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This handsome fir likes abundant moisture, eventually growing to 50ft in a narrow pyramid. Dark green needles typical of the Abies family with 2-4 inches long dark purple fir cones. Fully hardy but slow growing in the initial seedling years. Part of our "Exotic Christmas Tree" seed range.

White Fir is widely planted as an ornamental tree in large parks with its glaucus foliage often showing quite strong blue hues.  The foliage has an attractive scent, and is used for Christmas decoration, including Christmas trees. The long needles are displayed in a curving upward fashion along the branches and a blue clone I have in our arboretum is one of my favourite firs with its light blue soft spring foliage. Part of our "Exotic Christmas Tree" seed range.

A lovely small hardy garden conifer with deep green needles, silver-white underneath. The purple cones, which sit bolt upright on the branches, are the tree's most attractive features and give an excellent display for 9 months of the year.

This handsome large fir is native to the mountains south and east of the Black Sea, in Turkey, Georgia, Russian Caucasus and northern parts of Armenia. It is a large evergreen coniferous tree growing to 180ft tall and with a trunk diameter of up to 6ft. Some specimens have been reported to be 250ft tall, the tallest trees in Europe. This is the "non drop needle" Christmas tree variety increasingly common for sale at Christmas but rarely pot grown. I have several of these trees now at 6ft height grown from seed and kept in pots for Christmas but they require regular feed and water if maintained as a pot-grown specimen. Part of our "Exotic Christmas Tree" seed range.

A majestic and beautiful conifer with stiff leaves of a lovely blue grey colour. Upright cones all summer up to 9" tall. The spring smaller male cones are a soft red colour followed by green grey soft new growth that stiffen as they age. One of my favourite conifers in our Arboretum.

Abutilon Suntense is a hybrid of white flowered Abutilon vitifolium and the smaller mauve flowered Abutilon ochsenii from south America and the resulting cross has proved slightly hardier than Vitifolium.  The large exotic white, pale mauve or deep mauve flowers with a golden centre are up to 3” across and carried in bunches all over the tree in late spring.

Abutilon Vitifolium is hardy in most parts of the country given a sheltered position. It makes a large shrub to small tree status if not lightly pruned after flowering. The large exotic white flowers with a golden centre are up to 3" across and carried in bunches all over the tree in late spring. A spectacular shrub and easy from seed.

Acer capillipes like other snakebark maples are easily distinguished by patterned bark with vertical green stripes alternating with stripes of light grey or white. A small tree to 33’ and often with multiple trunks. The leaves are 2” to 4” wide, 3 or 5 lobed. It produces racemes of small cream-coloured flowers and seeds followed by red autumn foliage. It is easily grown from seed.

Native to a vast area from the Caucasus to the Himalayas, this hardy tree with broad 5 to 7 lobed leaves has yellow/claret coloured young leaves turning green and then turning gradually back to a rich butter yellow as autumn approaches. A striking, medium to large tree that is suitable for a position in full sun and slight shelter from the wind.

This shrub like, delicate small Acer tree has red fruits and good autumn colouring in a good season. Seed grown plants can be variable though in colouration but our own seed grown tree has magnificent bright red autumn foliage.

Scarlet or orange-yellow autumn colour, with large deeply cleft leaves and one of the most beautiful of all Japanese maples for a spectacular autumn display.

A medium to large tree, which is particularly fast growing in its first few years. A row can make a good screen or windbreak. The compound leaves, are more like those of an ash, which make this species unique among maples. A good choice for heavy clay and for waterside plantings, it performs just as well in lighter, drier soils though. It also tolerates air pollution and soil compaction. Very adaptable and often recommended as a street tree or as a specimen tree in a large garden or arboretum. We have a number of these attractive trees all grown from seed.

An attractive Japanese maple with burgundy-red foliage colouring turning brilliant scarlet in the autumn. Bright red seeds add to the attraction of this lovely Acer, growth well-suited for use as a small lawn tree or for patios and entryways. Eventually to 15 feet tall and wide. Good for pot work.

A North American timber tree with spectacular autumn colours in good years. A medium height handsome tree with large lobed deep green leaves that change dramatically as the temperature drops in late autumn. The most impressive autumn colour in our arboretum when it looks simply on fire.

