Our recommendations

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

• Our recommendations

  Admiration

  

  Best seller

  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)
  Malus halliana
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  Amanogawa

  

  Best seller

  A popular columnar flowering cherry, also known as the Flagpole Cherry.

  • Awards: RHS AGM (current)
  • Awards: RHS AM
  Prunus
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  Autumn Spire®

  

  Autumn Spire (Flanrock) is a columnar rowan with yellow fruitlets and excellent autumn colour.

  • Awards: RHS AGM (current)
  Sorbus aucuparia
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  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
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  Common Rowan

  

  Best seller

  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.

  £45.00 - £68.00buy
  Sorbus aucuparia
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  Felix JuryTM

  

  Felix Jury is notable for its huge crimson purple flowers.

  £83.00buy
  Magnolia
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  Genie

  Genie is a compact Magnolia, featuring large dark crimson flowers, with a subtle fragrance.

  £83.00buy
  Magnolia
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  Indian Magic

  

  An excellent all-round crab apple, with attractive bronze leaves, dusky pink blossom, and small persistent red fruits.
  Malus
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  Joseph Rock

  

  Best seller

  A 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
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  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
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  Kiku-shidare-zakura

  

  Best seller

  This 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
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  Laura

  

  Best seller

  Malus 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
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  Little Pink Perfection

  

  Best seller

  Little Pink Perfection is a dwarf form of Pink Perfection, ideal for patio containers and small spaces.

  £71.50buy
  Prunus
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  Olympic Flame

  

  Best seller

  Olympic 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
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  Paul's Scarlet

  

  Best seller

  A popular small hawthorn with distinctive dark pink blossom with white centres.

  £44.50 - £69.95buy

  • Awards: RHS AGM (current)
  Crataegus laevigata
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  Pink Charm

  

  A small rowan with a spreading habit, large feathered leaves, and bright pink berries.

  £44.50buy
  Sorbus vilmorinii
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  Red Sentinel

  

  Best seller

  A 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
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  Royal Burgundy

  

  Best seller

  Royal Burgundy is a flowering cherry with striking red purple foliage combined with double pink flowers.

  £70.00buy

  • Awards: RHS AGM (current)
  Prunus
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  Shirotae

  

  Best seller

  Prunus 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
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  Snow Queen

  Best seller

  An attractive tree, and one of the best forms of the Himalayan birch, with a bright white stem.

  £75.00buy
  Betula utilis
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  Snowflakes

  

  A popular Amelanchier, featuring large single flowers, coppery foliage, and good autumn colours.
  Amelanchier laevis
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  Sugar Maple

  

  The Sugar Maple is the primary maple species used for producing maple syrup.
  Acer saccharum
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  The Rising SunTM

  

  The Rising Sun is an attractive Cercis featuring lilac-coloured blossom followed by young orange-tinted yellow foliage.

  £95.00buy
  Cercis canadensis
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  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.