BlueBell Nursery - All Items - 'Very Rare!'

Acer campestre 'Evenley Red'

Acer campestre 'Evenley Red'
Field Maple

Selected by Tim Whiteley in a Northamptonshire hedgerow, this lovely new form of our native Field Maple has exceptional, rich-red, autumn colours
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Acer carpinifolium

Acer carpinifolium
Hornbeam Maple

Rare species of maple with exquisite narrow leaves which is native to Japan, where it can be found growing in woodlands and alongside streams in mountainous areas
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Acer x conspicuum 'Mozart'

Acer x conspicuum 'Mozart'
Snakebark Maple

We're sorry, this plant is currently out of stock! New specimens will be available in late autumn 2010
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Acer x conspicuum 'Phoenix'

Acer x conspicuum 'Phoenix'
Snakebark Maple

We're sorry, this plant is currently out of stock! This rare plant is available in very limited numbers and we expect to have several young plants ready for sale in late autumn 2010
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Acer rufinerve 'Yellow Ribbon'

Acer rufinerve 'Yellow Ribbon'
Snakebark Maple

Lovely new introduction, Acer rufinerve 'Yellow Ribbon' has an eye-catching lemon yellow stem covered with fine silver lines and new shoots which are salmon pink in colour
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Acer sterculiaceum ssp franchetti

Acer sterculiaceum ssp. franchetti
Franchets Maple

An unusual Acer with interesting leaves native to Central and Western China which was introduced by Ernest Wilson in 1901
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Acer tegmentosum

Acer tegmentosum
Snakebark Maple or Manchurian Striped Maple

One of the loveliest of all Snakebark maples, Acer tegmentosum has magnificent jade and silver striated bark, complimented in winter by striking mahogany coloured buds
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Acer tegmentosum 'Joe Witt'

Acer tegmentosum 'Joe Witt'

Looking as though a tiger had used the tree to sharpen its claws, Acer tegmentosum 'Joe Witt' has a particularly good bark, with masses of sinuous, chalky white lines running up the jade green bark
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Akebia quinata 'Shirobana'

Akebia quinata 'Shirobana'
White-flowered Chocolate Vine

An eye catching selection of chocolate vine with white flowers which has only recently been introduced to the United Kingdom from Japan
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Amelasorbus x raciborskiana

Amelasorbus x raciborskiana
Amelanchier x Sorbus

We're sorry, this plant is currently out of stock! New specimens will be available in late autumn 2010
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Betula ermanii 'Grayswood Hill'

Betula ermanii 'Grayswood Hill'
Erman's Birch

We're sorry, this plant is currently out of stock! New specimens will be available in late autumn 2010
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Betula medwedewii 'Gold Bark'

Betula medwedewii 'Gold Bark'
Golden Barked Birch

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

Betula papyrifera 'Vancouver'
Canoe Birch or Paper Birch

Eye-catching species of Birch which can be found growing in the wild in the woods and forests of Northern North America up to Greenland
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Betula x  'Royal Frost'

Betula x 'Royal Frost'
Purple Birch

A new introduction from the United States, Betula x 'Royal Frost' has glossy, deep burgundy red leaves from spring to summer and lovely white bark once established
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Betula utilis var jacquemontii 'Grayswood Ghost'

Betula utilis var. jacquemontii 'Grayswood Ghost'
Himalayan Birch / Silver Birch

An unusual selection of Birch with particularly good, nearly ghost-like, silver / white bark when mature
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Betula utilis var jacquemontii 'Silver Shadow'

Betula utilis var. jacquemontii 'Silver Shadow'
Himalayan Birch

We're sorry, this plant is currently out of stock! This rare plant is available in very limited numbers and we expect to have several young plants ready for sale in winter 2010 - subject to crop
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Castanea sativa 'Albomarginata'

Castanea sativa 'Albomarginata'
Variegated Sweet Chestnut

We're sorry, this plant is currently out of stock! This rare plant is available in very limited numbers and we expect to have several young plants ready for sale in winter 2010 - subject to crop
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Catalpa fargesii f duclouxii

Catalpa fargesii f. duclouxii
Chinese Bean Tree

We're sorry, this plant is currently out of stock! New specimens will be available for sale in late autumn 2010
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Cercis canadensis 'Royal White'

