BlueBell Arboretum & Nursery

Mail order trees, shrubs, conifers and woody climbers

Acer campestre 'Evenley Red'
Field Maple

Available from Autumn/Winter 2012 - Selected by Tim Whiteley in a Northamptonshire hedgerow, this lovely new form of our native Field Maple has exceptional, rich-red, autumn colours
£35.00

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
£25.00

Acer x conspicuum 'Mozart'
Snakebark maple

Available from Autumn/Winter 2012 - An unusual new introduction to the United Kingdom, this small tree has deep purple-red bark covered with vertical, sinuous silver lines
£42.50

Acer x conspicuum 'Phoenix'
Snakebark Maple

A rare and tricky to propagate maple with colourful, striped bark which is a hybrid between the American Acer pensylvanicum and the Chinese Acer davidii
£45.00

Acer crataegifolium 'Veitchii'
Hawthorn-leaf Maple

A rare large shrub or very small tree, Acer crataegifolium 'Veitchii' is densely branching and has long dark green leaves with striking white and pale pink variegation
£42.00

Acer mandshuricum
Manchurian Maple

Rare in the United Kingdom, Acer mandshuricum is a small, upright tree with an attractive dainty appearance and trifoliate (composed of three leaflets) leaves which turn orange or rose red in autumn
£32.00

Acer micranthum
Japanese Maple

Available Autumn / Winter 2012 - An unusual and attractive species of maple native to Japan with green, five lobed leaves in summer which turn vivid orange and red in the autumn
£28.00

Acer pseudosieboldianum
Korean Maple

Ideal for people that would love the autumn colour of a Japanese Maple in their garden, but live in an area that is too cold to grow them successfully
£28.00

Acer rubrum 'Brandywine'
Canadian Maple

Available from Summer/Autumn 2012 - A spectacular tree, Acer rubrum 'Brandywine' is a hardy and vigorous tree with leaves that turn shades of vivid purple / red in autumn before falling
£35.00

Amelasorbus x raciborskiana
Amelanchier x Sorbus

Available from Autumn/Winter 2012 - A rare hybrid between Amelanchier and Sorbus, this plant has attractive white flowers in spring and dark green leaves which turn lovely shades of orange in autumn before falling
£35.00

Betula ermanii 'Grayswood Hill'
Ermans Birch

One of the loveliest of all birch trees, Betula ermanii 'Grayswood Hill' has fantastic peeling, creamy-white bark and chestnut coloured, elongated lenticels
£35.00

Betula medwedewii 'Gold Bark'
Transcaucasian Birch

Available from Autumn/Winter 2012 - A very rare and handsome birch tree, Betula medwedewii 'Gold Bark' has deeply veined dark green leaves which turn bright yellow in autumn before falling
£35.00

Betula utilis utilis. jacquemontii 'Grayswood Ghost'
Himalayan Birch

Available Summer 2012 - An unusual selection of silver birch tree with particularly good nearly ghost-like, silvery white bark when mature
£37.50

Carpinus caroliniana 'Sentinel Dries'
American Hornbeam

A rare selection, newly introduced to the United Kingdom from Belgium, Carpinus caroliniana 'Sentinel Dries' has dark green leaves with eye-catching dark red, yellow and orange autumn colours
£28.00

Carpinus x schuschaensis
Iranian Hornbeam

A rare hybrid hornbeam, Carpinus x schuschaensis has an attractive branching habit once established and deeply veined leaves
£42.00

Castanea sativa 'Albomarginata'
Variegated Sweet Chestnut

Available Autumn / Winter 2012 - A very rare, highly ornamental tree with beautiful, white / cream variegated foliage and creamy-white spires of flowers in mid summer, even on young plants
£35.00

Catalpa fargesii f. duclouxii
Chinese Bean Tree

Available Summer 2012 - A delightful, rare flowering tree which was first found by westerners growing in the Wudang region of Hubei, China in the early Twentieth Century
£35.00

Cercis chinensis 'Don Egolf'
Chinese Redbud

Unusual and compact new selection of Cercis suitable for smaller gardens which is absolutely covered in pretty rosy-mauve flowers in early spring
£28.50

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
£17.50

Cladrastis sinensis
Chinese Yellow Wood

Information Only - A rare and elegant tree native to parts of China, Cladrastis sinensis was introduced to the United Kingdom by Wilson in 1901 and has attractive green, pinnate (feather-like) leaves
£37.50

Cornus controversa 'Candlelight '
Golden Wedding Cake tree

This delightful, rare new introduction is similar in growth and habit to a standard Cornus controversa 'Variegata' only with pure golden-yellow leaves in Spring
£37.50

Cornus kousa 'Snowboy'
Flowering Dogwood

Available Summer 2012 - A rare and slow growing selection, Cornus kousa 'Snowboy' has lovely white-edged, grey-green leaves which give a superb display of variegated foliage
£32.50

Cornus kousa 'White Dusted'
Flowering Dogwood

An attractive and slow growing plant, Cornus kousa 'White Dusted' has dark green leaves which are flecked with a delicate cream and white variegation
£32.50

