Summer 2021 - important notice
We are now accepting pre-orders for delivery from late August for pot grown trees and December for bare-rooted trees.
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Choose from over 280 flowering cherries, crab apples, rowans and other ornamental trees.
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7 varieties
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Height after 10 years
- 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Leaf colour - autumn
- Multiple tints
Leaf colour - autumn
- Yellow
Category
- Maple trees
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Categories
Amelanchier trees
1
Birch trees
11
Fruiting ornamental trees
1
Native trees
2
Cercis (Redbud) trees
1
Crab-apple trees
2
Flowering cherry trees
1
Japanese flowering cherries
7
Flowering pears
1
Hawthorn trees
1
Maple trees
7
Sorbus (Rowan) trees
12
Sorbus (Whitebeam) trees
4
Our recommendations
2
Stock availability
All
7
Available to pre-order
7
Not in stock
0
Available form
1-year
2
2-year
6
3-year
1
Top-worked
Multi-stem
Available as
Bare-root
2
12L pot
7
Growing
Gardening skill
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Beginner
6
Average
Experienced
Awards
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RHS Award of Garden Merit
5
RHS Award of Merit
RHS 1st class
Attractive features
Attractive flowers
Attractive fruit
Attractive tree / plant
4
Attractive bark
1
Attractive foliage
2
Autumn foliage colour
7
Variegated foliage
1
Scented flowers
Scented foliage
Winter colour
Spring foliage colour
Summer foliage colour
Growth habit
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Columnar / Fastigiate
Upright
1
Upright-spreading
5
Spreading
1
Weeping
Multi-stem
Height after 10 years
Up to 1.5m / 5ft
1.5m-2.5m / 5ft-8ft
2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
4
3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
7
5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
2
Sunlight
Prefers full sun
5
Some shade
2
Tolerates shade
3
Pruning
Do not prune
1
No need to prune
Light prune
2
Prune after flowering
Prune hard
3
Growth rate
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Fast
1
Average
1
Slow
1
Site conditions
Sheltered site
Windy site
1
Free-draining site
1
Occasional flooding
1
Occasional drought
3
Coastal site
Air pollution
1
Identification
Flower colour
White
Cream
Pink - light
Pink
Pink - dark
Red - dark
Crimson
Magenta
Purple
Mauve
Yellow
Flower form
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Single flower (5-8 petals)
Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
Double flower (25-50 petals)
Chrysanthemum flower (100+ petals)
Flowering month
January
February
March
April
1
May
June
July
August
September
November
December
Leaf colour
Green
4
Bronze
3
Dark purple
Grey-green
Bluish-green
Yellow
Yellow-green
1
Pink-white-green variegated
White-green variegated
Leaf colour - autumn
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Green
Yellow
3
Yellow / Crimson
1
Orange / Gold
2
Orange / Red
3
Bronze / Purple
Multiple tints
5
Leaf/Flower sequence
Leaves appear first
Flowers appear first
Leaves and Flowers appear together
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Bronze
Brown
Crimson
Gold
Green
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
Orange
Orange / Red
Pink
Purple
Red
Red - dark
Red / Black
Russet
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
White
Fruit size
Very small
Small
Average
Large
Very large
Fruit persistence
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Normal ripening
Fruit drops when ripe
Ripens over a period
Persistent
Food uses
Jam / Jelly
Bark
White
Grey
Brown - light
Brown - chocolate
Brown / Red
Copper / Purple
Striated - brown
1
Striated - red
Peeling
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
Canada
1
China
1
Denmark
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
New Zealand
Russia
Portugal
Spain
South Korea
Sweden
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
Wildlife
Attractive to birds
RHS perfect for pollinators
Annual cycle
Deciduous
7
Evergreen
Varieties list
Maple
Aureum
As the name suggests, this is a form of the Cappodician Maple featuring golden-green leaves which take on multiple tints in the autumn.
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Leaf colour - autumn: Multiple tints
Acer cappadocicum
Maple
Field Maple
The Field Maple makes a good specimen tree with attractive autumn colours, and is easy to grow.
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Leaf colour - autumn: Multiple tints
Acer campestre
Maple
George Forrest
A popular snake-bark maple, very attractive striated bark, and golden yellow autumn colours.
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Leaf colour - autumn: Multiple tints
Leaf colour - autumn: Yellow
Acer davidii
Maple
Princeton Gold
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Princeton Gold is a versatile fast-growing form of the Norway Maple, named for its golden-green leaves.
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Gold
Leaf colour - autumn: Yellow
Acer platanoides
Maple
Rubrum
One of the best forms of the Cappadocian Maple, featuring a range of leaf colours from spring to autumn.
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Leaf colour - autumn: Yellow
Acer cappadocicum
Maple
Simon-Louis Freres
A popular slow-growing medium-sized sycamore tree with very attractive variegated leaves.
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Leaf colour - autumn: Multiple tints
Acer pseudoplatanus
Maple
Sugar Maple
The Sugar Maple is the primary maple species used for producing maple syrup.
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Leaf colour - autumn: Multiple tints
Acer saccharum