Acer
Sycamores, Japanese Maples and Snakebarks ... names which conjure up foliage finery beyond compare ...

The Acers cover a very wide range of species and types and include many very beautiful garden Trees. Famed for their foliage, with a wide variety of leaf form and colour, all the listed varieties are deciduous with several examples of wonderful Autumn leaf colour. The family includes Trees of all sizes and the ‘Snakebark’ family are grown for their ornate bark. Most Acers require a good, hearty, soil which does not dry out too easily.

campestre 12’ Field Maple. One of our loveliest native Trees that may be used for hedges and boundaries etc. Attractively shaped foliage, red and yellow Autumn foliage. A great wildife-provider, hardy and easily grown.
£12.95 

Carnival 8’ An immensely valuable new tree for the garden. This rather ornate form of our native field Maple is so easily grown and hardy yet has shapely fan-like green leaves widely bordered in pure white, tinted pink as Summer progresses. The whole tree has quite a ‘white’ appearance, the variegation is so bold. Tolerant of full Sun to part shade and very hardy, highly recommended. Stock limited.
£26.50

capillipes 6’ An elegant Japanese Maple of the ‘Snakebark’ family suitable even for the smallest gardens and one which looks attractive for four seasons. Sprays of elegant 3 pointed foliage emerges coppery red before maturing to bright green. The bark of the main stems if handsomely striped white against a deep reddish brown background. Prefers well drained soil.
£24.50 

davidii 6’ A splendid species from China which is admired by all who see it. The stripy green and white bark is an eyecatching feature all the year round and the rich green foliage colours strongly in the Autumn. Shapely, elegant and slow growing. Always sought after.
£21.95

davidii George Forest An exceptional form grown true-to-type with polished dark green leaves with red stalks and colouring very strongly in the Autumn.
£24.95

griseum 8’ One of the most famous and sought after of all Trees, the wonderful Chinese Paperbark Maple. The bark on the main trunk and branches peels and flakes to reveal the polished mahogany coloured new bark. The delicate leaflets turn to Autumn colours like a glowing bonfire, all vivid scarlet and flame. A very, very choice Tree. Demand always exceeds supply.
£29.95

negundo Flamingo 6-8’ A very striking foliage effect from the variegated leaves which are pastel green, cream and dashing flamingo pink! Always eyecatching and a great focal point for the larger border, either as a specimen or amongst other large shrubs. Can be pruned annually, growing well in part shade or full sun.
£20.95

negundo variegata 6-8’ A form with lovely silver variegated leaves. Easy and effective.
£16.95

platanoides ‘Norway Maple’ Fast growing, often large trees for effective specimen planting. These tend to make round headed Trees with a straight single trunk.

• columnare A useful form with erect, narrow, columnar form, the whole coloured in large, shapely, bright green leaves. Lovely golden orange Autumn colouring.
  £20.95  (II)
• Crimson King 15’ Very popular and handsome tree with its deep vinous purple leaves, glowing claret red where the Sunlight strikes it. The Spring flowering ‘keys’ are yellow tinged red and a further added bonus. Often planted with Acer drummondii for a wonderful foliage contrast.
  £18.95
• Crimson Sentry 12’ As the name suggests, a narrow column of superb rich purple foliage.
  £21.95
• Deborah 15’ An American selection with startling new leaves of vivid red, softly maturing to greenish purple. New foliage highlights appear all Season and this, together with the brilliant colour and distinctive wavy leaf edges adds up to a highly effective specimen which need not be allowed to outgrow its welcome. Indeed regular trimming will promote the most effective colour. An excellent new variety, highly recommended.
  £22.95

pseudoplatanus Brilliantissimum 6’ A very distinctive small and slow growing tree that is perfect for all gardens, large or small. In Spring the young leaves emerge the most beautiful and stunning shade of shrimp pink and during the course of the growing season this slowly changes to soft golden green. Has received countless awards of merit and one of the most spectacular and unmistakable of all trees.
£29.95

• Simon Louis Freres 8’ A slow growing, though ultimately medium sized tree. The broad foliage leaflets are boldly suffused cream and flushed with cream and pink variegations. Most attractive and unique, deserving more attention.
  £24.95
• worleei 10’ The beautiful golden sycamore; softest golden yellow leaves. £20.95

rubrum 10’ The Red Maple or Canadian Maple. One of the most famed of all trees for the richness of its Autumn colour, displaying every conceivable shade of red, scarlet orange and purple. Eventually makes a large tree, does not do well on chalk.
£18.95

• October Glory 10’ This selected form is more reliable in its Autumn colouring producing the most stunning and long lasting rich leaf shades. A selection which arose in America in 1964, a very choice and special tree.
  £32.50

rufinerve 6’ A most beautiful species which suits smaller gardens and borders, this Snakebark type Maple produces a fine pale green and silvery white striped trunk. The spreading branches are clothed in large three pointed leaves which colour wonderfully in the Autumn
£23.95

saccharinum pyramidale 12-15’ A fast and easy growing upright tree which is particularly noted for its beautiful indented leaves. These have very prominent silvery undersides and, as these leaves sway and twirl in the wind it is as if the whole tree becomes alive with flashing silver highlights. In Autumn the foliage turns a rich buttercup yellow and red. A highly attractive cultivar for wherever there is room.
£17.95