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A selection of trees that are attractive to wildlife or pollinating insects.
115 varieties
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Amelanchier trees
4
Beech trees
1
Cornus (Dogwood) trees
8
Crab-apple trees
20
Evergreen trees
3
Flowering cherry trees
11
Japanese flowering cherries
6
Flowering pears
2
Fruiting ornamental trees
4
Hawthorn trees
10
Melliferous trees
6
Horse Chestnut trees
1
Native trees
5
Robinia trees
1
Sorbus (Rowan) trees
46
Sorbus (Whitebeam) trees
11
Syringa (Lilac) trees
1
Our recommendations
13
Stock availability
All
115
In stock
77
Not in stock
38
Available form
1-year
34
2-year
69
3-year
6
Top-worked
4
Spindlebush
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Bare-root
35
12L pot
72
11.5L pot
8
7L pot
4
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
88
Average
16
Experienced
Awards
?
RHS AGM (current)
37
RHS AGM (former)
13
RHS AM
4
RHS 1st class
1
Attractive features
Attractive flowers
65
Attractive fruit
61
Attractive tree / plant
33
Attractive bark
3
Attractive foliage
28
Autumn foliage colour
60
Variegated foliage
1
Scented flowers
31
Scented foliage
2
Seed heads / pods
Winter colour
Spring foliage colour
Summer foliage colour
1
Growth habit
?
Columnar / Fastigiate
5
Upright
27
Upright-spreading / Vase
43
Pyramidal
Spreading / Flat-topped
31
Weeping
5
Multi-stem
Height after 10 years
Up to 1.5m / 5ft
2
1.5m-2.5m / 5ft-8ft
5
2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
30
3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
73
5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
2
Sunlight
Prefers full sun
31
Some shade
9
Tolerates shade
15
Pruning
Do not prune
20
No need to prune
3
Light prune
63
Prune after flowering
1
Prune hard
3
Growth rate
?
Fast
12
Average
51
Slow
15
Site conditions
Sheltered site
10
Windy site
15
Free-draining site
14
Occasional flooding
49
Occasional drought
8
Coastal site
51
Air pollution
7
Wildlife
Attractive to birds
115
RHS Plants for Pollinators
44
Melliferous
12
Seeds / fruits useful for animals
6
Identification
Flower colour
White
81
Cream
2
Pink - light
9
Pink
5
Pink - dark
5
Red - dark
1
Crimson
3
Magenta
Purple
Mauve
1
Yellow
3
Flower form
?
Single flower (5-8 petals)
21
Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
7
Double flower (25-50 petals)
9
Chrysanthemum flower (100+ petals)
1
Flowering month
January
3
February
5
March
7
April
26
May
65
June
30
July
1
August
1
September
November
1
December
1
Leaf colour
Green
92
Bronze
5
Dark purple
4
Grey-green
11
Bluish-green
2
Yellow
Yellow-green
1
Pink-white-green variegated
White-green variegated
1
Leaf colour - autumn
?
Green
14
Yellow
4
Yellow / Crimson
3
Orange / Gold
12
Orange / Red
27
Bronze / Purple
8
Multiple tints
23
Leaf/Flower sequence
Leaves appear first
5
Flowers appear first
9
Leaves and Flowers appear together
1
Fruit colour
Black
3
Blue - dark
2
Bronze
1
Brown
4
Crimson
1
Gold
Green
1
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
Orange
5
Orange / Red
13
Pink
13
Purple
3
Red
23
Red - dark
11
Red / Black
Russet
1
Yellow
7
Yellow / Orange
7
Yellow / Red
White
6
Fruit size
Very small
3
Small
17
Average
5
Large
3
Very large
1
Fruit persistence
?
Normal ripening
8
Fruit drops when ripe
4
Ripens over a period
10
Persistent
53
Food uses
Jam / Jelly
6
Bark
White
Grey
2
Brown - light
2
Brown - chocolate
2
Brown / Red
Copper / Purple
Striated - brown
Striated - red
Peeling
1
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
2
Canada
1
China
14
Denmark
France
1
Germany
1
Ireland
1
Italy
Japan
10
Kazakhstan
Korea
1
Netherlands
4
New Zealand
Portugal
1
Russia
3
South Korea
3
Spain
1
Sweden
Turkey
1
United Kingdom
21
United States
17
Annual cycle
Deciduous
100
Evergreen
4
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Varieties list
Admiration
Malus Admiration is one of the best crab-apples for small gardens, with clouds of white blossom followed by persistent fruitlets.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Red
Flower colour: Pink - light
Leaf colour: Green
Malus halliana
Aesculus hippocastanum
This is the Horse Chestnut tree, well-known as the source of conkers, but also one of the most impressive and largest of flowering trees.
