106 on wetter sites) M9 stepovers and small cordons. Need free draining, fertile soil Pear Seedling standards Quince A & Pyrodwarf bush/half standard and trained forms St Julien A semivigorous for most forms Colt standards Gisela 5 bush/half standard and fan 25

15 Number category in Comments column suggesting scab resistance for apples and pears: 0 No resistance Total defoliation plus stem damage. 1 Little resistance Over 50% leaf area damaged, plus some stem damage. Strong reduction in vigour. 2 Some resistance Between 30% and 50% leaf area damage. Some reduction in vigour. 3 Modest resistance Between 10% and 30% leaf area damage. Slight reduction in vigour. 4 Resistant Up to 10% leaf area damage. Little reduction in vigour. 5 Very resistant Little or no leaf damage. No reduction in vigour. (C) Varieties that are inclined to canker on heavy, wet soils (T) Triploid varieties, requiring two different pollinators Please note that these figures are a guide to help in selection. Individual sites will vary in their ability to encourage scab and canker. VARIETY ORIGIN FLAVOUR USE SEASON FLOWER COMMENTS (AND SCAB PERIOD RESISTANCE CATEGORY) APPLES Appledore North Devon An old variety, good near the sea Adams Pearmain Herefordshire Juicy, rich Dessert Late to Very 2 Hardy and good bearer (4) originally Hanging before 1826 aromatic Late Pearmain Allington Pippin Lincolnshire Subacid aromatic Dessert Mid to Late 3 King of the Pippins X Coxs before 1884 Orange Pippin. A pineapple flavour (4) Ashmeads Kernel Gloucester Sweet, aromatic Dessert Late to Very 4 One of the finest late dessert c 1700 Late apples (4) Balls Bittersweet Herefordshire Medium Cider Mid Mid Produces a full-bodied cider (4) Bittersweet Beauty of Bath Bath, Somerset Sweet Dessert Early 2 Heavy cropping (4) before 1864 Bell Apple Somerset Sweet Cider Mid Mid A distinctly shaped apple once common syn. Sweet Sheeps Nose Culinary in Somerset and East Devon (4) Bens Red Trannack, Cornwall Sweet Dessert Second Early 2 A Devonshire Quarrenden seedling. c 1830 to Mid Sturdy and heavy cropping (5) VARIETY ORIGIN FLAVOUR USE SEASON FLOWER COMMENTS (AND SCAB PERIOD RESISTANCE CATEGORY) Bickington Grey South Devon Sharp Cider Mid Mid (5) Black Dabinett Somerset Medium Cider Late Late More vigorous than Dabinett with larger syn. Tommy Rodford Bittersweet blue/purple fruits. Vintage Quality (4) Blenheim Orange Woodstock, Oxon Excellent Dessert Mid to Late 3 A rich, distinctive apple at its c 1740 Subacid to sweet Culinary best around Christmas (4)(C)(T) Bramley's Seedling Southwell, Notts Sharp Culinary Late 3 The most popular commercial c 1810 cooking apple (4)(C)(T) Brown Snout Hereford Medium Cider Mid Mid to Heavy cropper of good quality juice. mid 19th century Bittersweet Late Self-fertile (5) Brownlees Russet Hertfordshire Sweet subacid Dessert Very Late 3 At best when kept until February (4) c 1848 Aromatic, nutty Browns Apple Staverton, Nr Full Sharp Cider Early to Mid Mid Vintage quality (5) Totnes, Devon Captain Broad Cornwall Bittersweet Cider Mid (5) Charles Ross Berkshire Sweet Dessert Mid to Late 3 (4) 1880s Culinary Claygate Pearmain Surrey Sweet, aromatic, Dessert Late to Very 3 (4) before 1821 rich Late Colemans Seedling Devon Sharp Cider Mid Mid A healthy, heavy cropper (5) Colloget Pippin Landulph, Tamar Sharp Culinary Mid Early to Produces a dry light cider. One of the syn. Cornish Giant Valley, Cornwall Cider Mid many varieties rescued by James Evans (5) Cornish Aromatic Before 1813 Sweet, subacid, Dessert Late 4 (4) probably much older aromatic, spicy Cornish Gilliflower Truro, Cornwall Sweet and Dessert Late to Very 4 (4) before 1800 aromatic Late 26 27