Cercis canadensis 'Royal White'
Eastern Redbud

Rare and free flowering cultivar, Cercis canadensis 'Royal White' has flurries of pure white, pea-like flowers on the bare stems before the leaves emerges in spring
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Chitalpa tashkentensis 'Morning Cloud'

Chitalpa tashkentensis 'Morning Cloud'
Morning Cloud Chitalpa

A beautiful hybrid between Catalpa bignonioides and Chilopsis linearis which was first raised in the 1960's at the Uzbek Academy of Sciences Botanical Garden in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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Chitalpa tashkentensis 'Pink Dawn'

Chitalpa tashkentensis 'Pink Dawn'
Pink Dawn Chitalpa

Unusual in the United Kingdom, Chitalpa tashkentensis 'Pink Dawn' has long, narrow, dark green leaves and lovely pale pink, azalea-like flowers in late summer
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Cladrastis sinensis

Cladrastis sinensis
Chinese Yellow Wood

A rare and elegant tree native to parts of China, Cladrastis sinensis was first introduced to the United Kingdom by Wilson in 1901 and has very attractive bright green, pinnate (feather-like) leaves
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Clematis uncinata

Clematis uncinata
Evergreen Clematis

An unusual and very beautiful evergreen species, Clematis uncinata has fragrant white flowers (up to 2 ½ cm wide) in summer
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Crataegus pinnatifida var major 'Big Golden Star'

Crataegus pinnatifida var. major 'Big Golden Star'
Chinese Hawthorn

A nearly thornless native to China, this has dark green leaves which turn a fantastic, crimson red in a good crisp autumn
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Davidia involucrata 'Sonoma'
Pocket Handkerchief Tree or The Dove Tree

We're sorry, this plant is currently out of stock! New specimens will be available for sale in winter / spring 2010/2011
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Dipelta ventricosa

Dipelta ventricosa
Dipelta

A notoriously difficult to propagate plant, Dipelta ventricosa was first introduced to the United Kingdom from Western China in 1904 and is still rare in cultivation
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Disanthus cercidifolius

Disanthus cercidifolius
Disanthus

A native of China and Japan, this is a very rare plant and one of the most beautiful of all shrubs, with a fantastic display of foliage colour in autumn
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Euonymus clivicola var rongchuensis

Euonymus clivicola var. rongchuensis
Chinese Euonymus

Very rare deciduous shrub native to China, Euonymus clivicola var rongchuensis has slender, green leaves and tiny purple flowers followed by exceptionally beautiful seed heads in autumn once established
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Euonymus cornutus var quinquecornutus

Euonymus cornutus var. quinquecornutus
Five Horned Spindleberry

Beautiful and rare, Euonymus cornutus var quinquecornutus was discovered in China by the plant hunter Ernest Wilson in 1908 and has pink tinged fruits, each with five horns reminiscent of jester's caps
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Euonymus myrianthus

Euonymus myrianthus
Evergreen Spindle Tree

Rare and evergreen with exciting, colourful fruit, Euonymus myrianthus is native to Western China and was introduced to England in 1908 by the famous plant hunter Ernest Wilson
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Fagus orientalis 'Iskander'

Fagus orientalis 'Iskander'
Fastigiate Oriental Beech

Rare cultivar of oriental beech with a very slim, fastigiate habit and attractive, rounded fresh-green leaves which turn a striking, butter-yellow in a good crisp autumn
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Fagus sylvatica 'Franken'

Fagus sylvatica 'Franken'
White Variegated Beech

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

Fagus sylvatica 'Zlatia'
Golden Beech

Rare cultivar with eye-catching golden leaves was discovered near Vranje in Serbia and first introduced to horticulture via Prof Dragaevic by Spath in the early 1890's
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Ficus carica 'Ice Crystal'

Ficus carica 'Ice Crystal'
Cut Leaf Fig

A new and rare selection of hardy fig with eye-catching deeply cut leaves which look very much like ice crystals
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Fraxinus xanthoxyloides

Fraxinus xanthoxyloides
Afghan Ash

A rare ash tree which is native to Afghanistan and the dry inner valleys of the North West Himalayas, Fraxinus xanthoxyloides has fascinating, tiny, pale green leaflets and interlacing branches
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Ginkgo biloba 'Beijing Gold'

Ginkgo biloba 'Beijing Gold'
Golden-leaved Ginkgo

Spectacular new introduction, Ginkgo biloba 'Beijing Gold' has leaves which emerge in spring as a lovely golden-yellow, gradually darkening later in the year to a variegated white and green
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Ginkgo biloba 'Variegata'