Aesculus hippocastanum
Albertii
Albertii is a compact flowering cherry, with prolific white blossom.
Flower colour: White
Growth habit: Columnar / Fastigiate
Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Prunus padus
Amber Beauty
Amber Beauty is a form of the Manchurian Cherry, notable for dense clusters of white blossom.
Flower colour: White
Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Prunus maackii
Amber Light
A typical Mountain Ash or Rowan, with particularly persistent red berries.
Fruit colour: Orange
Sorbus
Amelanchier lamarckii
This small shrub-like tree has perhaps the strongest autumn display of any Amelanchier.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Flower colour: White
Flowering month: April
Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Red
Amelanchier lamarckii
Arbutus unedo
A small evergreen ornamental tree which produces edible fruitlets - commonly known as the Strawberry Tree.
Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Arbutus unedo
Asplenifolia
The Cut-leaf Rowan, an excellent form of the native Mountain Ash, orange-red berries, and highly feathered leaves.
Fruit colour: Orange / Red
Sorbus aucuparia
Autumn Spire
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Autumn Spire (Flanrock) is a columnar rowan with yellow fruitlets and excellent autumn colour.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Yellow
Sorbus aucuparia
Autumnalis
A Japanese flowering cherry with white blossom. Flowering may begin around Christmas and continue to spring in some seasons.
Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
Flower colour: White
Flower form: Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
Awards: RHS AM
Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Prunus x subhirtella
Autumnalis Rosea
A Japanese flowering cherry with light pink blossom, can sometimes flower through the whole winter.
Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
Flower colour: Pink - light
Flower form: Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
Awards: RHS AM
Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Prunus x subhirtella
Ballerina
A popular tree-like Amelanchier with white blossom and good autumn leaf colours.
Flower colour: White
Flowering month: April
Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Red
Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Amelanchier x grandiflora
Beissneri
Beissneri is a compact form of the Common Rowan, with red berries and good autumn colours.
Fruit colour: Red
Sorbus aucuparia
Big Golden Star
An attractive hawthorn, with large red fruits, and usually thornless.
Fruit colour: Red
Height after 10 years: 2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
Flowering month: May
Crataegus pinnatifida
Butterball
Malus Butterball is named for its bright yellow fruits, which are also good for crab apple jelly.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Yellow
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Malus
Cardinal
Also known as Princeton Cardinal, a bronze-leaved crab-apple with pink-red spring blossom and red fruitlets in the autumn.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Red - dark
Flower colour: Pink - dark
Leaf colour: Bronze
Malus hupehensis
Cedrus libani
The cedar of Lebanon grows slowly into a majestic large tree, suitable for parks and open landscapes.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Cedrus libani
Chanticleer
Chanticleer is a form of the Callery Pear, with attractive spring blossom and autumn colours.
Flower colour: White
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Flowering month: March
Flowering month: April
Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Pyrus calleryana
Cherokee Daybreak
An upright spreading form of the American dogwood, with white blossom and variegated leaves.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Cornus florida
Cherokee Princess
Cherokee Princess is an American flowering dogwood, noted for its large white flower clusters.
Cornus florida
Cherokee Sunset
Sunset is a small ornamental American Dogwood, grown for its multi-coloured foliage.
Cornus florida
Chinese Lace
A neat attractive Rowan with bright green leaves and dusky pink berries.
Fruit colour: Red
Sorbus
Common Rowan
The Rowan or Mountain Ash, native to most parts of the UK. The leaves turn golden red in autumn, accompanied by clusters of red berries. One of the largest species of Sorbus.
Fruit colour: Red
Sorbus aucuparia
Copper Kettle
Named for its attractive light copper-coloured fruitlets, Copper Kettle is easy to grow and takes up little space.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Yellow
Fruit colour: Yellow / Orange
Sorbus
Coralburst
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Malus Coralburst is a naturally compact crab-apple with a superb blossom display and small persistent yellow-orange fruitlets.