16 VARIETY ORIGIN FLAVOUR USE SEASON FLOWER COMMENTS (AND SCAB PERIOD RESISTANCE CATEGORY) Cornish Mother Cornwall Sweet Dessert Mild Mid- A very old variety, possible the pre 1884 Late progenitor of American Mother Court of Wick Yatton, Somerset Subacid, rich Triple Very Late V/Late A high quality, once very before 1790 popular variety. Very hardy (5) Crimson Victoria Shute, Axminster, Mild Sharp Cider Mid Early to Found only in one orchard at Devon Mid Shute. Unknown elsewhere (4) Dabinett Somerset Medium Cider Late Late Tree rather small and twiggy, but a heavy Bittersweet cropper of very high quality (4) Devonshire Buckland Devon Subacid Dessert/ Late 4 Crisp perfumed flesh. Culinary Excellent keeper (4) Devonshire Devon, first Sweet, subacid Dessert Second Early 2 Juicy crisp fruits with distinct Quarrenden recorded 1678 strawberry, winey taste (4) Don's Delight Devon Sharp, rich Culinary Late Mid A worthy seedling, brought to our attention by Don Cockman of Radio Devon fame (5) Duke of Cornwall Restonguet, Sharp Culinary Late Mid to A quality cooking apple for storing (5) Cornwall Late Dunkerton Late Sweet Somerset Sweet Cider Late Mid Makes a light fruity cider (4) Fair Maid of Devon Devon Full Sharp Cider Mid Mid Compact tree. Produces a high percentage of juice. Vintage quality (5) Farmers Glory Devon Sharp becoming Dessert Early to Late 4 A large vigorous disease-resistant tree (5) sweet Culinary George Cave Essex Crisp, juicy, Dessert Early 2 (4) 1923 slightly acid Golden Ball Dorset Medium, sharp Cider Early (5) (syn. Neverblight) VARIETY ORIGIN FLAVOUR USE SEASON FLOWER COMMENTS (AND SCAB PERIOD RESISTANCE CATEGORY) Golden Bittersweet Netherton, Devon Bittersweet Cider Late Mid A large variety that stores well. 19th century Rediscovered by this nursery in an old orchard in East Devon (5) Golden Knob Somerset Sweet, nutty Dessert Late to Very 3 A little russetted apple with a 18th century Late fruity aromatic taste (5) Grandpa Ailes Kazachstan/N Devon Subacid Dessert Mid/Late A N Devon seedling from a pip collected in Kazachstan. A link to the true wild apple (5) Harry Masters Jersey Somerset Medium Cider Mid to Late Mid to A compact tree that produces Bittersweet Late high quality juice (5) Hoary Morning Somerset Subacid, rich Des/Cul Late 3 (5) pre 1819 Hockings Green Cornwall c1860 Subacid Des/Cul Mid/Late 4 Hardy and canker resistant. (5) King Byerd Cornwall Sweet, sharp Des/Cul Very Late 4 (4) Kingston Bitter Devon Mild bittersweet Cider Mid to Late Mid (4) Kingston Black Somerset Medium Cider Mid Mid Probably the best vintage cider syn. Black Taunton late 19th century Bittersharp variety (4) Lambourne Pippin Penhallow, Cornwall Sweet Dessert Late to Very Late (5) Lord Derby Cheshire Sharp Culinary Mid 4 A hardy reliable cropper, tolerant 1862 of wet sites (4) Lucombes Pine Exeter, Devon Rich, aromatic, Dessert Mid to Late 4 Raised at the nursery of Lucombe c 1800 pineapple-like Pince, St Thomas, Exeter (5) Lucombes Seedling Exeter, Devon Subacid, spicy Dessert Mid to Very 2 Grown in West Cornwall in 1920s as syn. Kirton Fair before 1830 Late Newquay Prizetaker for market (4) Morgan Sweet Somerset Sweet Cider Early Early Heavy cropper. High juice yield. Will 18th century Dessert provide light cider before Christmas (5) 28 29

17 VARIETY ORIGIN FLAVOUR USE SEASON FLOWER COMMENTS (AND SCAB PERIOD RESISTANCE CATEGORY) Newton Wonder Derbyshire c 1870 Sharp Culinary Late to Very Late 5 A vigorous large tree (5) Nine Square West of England Sweet Dessert Mid to Late 4 An old variety once thought before 1824 Culinary extinct (5) Northwood Crediton area, Sweet Cider Late Mid Produces a soft fruity cider (5) syn. Woodbine Devon 18th century Oaken Pin Devon, the Exe valley Juicy, sweet and Dessert Mid to Late 3 Once very common on Exmoor. before 1876 aromatic A good bearer (4) Old Somerset Russet Somerset, probably Subacid with hint Dessert Late 5 (4) 19th century of pineapple Paignton Marigold Devon Subacid Cider Mid Early to Mid (5) Pear Apple Cornwall Sweet Dessert Second Early Early One of the old Pig s Nose types Pendragon Cornwall Sweet Des/Cider Early/Mid Early A Cornish clone of the Sops in Wine type. (4) Peter Lock Buckfastleigh, Devon, Sweet, scented Dessert Very Late 2 Cooks to a sweet, smooth puree (5) early 19th century Pitmaston Pineapple Stoke Edith, Rich pineapple-like Dessert Mid to Late 2 Small, distinct, delicious fruits (4) Herefordshire c 1785 Plympton Pippin Tamar Valley Subacid Culinary Late Mid Very large green and red apples (4) Poltimore Seedling Farway, Devon Sharp Culinary Late to Very Late Mid An excellent healthy tree (5) Pomeroy of Somerset Before 1851 Crisp, sweet, juicy, Dessert Mid to Late 3 A very old variety once syn. The Old Pomeroy highly flavoured extensively grown (4) Ponsford Devon Acid Culinary Very Late 3 An excellent old variety. 