Ginkgo biloba 'Variegata'
Variegated Ginkgo

Very unusual and intriguing Ginkgo cultivar with green leaves that are boldly splashed with white and cream variegation
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Gymnocladus dioica

Gymnocladus dioica
Kentucky Coffee Tree

One of the most elegant of all hardy trees, Gymnocladus dioica has large, pink tinted young leaves (80 - 100 cm long), turning green as they age and glorious shades of yellow in autumn before falling
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Halesia diptera 'Magniflora'

Halesia diptera 'Magniflora'
Large-flowered Snowdrop Tree

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

Halesia monticola 'Rosea'
Pink-flowered Snowbell tree

We're sorry, this plant is currently out of stock! New specimens will be available in spring 2011
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Hamamelis vernalis 'Lombard's Weeping'
Weeping Witch Hazel

An unusual selected form, Hamamelis vernalis 'Lombard's Weeping' has a spreading habit and gracefully weeping branches covered with dainty reddish-purple, scented flowers in late winter or spring
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Hoheria sexstylosa 'Stardust'

Hoheria sexstylosa 'Stardust'
Lacebark / Ribbonwood

A beautiful Hoherianative to the forests of New Zealand, Hoheria sexstylosa 'Stardust' is an upright, evergreen shrub with very attractive glossy green leaves and masses of pure-white, star-like flowers from mid to late summer
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Juglans nigra 'Laciniata'

Juglans nigra 'Laciniata'
Cutleaf Black Walnut

Very rare selection of the noble Black Walnut, Juglans nigra 'Laciniata' has long, bright green, deeply incised, pinnate (feather-like) leaves
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Juglans regia 'Purpurea'

Juglans regia 'Purpurea'
Purple Walnut

We're sorry, this plant is currently out of stock! New specimens will be available in summer 2010
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Lindera benzoin

Lindera benzoin
Spice Bush

An unusual native to Eastern North America, Lindera benzoin has clusters of small, fragrant greenish-yellow flowers in spring, followed by bright red fruit later in the year
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Liquidambar acalycina 'Burgundy Flush'

Liquidambar acalycina 'Burgundy Flush'
Chinese Sweet Gum

An unusual and exciting species native to Eastern Asia, Liquidambar acalycina 'Burgundy Flush' has large, three lobed, maple-like leaves which emerge as a vivid burgundy-purple colour in spring
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Liquidambar styraciflua 'Palo Alto'

Liquidambar styraciflua 'Palo Alto'
Sweet Gum

Rare in the United Kingdom, Liquidambar styraciflua 'Palo Alto' has a reasonably upright habit and brilliant orange-red autumn colour
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Liriodendron x  'Chapel Hill'

Liriodendron x 'Chapel Hill'
Early-flowering Tulip Tree

One of two beautiful early flowering, new hybrid tulip trees recently introduced to the United Kingdom
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Liriodendron x  'Doc Deforce's Delight'

Liriodendron x 'Doc Deforce's Delight'
Early-flowering Tulip Tree

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

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
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Magnolia  'Daybreak'

Magnolia 'Daybreak'
Daybreak Magnolia

Lovely named form, Magnolia 'Daybreak' flowers as a young plant and has large, sweetly scented, deep-pink flowers up to 25 cm across in late spring which can last for two to three weeks
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Magnolia macrophylla
Bigleaf Magnolia

Rare even in its native habitat of South Carolina, USA, Magnolia macrophylla has the largest leaves of any Magnolia, up to 1 m (3 ft) long, bright-green above and silvery-grey beneath
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Magnolia sieboldii 'Colossus'

Magnolia sieboldii 'Colossus'
Siebold's Magnolia

A very rare cultivar, Magnolia sieboldii 'Colossus' is similar in appearance to the classic species listed above, except it has much larger, semi to fully double white flowers with a cerise centre
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Magnolia virginiana 'Moonglow'

Magnolia virginiana 'Moonglow'
Sweetbay Magnolia / Silver Bay Magnolia

This semi-evergreen Magnolia with lovely large flowers is a new introduction to the United Kingdom from its native habitat in the swamps and low woods of the east coast of North America
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Magnolia x wieseneri