Fruit colour: Bronze
Flower colour: Pink - dark
Leaf colour: Green
Malus
Cornus florida
This is the American Flowering Dogwood, featuring bright white flowers and strong autumn colours.
Cornus florida
Cornus kousa chinensis
This is the Chinese Dogwood, and features a mass of large white blossom, followed by attractive autumn leaf colours.
Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Cornus kousa chinensis
Cornus mas
An unusual tree, with small yellow flowers in mid-winter, red fruitlets in summer, and tinted autumn foliage.
Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Cornus mas
Crataegus arnoldiana
An attractive small hawthorn with masses of white blossom and large edible fruitlets.
Fruit colour: Orange / Red
Flower colour: White
Height after 10 years: 2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
Flowering month: May
Crataegus arnoldiana
Crataegus monogyna
A hardy native hawthorn species, with white blossom and red haws, and particularly attractive to bees.
Fruit colour: Red - dark
Flower colour: White
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Flowering month: May
Crataegus monogyna
Crataegus schraderiana
This small hawthorn from south-eastern Europe features white flowers and large red edible fruits.
Fruit colour: Crimson
Fruit colour: Red - dark
Flower colour: White
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Flowering month: May
Crataegus schraderiana
Crimson Cascade
A new weeping crab-apple with dusky pink blossom and small dark red fruitlets.
Fruit colour: Red - dark
Flower colour: Crimson
Leaf colour: Bronze
Malus x purpurea
Crimson Cloud
Crimson Cloud has dark red flowers with white centres.
Fruit colour: Red
Flower colour: Red - dark
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Flowering month: May
Crataegus laevigata
Croft Coral
Croft Coral is a small rowan tree but the fruits are an orange coral colour rather than the usual red,
Fruit colour: Orange
Sorbus aucuparia
Eastern Promise
Features feathered leaves, and pink-red fruitlets.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Pink
Sorbus
Ember Glow
This rowan has bluish-green leaves which turn orange-red in the autumn.The fruitlets are red, and persist well into winter.
Fruit colour: Pink
Sorbus aucuparia
Embley
Embley is a form of the Japanese Rowan, featuring red berries and scarlet autumn leaf colours.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Red
Sorbus commixta
Emiel
Emiel has long leaves, with silvery-green undersides, turning orange in autumn.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Red
Sorbus folgneri
Evereste
Malus Evereste is a popular traditional crab-apple with masses of white blossom, then red-yellow fruits.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Orange / Red
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Malus
Fingerprint
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A particularly upright form of the Mountain Ash, and one of the most disease-resistant.
Fruit colour: Red
Sorbus aucuparia
Frisia
Frisia is a fast-growing Robinia or false acacia tree, featuring attractive golden-green leaves over the summer, and scented flowers which are much-loved by bees.
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Robinia pseudoacacia
Fugenzo
A traditional double-flowered Japanese flowering cherry, also known as Kofugen.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
Flower colour: Pink - light
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Flowering month: May
Leaf colour - autumn: Multiple tints
Flower form: Double flower (25-50 petals)
Prunus
Gibbsii
Gibbsii grows with a neat spreading columnar form, sprinkled with clusters of bright red fruits in the autumn.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Red
Sorbus hybrida
Glastonbury Thorn
The Glastonbury Thorn, Crataegus Biflora, is a form of the common hawthorn found in the area around Glastonbury, reputed to have been planted by Joseph of Arimathea.
Fruit colour: Red - dark
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Flowering month: January
Flowering month: April
Flower colour: Cream
Flowering month: December
Crataegus monogyna
Glendoick Spire
TM
A small compact rowan with an upright form, notable for its bright pink fruitlets and feathered leaves.
Fruit colour: Pink
Sorbus aucuparia
Glendoick White Baby
®
Glendoick White Baby is a superb tree for autumn colour, with large bright white berries and bright red leaves.
Fruit colour: White
Sorbus
Golden Glory
This form of the Cornelian Cherry features small yellow flowers in mid-winter, and small red fruitlets in autumn.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Cornus mas
Halloween
TM
Malus Halloween is named for its ribbed orange-yellow crab-apples, which resemble little pumpkins.