19th century Cider Vigorous, healthy (4) Profit Somerset Sharp Culinary Mid A very healthy variety (5) before 1824 VARIETY ORIGIN FLAVOUR USE SEASON FLOWER COMMENTS (AND SCAB PERIOD RESISTANCE CATEGORY) Reverend McCormick Broadclyst, Sweet Dessert Late Named after the vicar of the time Devon c 1900 Culinary Ribston Pippin Yorkshire Subacid, sweet Dessert Late 2 Mother of Coxs Orange Pippin. c 1700 aromatic A hardy and worthy variety (5) Rosemary Russet England Sweet to subacid, Dessert Late to Very 3 Perhaps the best flavoured of the before 1831 aromatic Late russets (5) (T) Royal Somerset Somerset Juicy, sweet Culinary Mid to Very Mid to (4) before 1818 Cider Late Late Spotted Dick East Devon Mid Bittersweet Cider Late Mid Very disease resistant and performs well in high rainfall areas (5) St Edmunds Pippin Suffolk Juicy, sweet and Dessert Mid 2 The earliest russet. Semi self-fertile (4) syn. St Edmunds Russet 1870 aromatic Sweet Alford Devon, early 18th Sweet Cider Mid Mid A large heavy bearing tree. Very Century valuable vintage quality (4) Sweet Cleave Barnstaple area, Sweet to subacid Cider Mid to Late Early (4) syn. Flanders Pippin Devon, before 1831 Dessert Tidicombe Seedling Arlington, North Sweet Dessert Mid to Very Early to Originated as a seedling at Devon, 1978 Late Mid Tidicombe Hall, Arlington (4) Tom Putt Trent, Somerset or Sharp Culinary Second Early to A justifiably popular old west Gittisham, Devon Cider Mid 2 country cooking and cider apple. 18th century Makes a pleasant dessert fruit (4)(C) Totnes Apple Dartington, Devon Sweet Dessert Early to Historically sold at Totnes Mid Market, hence the name Tregonna King Cornwall Sweet/sharp Dessert Late Mid to Huge fruits (4) (C) Culinary Late Tremletts Bitter Exe Valley, Devon Full Bittersweet Cider Early Early Flowers very frost resistant. late 19th century Heavy cropper (4) 30 31

18 VARIETY ORIGIN FLAVOUR USE SEASON FLOWER COMMENTS (AND SCAB PERIOD RESISTANCE CATEGORY) Upton Pyne Devon Subacid, aromatic Dessert Late to Very 3 Crisp and juicy (3) c 1900 Culinary Late Veitches Perfection Devon Dessert Mid to Late Early to Bred by the Veitch nursery of 19th century Culinary Mid Exeter (5) Vicary s Late Keeper New Zealand/ Sharp Culinary Very Late Stores until April. Very disease resistant West Somerset Warrior Dorset Dessert Early to Second Early to An old variety once thought extinct (5) 18th or 19th Culinary Early Mid century William Crump Worcestershire Rich and sweet Dessert Late to very 5 A high quality dessert apple (4) 1908 Late Woolbrook Pippin Sidmouth, Sweet/aromatic Dessert Mid to 3 Similar to Sunset Devon 1903 Late VARIETY FLAVOUR SEASON USE FLOWER COMMENTS (AND SCAB PERIOD RESISTANCE CATEGORY) APRICOT Goldcot Sweet Early Aug Dessert Self fertile, disease resistant, good cropper in the UK Golden Glow Sweet and rich Jul/Aug Dessert Self A reliable variety Culinary fertile CHERRIES Burcombe Soft and juicy Late July Dessert Late Raised by W. Parkins, Burcombe Farm, Culinary St Dominic. Vigorous broad tree Dun Soft, juicy and sweet Mid to Late July Dessert Mid A North Devon Mazzard. Very disease Culinary resistant. Vigorous. Heavy cropping Fice Sweet Mid July Dessert Raised by Mr Fitz of St Dominic. The blackest, juiciest and best flavoured of the Tamar Valley cherries Lapins (Cherokee) Large black fruit. Late July Dessert Self fertile Upright growing Morello Rich, juicy Jul/Aug Culinary Late The best culinary cherry. Self fertile Small Black Sweet Mid July Dessert Mid to One of the Landkey Mazzards. Self fertile Culinary Late Summer Sun A hardy, reliable, Late July Dessert Self fertile compact variety Sunburst Good flavour. Late Late July Dessert Self fertile season (September) MEDLAR Nottingham Dessert The best flavoured variety. Self fertile Culinary PEARS Baronne de Mello Small but delicious Oct Dessert 3 Fertile, hardy and regular cropper (4) Blakeney Red Sept/Oct Perry Mid (5) Culinary 32 33