Magnolia x wieseneri
Magnolia

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

Mahonia gracilipes
Chinese Mahonia

A fabulous, small and slow growing Mahonia with eye-catching purple-red flowers which was first introduced to the United Kingdom by Roy Lancaster in 1980
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Malus sieboldii

Malus sieboldii
Siebold's Crabapple or Toringo Crabapple

Very rare crabapple native to the hills and mountains of Japan, Malus sieboldii has bright green leaves which turn bright orange or red in autumn before falling
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Morus alba 'Plataneifolia'

Morus alba 'Plataneifolia'
Red Mulberry

A rare tree, Morus alba 'Plataneifolia' has huge, glossy, plane-like leaves up to 25 - 30 cm across when established
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Osmanthus yunnanensis

Osmanthus yunnanensis
Yunnan Osmanthus

A remarkable large evergreen shrub or small tree with lovely scented flowers that is a native to the Yunnan province of China
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Osmanthus yunnanensis 'Large Specimen Plant'

Osmanthus yunnanensis 'Large Specimen Plant'
Yunnan Osmanthus

A remarkable large evergreen shrub or small tree with lovely scented flowers that is a native to the Yunnan province of China
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Pinus bungeana

Pinus bungeana
Lacebark Pine

A lovely Chinese pine, Pinus bungeana has cream, charcoal and grey patterned bark on mature specimens
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Pinus strobus 'Torulosa'

Pinus strobus 'Torulosa'
Twisted White Pine

A lovely Pine which is grown for its fascinating, contorted and twisted, steel blue/green needles
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Populus lasiocarpa

Populus lasiocarpa
Chinese Necklace poplar

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

Pseudocydonia sinensis
Chinese Quince

A rare plant native to parts of China, Pseudocydonia sinensis is a semi-evergreen tree related to Cydonia (Quince) and has dark green leaves which turn warm shades of orange and dark red autumn before falling
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Pseudolarix amabilis

Pseudolarix amabilis
Golden Larch

A beautiful tree, native to eastern China where it is important to Chinese herbalism and considered to be one of the 50 fundamental herbs
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Quercus x bushii 'Seattle Trident'

Quercus x bushii 'Seattle Trident'
Bush's oak

We're sorry, this plant is currently out of stock! New specimens will be available in late autumn 2010
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Quercus cerris 'Curly Head'

Quercus cerris 'Curly Head'
Curly-leaved Dwarf Oak

An unusual new introduction from Holland, Quercus cerris 'Curly Head' is a dwarf cultivar with dark green, curly leaves and a distinctive upright habit
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Quercus ilex 'Olive Pillar'

Quercus ilex 'Olive Pillar'
Evergreen Oak

Discovered as a chance seedling in Hillingdon, Norfolk, Quercus ilex 'Olive Pillar' is a lovely upright, evergreen tree with dark olive green leaves
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Quercus robur 'Pectinata'

Quercus robur 'Pectinata'
Cut-leaved English Oak

One of our favourite cultivars of oak tree, Quercus robur 'Pectinata' has handsome pectinate (comb-shaped), very deeply cut, dark green leaves which turn lovely cinnamon and straw colours in autumn
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Quercus robur 'Pendula'

Quercus robur 'Pendula'
Weeping English Oak

Unusual oak tree with dark green leaves and gracefully weeping branches which cascade down from the main trunk
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Quercus rubra 'Boltes Gold'

Quercus rubra 'Boltes Gold'
Red Oak or Champion Oak

A rare cultivar, Quercus rubra 'Boltes Gold' has soft, golden-yellow leaves in spring and early summer, darkening to lime green as they age and turning shades of red and orange before falling in autumn
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Quercus rubra 'Magic Fire'

Quercus rubra 'Magic Fire'
Red Oak or Champion Oak

A fantastic and unusual cultivar, Quercus rubra 'Magic Fire' is known for consistently giving long lasting displays of brilliant, butter-yellow leaf colours each autumn
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Quercus semecarpifolia

Quercus semecarpifolia
Evergreen Oak

A rare tree in the United Kingdom, Quercus semecarpifolia has eye-catching leaves and is native to a huge area from Eastern Afghanistan to Western China
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Quercus serrata

Quercus serrata
Korean Oak

Native to parts of Eastern Asia, Quercus serrata is a rare, deciduous oak with long, narrow, toothed, dark green leaves which turn a lovely burnt gold colour in autumn before falling
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Quercus texana 'New Madrid'