Fruit colour: Yellow / Orange
Flower colour: White
Malus
Hokusai
Hokusai is a traditional Japanese pink blossom cherry tree.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Flower colour: Pink - light
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Flowering month: April
Leaf colour - autumn: Multiple tints
Flower form: Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Prunus
Indian Magic
An excellent all-round crab apple, with attractive bronze leaves, dusky pink blossom, and small persistent red fruits.
Fruit colour: Red
Flower colour: Pink
Leaf colour: Bronze
Malus
John Bond
An unusual species of Sorbus, the leaves are particularly attractive for their white undersides.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Brown
Sorbus hemsleyi
John Mitchell
John Mitchell is a popular whitebeam, notable for its large white-green leaves.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Brown
Sorbus x aria
Joseph Rock
A small rowan, with distinctive pale yellow fruitlets. Also one of the best for autumn colour.
Fruit colour: Yellow
Awards: RHS 1st class
Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Sorbus
Kasanlak
An attractive form of the Cornelian Cherry producing pear-shaped fruits with an acidic fragrant flavour.
Cornus mas
Kashmir rowan
An unusual rowan, with light pink blossom, and white fruitlets, which are larger than usual for rowans.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: White
Sorbus cashmiriana
Kiku-shidare-zakura
This is the classic Japanese weeping pink cherry blossom tree (sometimes known as Cheal's Weeping Cherry).
Growth habit: Weeping
Flower colour: Pink
Flowering month: April
Height after 10 years: 1.5m-2.5m / 5ft-8ft
Leaf colour - autumn: Multiple tints
Flower form: Chrysanthemum flower (100+ petals)
Awards: RHS AM
Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Prunus
Lemon Drop
Lemon Drop is a small whitebeam tree, with the characteristic white undersides to its leaves. As the name suggests, the fruitlets are bright yellow.
Fruit colour: Yellow
Sorbus folgneri
Leonard Messel
A good all-round small rowan tree, with good autumn colours and cascades of pink fruitlets.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Pink
Sorbus
Little Pink Perfection
Little Pink Perfection is a dwarf form of Pink Perfection, ideal for patio containers and small spaces.
Flower colour: Pink
Height after 10 years: Up to 1.5m / 5ft
Flowering month: April
Flowering month: May
Flower form: Double flower (25-50 petals)
Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Red
Prunus
Louisa
Malus Louisa is a pretty weeping crab apple with light pink blossom and small yellow fruitlets.
Fruit colour: Orange
Flower colour: Pink - light
Leaf colour: Green
Malus
Lutescens
An excellent garden tree, very hardy, easy to grow, and tolerant of a wide range of soils and conditions. Grey-green leaves turn russet in autumn, with orange berries.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Orange / Red
Sorbus aria
Majestica
Majestica is a classic large Whitebeam, with silvery-grey leaves contrasting in autumn with clusters of orange-red berries.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Orange / Red
Sorbus aria
Malus baccata
The Siberian crab-apple, noted for its exceptional cold-hardiness, disease-resistance, attractive blossom and clusters of cherry-like fruitlets in autumn,
Fruit colour: Orange / Red
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Malus baccata
Malus transitoria
Malus transitoria is known as the Cut-leaf crab-apple, has a mass of small white flowers, and clusters of tiny yellow fruitlets.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Yellow
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Malus transitoria
Matthew Ridley
An upright-growing Mountain Ash with dense white flowers and clusters of orange-red autumn berries.
Fruit colour: Yellow / Orange
Sorbus
Myrtifolia
The Portuguese Laurel forms a small spreading tree, easy to grow, and ideal for patios.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
Flower colour: White
Prunus lusitanica
Olympic Flame
Olympic Flame (or Dodong) is an attractive small rowan tree, its orange/red autumn leaf-colours are amongst the best.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Orange / Red
Sorbus ulleungensis
Paul's Scarlet
A popular small hawthorn with distinctive dark pink blossom with white centres.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Red
Flower colour: Pink - dark
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Flowering month: May
Crataegus laevigata
Pink Charm
A small rowan with a spreading habit, large feathered leaves, and bright pink berries.