19 VARIETY FLAVOUR SEASON USE FLOWER COMMENTS (AND SCAB PERIOD RESISTANCE CATEGORY) Brandy Oct Perry 4 A medium sized tree. Fruit will store up to 4 weeks (5) Clapps Favourite Juicy, melting Early Sept Dessert Vigorous and fertile (4) Concorde Sweet and juicy Nov Dessert 4 Self fertile. Compact and heavy cropping (4) (C) Conference Melting sweet Oct/Nov Dessert 3 Regular and reliable. Semi self fertile (4) and juicy Doyenne du Comice Rich and juicy Late Oct/Nov Dessert 4 High quality dessert Fondante de Automne Melting, juicy Sept/Oct Dessert 2 Rather dwarf habit. Will not pollinate excellent Louise Bonne (4) Gorham Juicy with musky Mid to late Dessert 4 Hardy, moderate cropper (4) flavour Sept Hendre Huffcap Oct Perry 4 Low tannin variety Invincible Sept Dessert 2 Hardy and prolific. Self fertile Culinary Jargonelle Sweet, juicy, musky Early Aug Dessert 3 Heavy cropper, scab resistant (4) (T) Judge Amphlet Sept Perry 1 Makes a light perry Merton Pride Melting, juicy. Mid to Late Dessert 3 A hardy regular cropper (4) (T) Excellent Flavour Sept Onward Rich, Juicy Sept Dessert 4 A good cropper PLUMS Bryanston Gage Juicy, with good Sept Dessert 3 Self incompatible. A good cropper. gage flavour Originated near Blandford, Dorset 1800 VARIETY FLAVOUR SEASON USE FLOWER COMMENTS (AND SCAB PERIOD RESISTANCE CATEGORY) Chrislin Sweet Oct/Nov Dessert A damson/bullace type fruit. Traditionally grown (Crisling) Culinary in Mid/West Devon. Self fertile Damson Merryweather Early Sept Culinary 3 Self fertile. Largest fruited damson. Bred in Nottinghamshire in 1907 Damson Prune Excellent. The best Sept/Oct Culinary 5 Self fertile. Compact, upright tree (Shropshire Prune) flavoured damson Denniston's Superb Rich, delicious Late Aug Dessert 2 Self fertile. One of the most reliable gages Dittisham (Dittisham Sweet/rich Aug Dessert 2 Self fertile. Originated at Dittisham, Devon. Ploughman) Culinary A good plum for preserving Dittisham Damson Sweet Sept/Oct Culinary Self fertile. A good jammer Dunster Plum Sweet Dessert A plum grown locally in the Dunster area of Somerset. Culinary Some similarity to Victoria. Self fertile Early Rivers Juicy, sweet but Late July/Early Culinary 3 Partly self fertile. A very heavy cropper with a brisk acidity Aug Early Transparent Gage Sweet and rich Mid/Late Aug Dessert 4 Self fertile. A regular but not heavy cropper Grey Plum Sweet, juicy Mid Aug Dessert An old Cornish variety. Self fertile Cullinary Kea Juicy, slightly acid Mid Sept Dessert Self fertile. Originates near Truro, Cornwall Culinary Landkey Yellow Sweet, rich Dessert Self fertile. A local North Devon variety. Culinary Traditionally propagated by suckers Manaccan Sweet, excellent Early Sept Dessert Self fertile. One of the old Cornish varieties from the Kea and Manaccan area near Truro Marjories Seedling Juicy and sweet Late Sept/Oct Dessert 5 Self fertile. Vigorous tree giving large black plums Culinary 34 35

20 VARIETY FLAVOUR SEASON USE FLOWER COMMENTS (AND SCAB PERIOD RESISTANCE CATEGORY) Mirabelle De Nancy Sweet and juicy Aug/Sept Dessert A yellow form of the Cherry Plum (Prunus cerasifera). Culinary Abundant bearer. Makes excellent jam. Self fertile Mirabelle Gipsy Sweet and juicy Aug/Sept Dessert A reliable red-fruited form. Self fertile Culinary Mirabelle Golden Sphere Sweet and juicy Aug/Sept Dessert A new variety. Golden fruit larger than Gipsy. Culinary Self fertile Shepherds Bullace Sharp Sept/Oct Culinary A very old variety. Good for jam. Fruit green. Self fertile Victoria Sweet and juicy Late Aug/Early Dessert 3 Self fertile. The most well known plum Sept Victoria Sweet and juicy Late Aug/Early Dessert 3 Propagated from a tree over a century old, owned (Willis clone) Sept by Mr Willis of Tiverton. Shows more resistance to silverleaf disease than the modern commercial done. Warwickshire Drooper Sept Culinary 2 Self fertile. Vigorous, healthy. A good jam variety QUINCE Serbian Gold Oct Culinary Self fertile. Productive and healthy. Resistant to quince leaf spot. FIG Brown Turkey The most reliable variety for British Gardens Precoce de Dalmatie A red-fruited form with deeply cut leaves MULBERRY For the range of varieties offered, refer to listings under 'Morus' in the Ornamental Tree Section, page 10. NUTS (COBS/HAZELNUTS) Butler A heavy cropper of large strong-flavoured nuts Casina A very productive Spanish variety of high quality Cosford Cob A good reliable variety. A good pollinator for other varieties and a heavy bearer of large nuts Gunslebert A heavy and reliable cropper of strong-flavoured nuts Kent Cob The most popularly planted nut tree. Hardy and reliable with a rich flavour (syn. Lamberts Filbert) Merveille de Heavy crops of pale nuts, popular in France Bollywyller/Hall s Giant Pearson s Prolific/ Early good crops of meduim-sized nuts and a good pollinator Nottingham Red Filbert An attractive form with red leaves and catkins, but produces good nuts Webb s Prize A productive old English variety NUTS (OTHER) Sweet Chestnuts A selection of self-fertile cultivers. Please contact the office Walnuts A selection of self-fertile cultivers. Please contact the office 36 37

21 TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS DELIVERY DETAILS 1. Any complaint concerning condition of stock should be notified within 7 days and confirmed in writing. 2. Trade accounts must be settled within 30 days. Thereafter 5% per month will be added 3. We accept payment in cash, cheque, debit cards and credit cards. Payment by credit card will have 1.5% added. 4. Payment on collection is required on all orders, other than for those trade customers with an arranged trading account. 5. Orders for delivery will be paid in full in advance, other than for those trade customers with an arranged trading account. 6. Non-trade orders in excess of 500 will require a 20% non-refundable deposit. 7. All prices quoted are exclusive of delivery and VAT. VAT will be charged at the appropriate rate at the time of sale. August 2015: 0% on fruit, 20% on ornamentals. 8. We reserve title to all stock until paid for in full. In the case of non-payment, stock will be recovered and should be in good order. 9. We will replace losses on orders where we feel there is justification and the customer has followed the directions in our planting guide. We will not be held responsible for the effects of weather and bad practice by the customer. 1. There is a minimum order of 100 net for delivered orders. Any orders of less than 100 will have to be collected from the nursery. 2. Within a 50 mile radius of the nursery, delivery is charged on a sliding scale dependent on distance. (There is no limit on plant size). 3. Orders of large trees within the Midlands and Southern England can be arranged with a contract haulier and are priced individually. (There is no size limit on plants). 4. Delivery to Scotland, Ireland and the Channel Islands is by 2/3 day freight and is calculated individually. (Size limit as in item 5). 5. Within mainland England and Wales, deliveries of smaller orders is by 2/3 day freight and is charged at 30% of the net cost of the order. (We cannot deliver larger than a 6ft tall plant or a 5 litre pot). 6. For all orders delivered from the nursery in the 2015/2016 season we reserve the right to charge a fuel levy should there be a large increase in petroleum costs. N.B We realise the cost of delivery is high, but make no apology. Our trees are high quality and we pack them to a high specification to ensure they arrive in excellent order. We make no profit from the delivery charges. Thornhayes Nursery, St Andrews Wood, Dulford, Cullompton, Devon EX15 2DF, UK Tel: Fax: trees@thornhayes-nursery.co.uk

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