BlueBell Arboretum & Nursery

Mail order trees, shrubs, conifers and woody climbers

Acer saccharinum 'Laciniatum Wieri'
Silver Maple

Vigorous, large maple of great beauty, especially when the wind ruffles its foliage revealing the silver underside of the leaf
£28.50

Buddleja salviifolia
South African Sage Wood

An unusual evergreen butterfly bush native to South Africa, Buddleja salviifolia has masses of fragrant, white or pale-lilac flowers in summer
£12.50

Colquhounia coccinea
Himalayan Mint Plant

A showy shrub native to the grassland of the Himalayas and Western China known for its soft, downy grey-green leaves with a whitish underside and vivid whorls of orange-scarlet flowers in summer
£9.50

Crataegus tanacetifolia
Tansy-Leaved Thorn

A slow growing species which originates from Asia Minor and Syria, Crataegus tanacetifolia is an almost thornless, mop-headed small tree with attractive downy, silver-grey, dandelion-like leaves
£28.00

Cytisus battandieri
Pineapple Broom / Moroccan Broom

A beautiful, evergreen plant introduced to the United Kingdom from Morocco in the early 1920's, Cytisus battandieri has pineapple-coloured and scented flowers which are produced in conical clusters in midsummer
£19.95

Elaeagnus commutata 'Quicksilver'
Silver Berry or Wolf Willow

A deciduous species native to parts of the United States and Canada, Elaeagnus commutata 'Quicksilver' is a spectacular foliage plant with bright silvery leaves and fragrant, creamy flowers in May
£12.50

Eucalyptus gunnii
Cider Gum

A beautiful, evergreen tree native to Southern Australia and Tasmania, Eucalyptus gunnii has attractive, exfoliating, multicoloured bark and steel-blue foliage
£12.95

Eucalyptus pauciflora subsp. niphophila
Snow Gum

A lovely tree, native to the sub alpine habitats of eastern Australia, Eucalyptus pauciflora subsp niphophila has fantastic grey and cream flaking bark which develops well on semi-mature plants
£12.95

Halimodendron halodendron
Salt Tree

An unusual deciduous plant with colourful flowers which can be found growing in the wild on the dry salt fields of South-east Russia and parts of Asia
£27.50

Hippophae rhamnoides
Sea Buckthorn

We're sorry, this plant is currently out of stock! New specimens will be available in autumn 2011
£9.50

Maackia amurensis
Chinese Yellow Wood or Amur Maackia

Rare and handsome plant native to parts of Northern China and Korea, Maackia amurensis has new leaves in spring which are a beautiful ghostly, silver-blue in colour
£25.00

Quercus ithaburensis subsp. macrolepis 'Hemelrijk Silver'
Valonia Oak

An unusual species of oak with silvery young leaves which is native to a large area from South-east Italy to West Asia
£32.00

Salix alba 'Sericea'
Silver Willow

An eye-catching cultivar, Salix alba 'Sericea' has beautiful, narrow silvery leaves in spring / summer which turn golden-yellow in a good crisp autumn before falling
£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 purpurea 'Nancy Saunders'
Purple Willow

An elegant female form, Salix purpurea 'Nancy Saunders' has glossy maroon-red shoots and soft blue-grey leaves
£9.50

Sorbus wardii
Tibetan Whitebeam

A rare slender tree first introduced to the United Kingdom from Bhutan by Kingdom-Ward, Sorbus wardii has beautiful, large silver-grey leaves and looks especially good when planted against a dark background
£28.00

Tilia henryana
Henry's Lime

A rare tree, Tilia henryana has huge, ovate (shaped like an egg) leaves which are edged with bristle-like teeth and an eye-catching silvery-pink colour, as they unfold in spring
£35.00