Fruit colour: Pink
Sorbus vilmorinii
Pink Glow
Malus Dolgo, also known as Pink Glow, offers early-season white flowers and very attractive dark pink fruits. It is exceptionally cold-hardy.
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Malus baccata
Pink Ness
A very upright rowan tree, with pretty pink fruitlets.
Fruit colour: Pink
Sorbus
Pink Pagoda
Pink Pagoda features clusters of pale pink fruits in late summer, and good autumn foliage colours.
Fruit colour: Pink
Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Sorbus hupehensis
Pink Pearl
A small upright rowan tree with clusters of pink-flecked white fruitlets.
Fruit colour: Pink
Fruit colour: White
Sorbus
Plena
A form of the native English wild cherry, featuring which has double white flowers rather than single flowers.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Growth habit: Upright
Flower colour: White
Flower form: Double flower (25-50 petals)
Prunus avium
Plena
A compact hawthorn which features double white flowers.
Flower colour: White
Height after 10 years: 2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
Flowering month: May
Crataegus laevigata
Powder Puff
Powder Puff (also known as Kobuku-zakura) is an early-flowering white cherry blossom tree, with particularly luxuriant double-white flowers.
Flower colour: White
Flower form: Double flower (25-50 petals)
Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Prunus
Prairie Fire
®
Malus Prairie Fire is a medium-size upright crab-apple tree, notable for its dark pink flowers.
Fruit colour: Red
Flower colour: Pink - dark
Leaf colour: Green
Malus
Profusion
Malus Profusion (also known as Directeur Moerlands) is a classic crab apple variety, with dense clusters of deep pink blossom followed by small crimson berry-like fruitlets.
Fruit colour: Red - dark
Flower colour: Crimson
Leaf colour: Bronze
Malus x moerlandsii
Prunifolia Splendens
Prunifolia Splendens is one of the best hawthorns for autumn colour and persistent red fruits.
Fruit colour: Orange / Red
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Flowering month: May
Crataegus persimilis
Prunus avium
The native "Gean" or "Mazzard" cherry, makes an attractive woodland tree.
Growth habit: Upright
Flower colour: White
Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Prunus avium
Prunus lusitanica
The Portuguese Laurel is a dense small evergreen flowering cherry tree.
Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
Flower colour: White
Prunus lusitanica
Purple Fountain
Purple Fountain is a popular form of the Weeping Beech featuring dark purple bronze leaves.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fagus sylvatica
Rainbow Pillar
®
An upright columnar Amelanchier with white blossom and good autumn colours.
Amelanchier canadensis
Ravensbill
This rowan tree is named for the the black colour of its winter buds. It also features yellow autumn leaves and orange berries.
Fruit colour: Orange / Red
Sorbus
Red Bird
Red Bird features bright white flowers, orange / red fruits and good autumn leaf colours. It has a wider climate range than other rowans.
Fruit colour: Orange / Red
Sorbus alnifolia
Red Obelisk
Malus Red Obelisk is a compact upright crab-apple with white flowers, purple / green leaves, and red fruits.
Fruit colour: Red
Flower colour: White
Flower colour: Pink - light
Leaf colour: Green
Malus
Red Sentinel
A deservedly popular crab-apple, Malus Red Sentinel has classic white apple blossom and a profusion of tiny scarlet persistent fruits.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Red
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Awards: RHS AM
Malus x robusta
Rose Queen
An unusual small rowan tree, featuring clusters of dark-pink red very persistent berries.
Fruit colour: Red
Fruit colour: Red - dark
Sorbus
Rosea Flore Pleno
A popular ornamental hawthorn, featuring pink double flowers with cream centres.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Flower colour: Pink
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Flowering month: May
Crataegus laevigata
Rosiness
A small rowan tree with white-pink flowers and cascades of pink berries.
Fruit colour: Pink
Sorbus rosea
Royal Beauty
Royal Beauty is a compact weeping crab apple with crimson blossom and small crimson berry-like fruitlets.
Fruit colour: Red - dark
Flower colour: Crimson
Leaf colour: Green
Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Malus
Scarlet Brandywine
®
A new crab-apple featuring stunning pink scented double-flowers and good autumn colour.
