Our recommendations
These are trees we particularly recommend as being amongst the best in their species.
- Our recommendations
Admiration
Best sellerMalus Admiration is one of the best crab-apples for small gardens, with clouds of white blossom followed by persistent fruitlets.- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Malus halliana - Our recommendations
Amanogawa
Best sellerA popular columnar flowering cherry, also known as the Flagpole Cherry.- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Awards: RHS AM
Prunus - Our recommendations
Autumn Spire®
Autumn Spire (Flanrock) is a columnar rowan with yellow fruitlets and excellent autumn colour.- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Sorbus aucuparia - Our recommendations
Chanticleer
Chanticleer is a form of the Callery Pear, with attractive spring blossom and autumn colours.£46.50 - £70.00buy- Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Pyrus calleryana - Our recommendations
Common Rowan
Best sellerThe 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.£45.00 - £68.00buySorbus aucuparia - Magnolia
- Our recommendations
Genie
Genie is a compact Magnolia, featuring large dark crimson flowers, with a subtle fragrance.£83.00buyMagnolia - Our recommendations
Indian Magic
An excellent all-round crab apple, with attractive bronze leaves, dusky pink blossom, and small persistent red fruits.Malus - Our recommendations
Joseph Rock
Best sellerA small rowan, with distinctive pale yellow fruitlets. Also one of the best for autumn colour.£44.50 - £69.95buy- Awards: RHS 1st class
- Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Sorbus - Our recommendations
Kanzan
Kanzan (or Kwanzan) is one of the most popular Japanese flowering cherries, well-suited to the UK climate.£46.50buy- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Awards: RHS AM
Prunus - Our recommendations
Kiku-shidare-zakura
Best sellerThis is the classic Japanese weeping pink cherry blossom tree (sometimes known as Cheal's Weeping Cherry).£75.00buy- Awards: RHS AM
- Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Prunus - Our recommendations
Laura
Best sellerMalus Laura is a very upright dwarf crab-apple, with bronze leaves, crimson blossom and maroon fruitlets.£36.75 - £60.00buy- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Malus - Our recommendations
Little Pink Perfection
Best sellerLittle Pink Perfection is a dwarf form of Pink Perfection, ideal for patio containers and small spaces.£71.50buyPrunus - Our recommendations
Olympic Flame
Best sellerOlympic Flame (or Dodong) is an attractive small rowan tree, its orange/red autumn leaf-colours are amongst the best.£69.95buy- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Sorbus ulleungensis - Our recommendations
Paul's Scarlet
Best sellerA popular small hawthorn with distinctive dark pink blossom with white centres.£44.50 - £69.95buy- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Crataegus laevigata - Our recommendations
Pink Charm
A small rowan with a spreading habit, large feathered leaves, and bright pink berries.£44.50buySorbus vilmorinii - Our recommendations
Red Sentinel
Best sellerA deservedly popular crab-apple, Malus Red Sentinel has classic white apple blossom and a profusion of tiny scarlet persistent fruits.£36.75 - £59.00buy- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Awards: RHS AM
Malus x robusta - Our recommendations
Royal Burgundy
Best sellerRoyal Burgundy is a flowering cherry with striking red purple foliage combined with double pink flowers.£70.00buy- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Prunus - Our recommendations
Shirotae
Best sellerPrunus Shirotae features large single or semi-double fragrant white flowers, and is perhaps the most beautiful of the white-flowered Japanese cherries.£69.95buy- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Prunus - Our recommendations
Snow Queen
Best sellerAn attractive tree, and one of the best forms of the Himalayan birch, with a bright white stem.£75.00buyBetula utilis - Our recommendations
Snowflakes
A popular Amelanchier, featuring large single flowers, coppery foliage, and good autumn colours.Amelanchier laevis - Our recommendations
Sugar Maple
The Sugar Maple is the primary maple species used for producing maple syrup.Acer saccharum - Our recommendations
The Rising SunTM
The Rising Sun is an attractive Cercis featuring lilac-coloured blossom followed by young orange-tinted yellow foliage.£95.00buyCercis canadensis - Our recommendations
Wingham
A new Elm variety with very good resistance to Dutch Elm Disease and a good host for the White-letter Hairstreak butterfly.Ulmus x Wingham
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.