Quercus texana 'New Madrid'
Texas Red Oak

A new introduction to the United Kingdom with vividly coloured spring leaves, Quercus texana 'New Madrid' was first discovered growing in New Madrid, Missouri, U
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Quercus velutina 'Oakridge Walker'
Cut-leaf Black Oak

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

Sarcococca wallichii
Sweet Box

A rare and handsome evergreen shrub native to Nepal, Sarcococca wallichii has large, glossy, bright green leaves and masses of fragrant white flowers in winter
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Schizophragma integrifolium

Schizophragma integrifolium
Chinese Hydrangea Vine

We're sorry, this plant is currently out of stock! New specimens will be available in late autumn 2010
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Sequoiadendron giganteum 'Bultink Yellow'

Sequoiadendron giganteum 'Bultink Yellow'
Golden Giant Redwood

A spectacular new cultivar, Sequoiadendron giganteum 'Bultink Yellow' has lovely golden-yellow, young leaves in spring / early summer which slowly darken to pale green later in the year
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Sequoiadendron giganteum 'Glaucum'

Sequoiadendron giganteum 'Glaucum'
Blue Giant Redwood

This blue form was first introduced to the United Kingdom in 1860 and two of the original specimens continue to thrive at Elvaston Castle near Derby
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Sinocalycanthus raulstonii 'Hartlage Wine'

Sinocalycanthus raulstonii 'Hartlage Wine'
Raulston allspice

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

Sorbus folgneri 'Emiel'
Folgner's Whitebeam

An unusual new introduction to the United Kingdom, Sorbus folgneri 'Emiel' has narrow, light green leaves which turn a brilliant glowing amber, orange and red in autumn
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Staphylea holocarpa 'Rosea'

Staphylea holocarpa 'Rosea'
Chinese Bladdernut

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

Stewartia monadelpha
Tall Stewartia

A rare and desirable plant native to Japan, Stewartia monadelpha has solitary, very attractive white flowers that are produced in continuous succession in mid to late summer
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Styrax hemsleyana

Styrax hemsleyana
Chinese Snowbell Tree

A rare native of China and first introduced to the United Kingdom in 1900, Styrax hemsleyana has long (12 - 15 cm) racemes of wide, pure white flowers in mid summer
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Styrax japonica 'Emerald Pagoda'

Styrax japonica 'Emerald Pagoda'
Japanese Snowbell Tree

A rare cultivar , Styrax japonica 'Emerald Pagoda' has the largest flowers of the species with clusters of slightly fragrant, star-like flowers which are 2½ - 3 cm across each
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Styrax japonica 'Purple Dress'

Styrax japonica 'Purple Dress'
Purple-leaved Snowbell Tree

A rare cultivar, Styrax japonica 'Purple Dress' has plum purple, oval leaves and masses of bell-shaped, pale pink flowers covering the branches in mid summer
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Taxodium ascendens 'Nutans'

Taxodium ascendens 'Nutans'
Pond Cypress

Rare and eye-catching selection, Taxodium ascendens 'Nutans' has a distinctive conical habit and very graceful, thin, awl-shaped leaves arranged in whorls on the branches
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Tetradium daniellii

Tetradium daniellii
Bee-bee tree

A rare tree native to parts of eastern China and Korea, Tetradium daniellii has attractive, long pinnate (feather-like) leaves and clusters of scented creamy-white flowers in late summer
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Tilia chenmouii

Tilia chenmouii
Chinese Lime

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

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
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Tilia japonica 'Ernest Wilson'

Tilia japonica 'Ernest Wilson'
Japanese Lime

Tilia japonica 'Ernest Wilson' is perhaps the most freely flowering lime with even young plants bearing clusters of pendant, ivory-white, scented flowers in abundance in mid-summer
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Xanthoceras sorbifolium

Xanthoceras sorbifolium
Yellowhorn or Chinese Flowering Chestnut

A lovely, deciduous small tree native to northern China, Xanthoceras sorbifolium has beautiful upright panicles of large white flowers with a deep red centre in late spring
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Zelkova serrata 'Green Vase'

Zelkova serrata 'Green Vase'
Japanese Water Elm

Native to parts of Eastern Asia, Zelkova serrata 'Green Vase' has long deep green, narrow leaves with a serrated edge which turn eye-catching shades of plum-purple and orange before falling in autumn
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