BlueBell Arboretum & Nursery

Mail order trees, shrubs, conifers and woody climbers

Alnus incana 'Aurea'
Golden Alder

An eye-catching conical tree, Alnus incana 'Aurea' has golden leaves and superb yellow / red tinted catkins in early spring
£22.50

Alnus x spaethii
Alder

We're sorry, this plant is currently out of stock! New specimens will be available in late autumn 2010
£28.00

Carpinus cordata
Heart-leaved Hornbeam

an elegant, rare tree native to parts of China, Korea and Japan, Carpinus cordata has large deeply veined, bright green leaves which show some attractive autumn colours in a good year
£25.00

Carpinus japonica
Japanese Hornbeam

Unusual and decorative species of hornbeam native to Japan, Carpinus japonica is known for producing stunning catkins when established, hop-like and quite persistent in autumn
£35.00

Carpinus laxiflora var. fargesii
Chinese Hornbeam

A rare species of hornbeam native to China, Carpinus laxiflora var fargesii and has fine, deeply veined leaves which are a splendid maroon or plum purple when young, darkening to green as they age
£25.00

Corylus avellana 'Aurea'
Golden Hazel

We're sorry, this plant is currently out of stock! New specimens will be available in autumn 2010
£15.00

Corylus avellana 'Contorta'
Corkscrew Hazel / Harry Lauder's Walking Stick

We're sorry, this plant is currently out of stock! New specimens will be available in late autumn 2010
£15.00

Corylus avellana 'Red Majestic'
Purple Corkscrew Hazel

A handsome new introduction to the United Kingdom, Corylus avellana 'Red Majestic' is a contorted hazel with beautiful, deep purple leaves in spring and summer
£15.00

Corylus colurna 'Te Terra Red'
Purple Hazel / Turkish hazel

We're sorry, this plant is currently out of stock! New specimens will be available in late autumn 2010
£25.00

Corylus maxima 'Red Zellernus'
Purple Hazel

An uncommon selection with rich-purple leaves, Corylus maxima 'Red Zellernus' is festooned with long, pretty, pink catkins which are followed by reddish-purple, edible nuts later in the year
£15.00

Garrya elliptica (male form)
Silk Tassel Bush

We're sorry, this plant is currently out of stock! New specimens will be available in late summer / autumn 2010
£12.50

Itea ilicifolia
Holly-leaf Sweetspire

An evergreen shrub native to Western China, Itea ilicifolia has dark green, glossy, holly-like leaves and long, elegant, catkin-like, greenish-white flowers with a pleasing scent in mid-summer
£12.50

Itea yunnanensis
Chinese Sweetspire

An unusual and eye-catching species, Itea yunnanensis has masses of long, drooping racemes of white, catkin like flowers, up to 20 cm long in summer
£12.50

Populus lasiocarpa
Chinese Necklace poplar

We're sorry, this plant is currently out of stock! New specimens will be available in late autumn 2010
£27.50

Pterocarya x rehderiana
Wing Nut

Named after Alfred Rehder who first raised it in 1879, Pterocarya x rehderiana is somewhat similar to Pterocarya fraxinifolia in appearance, but with more finely divided leaves (and more leaflets)
£28.00

Salix candida
Sage Willow

A handsome species of willow native to North America, Salix candida has large grey, felt-like, woolly leaves and eye-catching, large yellow catkins in late winter or early spring
£9.50

Salix fargesii
Fargesii Willow

A slow growing and unusual willow, Salix fargesii has polished mahogany coloured bark, glossy dark green leaves and bold upright catkins in spring
£15.00

Salix gracilistyla 'Melanostachys'
Black Pussy Willow

An eye-catching willow, Salix gracilistyla 'Melanostachys' has spectacular red anthered, black catkins in late winter and early spring
£9.50

Salix helvetica
Swiss Willow

Native to the Alps, Salix helvetica is a dwarf willow with a compact rounded habit, lovely silvery leaves and greyish-white catkins in early spring
£9.50

Salix lanata 'Glanspean'
Woolly Willow

A rare willow native to sub-arctic parts of Europe and Asia, Salix lanata 'Glanspean' is similar to the more familiar Salix lantana but with more pointed, hairy silvery-grey leaves and a lower habit
£9.50

Salix nakamurana var. yezoalpina
Japanese Willow

A low growing, prostrate species of willow with lovely catkins which can be found growing in the wild on the alpine slopes of Hokkaido, Japan
£12.50

Stachyurus praecox
Stachyurus

We're sorry, this plant is currently out of stock! New specimens will be available in late autumn 2010
£22.50