A fast growing tree included because of its potential for pollarding in spring. This forces spectacular fast growth with large pinnate leaves for an excellent show of summer foliage. It appears to germinate readily from seed, but subsequent growth is slower than the Paulownia, included in this section for the same purpose. Beware though the plant has a strong suckering habit and is considered a problem in warmer climates.

A marginally hardy tree outside of a microclimate, but with beautiful sprays of cloud pink flowers on soft downy foliage. Sadly not hardy enough for me but I have seen many fine specimens in greater London. A small tree with a spreading delicate habit.

A popular tree planted in many gardens early last century. The scale-like leaves are dark green, stiff, sharp-pointed and densely arranged on upwardly-sweeping branches, looking more reptilian than coniferous in character. The species is estimated to be around 60 million years old, based upon fossil records known today. Trees take 50 years to mature and produce the nuts, which are edible.

Small evergreen tree seen in Portugal and North America, with attractive peeling red brown bark which will tolerate a slightly alkaline soil. Excellent for a woodland garden with small white flowers followed by the 3 cm strawberry looking fruits.  Because of the high sugar content the Portuguese make an excellent fermented liqueur called Medronho - a particular favourite of mine! The picture is one from our own tree showing both fruits and flowers at Christmas.

This decorative small tree with clusters of purple flowers in the spring, has large tropical looking leaves and grows to about 10' tall. It is native and well known in much of the eastern United States. It produces dark green oblong fruit 3 to 6 inches long with a pulp that tastes like vanilla custard. Harvest when fruit color turns from green to yellow. Take out your spoon and eat. It’s delicious. The pulp has big seeds that are easy to spoon out and discard or plant to grow additional trees. The tree has a tap root and grows slowly at first hardy to around -15°C They grow naturally as an understory tree but can grow in full sun. Fruit ripens in late September and October.

This tree was a favourite of the early settlers to supplement their food shortage and has enough importance to warrant a folk song about the tree. A well known ditty  called "Way down yonder in the Paw Paw Patch" If you are sad enough like me and would like to here the song click please here.

A superb hardy tropical tree, easy from seed that prefers dry conditions. The more common Pride of Barbados is far too soft to grow in the UK under glass although the spectacular flowers make you want to keep trying. This one has flowers not so vivid in colour as pulcherrima but none the less really tropical looking and carried on attractive ferny foliage. Has to be one to try outside in a sheltered hot dry position and if the wood is ripened well enough in summer it should withstand up to -12°C.

A superb hardy tropical looking tree, easy from seed that produces horse chestnut like flowers in late summer, followed by long beans in warmer areas. The leaves are large, pale green and the tree can be used for coppicing to produce an even more dramatic effect. A desirable plant with its late flowering habit (Jul/Aug).

A slightly smaller tree than bignonioides from northern China, but just as hardy with the added attraction that the flowers are a delicate pink. Large heart shaped green leaves for tropical effect.

A small spreading tree with kidney-shaped, blue-green leaves, turning yellow in autumn. In spring the tree bears masses of small but pretty magenta pink flowers all over the stems and trunk followed by striking pea type pods in a good season.

A tall shrub to a small tree with oblong glossy leaves. Flowers are borne prolifically in many-flowered drooping panicles from the axils of the previous year's growth. A lovely shrub or small tree which I owned for several years until I misjudged cutting the grass next to it with a large sit on lawn mower! I did make a few comments out loud like “bother” at the time!!

JungleSeeds exotic mixed packet of 6 hardy fir tree seeds all of which will make a handsome small tree in a pot or field grown for later harvesting and easy from seed. Balsam fir, White fir, Nordmann fir, Douglas fir, Californian Redwood and Giant Sequoia.

A rare tree tomato from the Andes Mountains that is frost hardy to about -10°C.Large evergreen soft leaves typical of the tree tomato family with small edible 4cm to 5cm fruits. An interesting flavour to mix in a smoothie but a bit strong to eat raw and full of seeds. The flowers start out as blue/white stars turning lilac with age in large clusters adding to the attraction of this sub tropical small tree.