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For evergreen foliage, needle and cone interest, we grow pines and cedars as well as Thuja – a great alternative to our Leylandii. Creating a dense hedge or screen or adding an impressive statement tree, we have conifers across the colour spectrum: from the golden Castlewellan to rich deep greens and blues and varieties in narrow and full habits.
To buy conifers, or check stock or sizes, please call 01777 702422 or email the team at [email protected]
Cryptomeria japonica ‘Globosa Nana’: Large evergreen trees with attractive red-brown bark and dense foliage consisting of short awl-shaped leaves arranged spirally around the branchlets; cones are spherical
Cupressocyparis leylandii: Leyland cypress. A large tall tree, very vigorous and very fast growing. Tolerant of most sites. Makes a good large screen.
Cupressocyparis leylandii Castlewellan: Leylandii Castewellan Gold Golden form of Leyland cypress. The young foliage is a very attractive fresh gold. Not as fast-growing as the type, so better for smaller hedges.
Cupressus sempervirens pyramidalis: Italian cypress. A medium-sized tree, tolerant of most soils, especially dry ones. The familiar columnar shape and deep green foliage make a great impact in a landscape.
Juniperus scopulorum Skyrocket: Rocky Mountain juniper. A small tree, with a striking very narrow habit, an exclamation mark in any planting scheme. Not over-particular as to site, the foliage is a steely metallic blue.
Metasequioa glyptostroboides: Dawn redwood. Once thought to be extinct, this vigorous tree has lately become popular. A deciduous conifer with attractive red-brown bark, it has fresh green foliage in summer, turning gold in autumn.
Pinus nigra austriaca: Austrian pine. A large tree, with tough dark bark. It is tolerant of most sites and soils, being especially useful for coastal or bleak sites. The dense foliage consists of dark green, long needles.
Pinus sylvestris: Scot’s Pine Pinus Sylvestris Scots pine. Often grows to be a large tree. Our native British pine, providing the caber for Scottish tossers. The tough, rough bark is an attractive foxy brown. Carries the familiar cones through the winter.
Sequoiadendron giganteum: Wellingtonia. The big tree. Some specimens have lived for 3000 years. Tolerant of most sites. The rough red bark is spongy. Attractive cones are set off by the descending branches of older specimens.
Sequoiadendron giganteum Pendulum: A tree of somewhat bizarre appearance, very strikingly weeping branches, often twisted, giving it a rather gothic appeal.
Common yew, English yew. A medium-sized native tree, tolerant of any well drained soil, where it can live to great age. Dark green leaves, cinnamon bark, small bright red fruits. The tree also thrives when clipped, making a wonderful hedge.
Taxus baccata Fastigiata Aurea: Irish yew. A small to medium tree, with dense foliage and upright habit. Young leaves golden. Makes a splendid formal plant, especially good if clipped tidy.
American arbor-vitae. A tough, small to medium-sized tree. Tough, tolerant of just about any well-drained soil. The close growing foliage is bright green, and has a sweet scent when crushed.
Attractive rich green glossy foliage. This conifer makes a first rate hedging plant, with aromatic foliage. It grows well in shade and tolerates chalky soils. It is quite vigorous, and a favourite with connoisseurs.