Fruit colour: Orange
Flower colour: Pink
Flower colour: Pink - dark
Leaf colour: Green
Malus x purpurea x ioensis
Sensation
Sensation is an unusual lilac with large single purple / white flowers.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Height after 10 years: 2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
Flower colour: Mauve
Syringa vulgaris
Sheerwater Seedling
A compact upright form of the Common Rowan, notable for its abundant fruiting.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Red
Sorbus aucuparia
Shirofugen
Shirofugen is a traditional Japanese flowering cherry with large double-white flowers, also known as Fugenzo.
Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
Flower colour: White
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Flowering month: May
Leaf colour - autumn: Multiple tints
Flower form: Double flower (25-50 petals)
Prunus serrulata
Silver Sails
An attractive upright flowering pear tree with silvery green foliage, and small ornamental fruits.
Flower colour: White
Height after 10 years: 2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
Flowering month: March
Pyrus elaeagnifolia
Snowflakes
A popular Amelanchier, featuring large single flowers, coppery foliage, and good autumn colours.
Flower colour: White
Flowering month: April
Leaf colour - autumn: Orange / Red
Amelanchier laevis
Somei-Yoshino
The Somei-Yoshino cherry with its graceful wide-spreading branches and large white flowers is the definitive Japanese flowering cherry.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
Flower colour: White
Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Prunus x yedoensis
Sorbus hedlundii
A little-known whitebeam species, it features the classic downy grey-green leaves, and russeted fruitlets in autumn.
Fruit colour: Brown
Sorbus hedlundii
Sorbus helenae
A species of rowan featuring pink/white fruitlets and good autumn colours.
Fruit colour: White
Sorbus helenae
Sorbus hupehensis
A classic rowan tree with pink berries and good autumn leaf colours.
Fruit colour: Pink
Sorbus hupehensis
Sorbus japonica
An upright rowan with large oval leaves and attractive autumn colours and large red fruitlets.
Fruit colour: Red
Sorbus japonica
Sorbus pseudovilmorinii
Similar characteristics to Sorbus vilmorinii, not quite as vigorous, but heavier fruiting.
Fruit colour: Pink
Fruit colour: White
Sorbus pseudovilmorinii
Sorbus sargentiana
A broad spreading rowan with bright orange fruitlets and autumn foliage.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Orange / Red
Sorbus sargentiana
Sorbus scalaris
One of the more spreading smaller Rowan species, with orange/red autumn leaf colours, and clusters of small orange fruilets.
Fruit colour: Orange / Red
Sorbus scalaris
Sorbus vilmorinii
The main feature of this Rowan trees is the pink fruitlets, which turn white as autumn progresses. It is one of the smaller Sorbus species, but also one of the more spreading.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Pink
Fruit colour: White
Sorbus vilmorinii
Sorbus wardii
A little-known Whitebeam from the Himalayas, featuring large silver-green leaves and yellow-orange berries.
Fruit colour: Yellow / Orange
Sorbus wardii
Sunshine
A small rowan tree with an upright form and golden yellow clusters of fruits, and strong autumn colours.
Fruit colour: Yellow / Orange
Sorbus
Tetradium daniellii
A large deciduous tree producing plumes of small white flowers over a long period in mid-summer which are very attractive to bees.
Tetradium daniellii
Tina
Malus Tina is a small spreading crab-apple, useful as a patio tree.
Fruit colour: Red
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Malus sargentii
Trailblazer
An ornamental plum with white blossom and purple leaves, usually also produces dark red cherry-plums fruits, which can be eaten or cooked.
Flower colour: White
Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
Prunus cerasifera
Ukon
A very attractive Japanese blossom tree, with unique cream-coloured flowers.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
Flowering month: April
Flowering month: May
Flower colour: Cream
Leaf colour - autumn: Multiple tints
Flower form: Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
Prunus
White Star
A modern English crab-apple with white star-like flowers followed by attractive russeted fruitlets.
Fruit colour: Russet
Fruit colour: Yellow / Orange
Flower colour: White
Leaf colour: Green
Malus
Wild Service Tree
A large traditional Rowan tree, native to England.
Fruit colour: Brown
Sorbus torminalis
Wisley Gold
A good-sized yellow-fruiting mountain ash, with a spreading form.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Fruit colour: Yellow
Fruit colour: Yellow / Orange
Sorbus