Autumn 2021We are selling out of many of the trees already this season. Please order as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Choose from over 280 flowering cherries, crab apples, rowans and other ornamental trees.Tree comparisons
Fairy Cream | Beissneri | Fairy White |  Red Sentinel |  Evereste | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairy Cream is a semi-evergreen Magnolia with creamy white cup-shaped flowers. | Beissneri is a compact form of the Common Rowan, with red berries and good autumn colours. | Fairy White is a small semi-evergreen Magnolia with long-lasting pure white cup-shaped flowers. | A deservedly popular crab-apple, Malus Red Sentinel has classic white apple blossom and a profusion of tiny scarlet persistent fruits. | Malus Evereste is a popular traditional crab-apple with masses of white blossom, then red-yellow fruits. | |
| remove | remove | remove | remove | remove |
Growing
| Magnolia Fairy Cream | Rowan Beissneri | Magnolia Fairy White | Crab-apple trees Red Sentinel | Crab-apple trees Evereste | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardening skill | Beginner | Beginner | Beginner | Beginner | Beginner |
| Awards | RHS AGM (current) RHS AM | RHS AGM (current) | |||
| Attractive features | Attractive flowers Scented flowers | Attractive flowers Attractive fruit Attractive tree / plant Autumn foliage colour | Attractive flowers Scented flowers | Attractive flowers Attractive fruit Attractive tree / plant | Attractive flowers Attractive fruit Scented flowers |
| Growth habit | Upright-spreading / Vase | Upright | Upright-spreading / Vase | Upright-spreading / Vase | Upright |
| Height after 10 years | 2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft | 2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft | 2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft | 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft | 2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft |
| Sunlight | Prefers full sun | Prefers full sun | |||
| Pruning | Prune after flowering | Prune after flowering | |||
| Growth rate | Fast | Average | Fast | Average | Average |
| Site conditions | Sheltered site Free-draining site | Coastal site Occasional flooding Windy site | Sheltered site Free-draining site | ||
| Wildlife | Attractive to birds RHS Plants for Pollinators | Attractive to birds | Attractive to birds |
Identification
| Magnolia Fairy Cream | Rowan Beissneri | Magnolia Fairy White | Crab-apple trees Red Sentinel | Crab-apple trees Evereste | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flower colour | Cream | White | White | White | White |
| Flower form | Single flower (5-8 petals) | Single flower (5-8 petals) | |||
| Flowering month | April | May June | April June July | ||
| Leaf colour | Green | Green | Green | Green | Green |
| Leaf colour - autumn | Green | Yellow | Green | ||
| Leaf/Flower sequence | Leaves appear first | Leaves appear first | Leaves appear first | ||
| Fruit colour | Red | Red | Orange / Red | ||
| Fruit size | Average | ||||
| Fruit persistence | Persistent | Persistent | Persistent | ||
| Food uses | Jam / Jelly | Jam / Jelly | |||
| Country of origin | New Zealand | Germany | New Zealand | ||
| Annual cycle | Evergreen | Deciduous | Evergreen | Deciduous | Deciduous |