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Our recommendations

These are trees we particularly recommend as being amongst the best in their species.

  • Admiration our recommendations
    Malus Admiration is one of the best crab-apples for small gardens, with clouds of white blossom followed by persistent fruitlets.
    £36.75 - £43.50buyBest seller
    • Awards: RHS AGM (current)
    Malus halliana

  • Amanogawa our recommendations
    A popular columnar flowering cherry, also known as the Flagpole Cherry.
    £46.50 - £72.95buyBest seller
    • Awards: RHS AGM (current)
    • Awards: RHS AM
    Prunus

  • Autumn Spire our recommendations
    Autumn Spire (Flanrock) is a columnar rowan with yellow fruitlets and excellent autumn colour.
    £45.95 - £78.00buy
    • Awards: RHS AGM (current)
    Sorbus aucuparia

  • Chanticleer is a form of the Callery Pear, with attractive spring blossom and autumn colours.
    £46.50 - £73.00buy
    • Awards: RHS AGM (former)
    Pyrus calleryana

  • 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.
    £37.00 - £71.00buyBest seller
    Sorbus aucuparia

  • Felix Jury our recommendations
    Felix Jury is notable for its huge crimson purple flowers.
    Magnolia

  • Genie is a compact Magnolia, featuring large dark crimson flowers, with a subtle fragrance.
    £86.00buy
    Magnolia

  • Indian Magic our recommendations
    An excellent all-round crab apple, with attractive bronze leaves, dusky pink blossom, and small persistent red fruits.
    £36.75 - £62.00buy
    Malus

  • A small rowan, with distinctive pale yellow fruitlets. Also one of the best for autumn colour.
    £44.50 - £72.95buyBest seller
    • Awards: RHS 1st class
    • Awards: RHS AGM (former)
    Sorbus

  • Kanzan our recommendations
    Kanzan (or Kwanzan) is one of the most popular Japanese flowering cherries, well-suited to the UK climate.
    £46.50 - £72.95buy
    • Awards: RHS AGM (current)
    • Awards: RHS AM
    Prunus

  • Kiku-shidare-zakura our recommendations
    This is the classic Japanese weeping pink cherry blossom tree (sometimes known as Cheal's Weeping Cherry).
    £46.50 - £78.00buyBest seller
    • Awards: RHS AM
    • Awards: RHS AGM (former)
    Prunus

  • Laura our recommendations
    Malus Laura is a very upright dwarf crab-apple, with bronze leaves, crimson blossom and maroon fruitlets.
    £36.75 - £63.00buyBest seller
    • Awards: RHS AGM (current)
    Malus

  • Little Pink Perfection our recommendations
    Little Pink Perfection is a dwarf form of Pink Perfection, ideal for patio containers and small spaces.
    £46.50 - £74.50buyBest seller
    Prunus

  • Olympic Flame (or Dodong) is an attractive small rowan tree, its orange/red autumn leaf-colours are amongst the best.
    £44.50 - £72.95buyBest seller
    • Awards: RHS AGM (current)
    Sorbus ulleungensis

  • Paul's Scarlet our recommendations
    A popular small hawthorn with distinctive dark pink blossom with white centres.
    £44.50 - £72.95buyBest seller
    • Awards: RHS AGM (current)
    Crataegus laevigata

  • Pink Charm our recommendations
    A small rowan with a spreading habit, large feathered leaves, and bright pink berries.
    £44.50 - £72.95buy
    Sorbus vilmorinii

  • Red Sentinel our recommendations
    A deservedly popular crab-apple, Malus Red Sentinel has classic white apple blossom and a profusion of tiny scarlet persistent fruits.
    £36.75 - £62.00buyBest seller
    • Awards: RHS AGM (current)
    • Awards: RHS AM
    Malus x robusta

  • Royal Burgundy our recommendations
    Royal Burgundy is a flowering cherry with striking red purple foliage combined with double pink flowers.
    £46.50 - £73.00buyBest seller
    • Awards: RHS AGM (current)
    Prunus

  • Shirotae our recommendations
    Prunus Shirotae features large single or semi-double fragrant white flowers, and is perhaps the most beautiful of the white-flowered Japanese cherries.
    £46.50 - £72.95buyBest seller
    • Awards: RHS AGM (current)
    Prunus

  • An attractive tree, and one of the best forms of the Himalayan birch, with a bright white stem.
    £45.00 - £88.00buyBest seller
    Betula utilis

  • Snowflakes our recommendations
    A popular Amelanchier, featuring large single flowers, coppery foliage, and good autumn colours.
    £75.50buy
    Amelanchier laevis

  • Sugar Maple our recommendations
    The Sugar Maple is the primary maple species used for producing maple syrup.
    £76.00buy
    Acer saccharum

  • The Rising Sun our recommendations
    The Rising Sun is an attractive Cercis featuring lilac-coloured blossom followed by young orange-tinted yellow foliage.
    £98.00buy
    Cercis canadensis

  • Wingham our recommendations
    A new Elm variety with very good resistance to Dutch Elm Disease and a good host for the White-letter Hairstreak butterfly.
    £75.00buy
    Ulmus x

How to choose Our recommendations

If you are short of time then choose from our recommended list. These are trees which have outstanding qualities, amongst the best of their respective species, are easy to grow, and will make an attractive addition to your garden.