Cornus x 'Norman Haddon'
Flowering Dogwood

An unusual and exciting cross between Cornus kousa and Cornus capitata, this beautiful selection has masses of large, creamy-white bracts in mid-summer and lush green leaves
£32.50

Corylus avellana 'Pendula'
Weeping Hazel

Available Summer 2012 - A rare hazel, Corylus avellana 'Pendula' has a stiffly pendulous habit and is  eye-catching when the main leader is trained up a tall cane to encourage it to grow as an elegant, slender weeping tree
£32.50

Crataegus ellwangeriana 'Fire Ball'
Hawthorn

A rare tree, this will grow to be a handsome tree with clusters of fragrant flowers in late spring and large, oval, dark green leaves which turn excellent shades of red, orange and yellow in autumn
£32.00

Crataegus phaenopyrum
Washington Hawthorn

An eye-catching species which is native to South-eastern North America, Crataegus phaenopyrum has glossy green, maple-like leaves which turn shades of vibrant, burgundy red and orange in autumn
£32.00

Davidia involucrata 'Sonoma'
Early flowering Pocket Handkerchief Tree

A very rare, early flowering selection of Davidia which flowers and produces a number of spectacular white bracts at only two or three years old
£100.00

Dichroa febrifuga
Evergreen Hydrangea

A rare and evergreen, Hydrangea-like shrub native to parts of China and south-east Asia, Dichroa febrifuga has eye-catching dark blue flowers in summer followed by dark blue fruit later in autumn
£15.00

Disanthus cercidifolius
Disanthus

Available late Summer/ Autumn 2012 - 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
£35.00

Emmenopterys henryi
Emmenopterys

A very rare and beautiful tree which is native to parts of China and was first introduced in 1907 by Ernest H Wilson
£45.00

Euonymus cornutus var. quinquecornutus

Beautiful and rare, Euonymus cornutus var quinquecornutus was discovered in China by Ernest Wilson in 1908 and has pink fruit, each with five horns reminiscent of jester's caps
£24.50

Euonymus myrianthus

Hopefully Available in 2013 - Rare and evergreen with colourful fruit, Euonymus myrianthus is native to Western China and was introduced to England in 1908 by the famous plant hunter Ernest Wilson
£35.00

Fagus orientalis 'Iskander'

Rare selection 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
£26.00

Fagus sylvatica 'Franken'

Produced from a selected seedling of Fagus sylvatica 'Marmorata', the white marbling on the variegated leaves of this selection is very attractive and better than its parent
£28.00

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
£25.00

Ficus carica 'Ice Crystal'
Cut Leaf Fig

Available Autumn / Winter 2012 - A new and rare selection of hardy fig with eye-catching deeply cut leaves which look very much like ice crystals
£28.00

Franklinia alatamaha

Franklinia alatamaha is a beautiful, very rare small tree with eye-catching flowers which is native to the South-eastern United States and was first found by westerners growing on the banks of the Altamaha River in Georgia
£45.00

Fraxinus chinensis

Rare in the United Kingdom, Fraxinus chinensis is a reasonably vigorous, small to medium sized tree with  a grafecul habit and attractive golden-yellow autumn colours
£35.00

Fraxinus hopeihensis

Available Autumn / Winter 2012 - An exceptionally rare Chinese ash with large, bold leaves which develop strong yellow autumn colour before falling in October
£35.00

Fraxinus latifolia

A medium sized, vigorous tree native to the West coast of the United States, Fraxinus latifolia has large, pinnate (feather-like), dark green leaves turning yellow in autumn before falling
£17.50

Fraxinus sieboldiana

Possibly the finest of the flowering ashes, Fraxinus sieboldiana has panicles of creamy-white flowers in June, followed by deep-purple seed heads later in the year
£32.00

Fraxinus xanthoxyloides

Information Only - A rare ash tree which is native to Afghanistan and the dry inner valleys of the North West Himalayas, Fraxinus xanthoxyloides has fascinating, pale green leaflets and interlacing branches
£28.00

Gymnocladus chinensis

Available Summer 2012 - A very rare plant indeed and a new introduction to us here, Gymnocladus chinensis has huge, bipinnate leaves which are purplish in colour when they emerge in spring, turning dark green later
£65.00

Gymnocladus dioica

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
£24.50

Halesia diptera 'Magniflora'

Available late Summer / Autumn 2012 - A very rare selection, Halesia diptera 'Magniflora' has beautiful white flowers which are noticeably larger than those of other snowdrop trees listed here
£50.00

Halesia monticola 'Hemelrijk'

A new selection of Snowdrop tree, Halesia monticola 'Hemelrijk' has a particularly good display of large white flowers with colourful golden-yellow anthers once established
£38.00

Halesia monticola 'Rosea'

Available Autumn / Winter 2012 - Colourful and rare selection of Halesia which has masses of beautiful, hanging, pale-pink flowers in late spring
£42.50

Hoheria sexstylosa 'Stardust'

Available Summer 2012 - Native to the forests of New Zealand, Hoheria sexstylosa 'Stardust' is an upright, evergreen shrub with glossy green leaves and masses of pure-white flowers from mid to late summer
£17.50

Hydrangea quercifolia 'Amethyst'
Oak-leaved Hydrangea

A lovely rare shrub with upright heads of creamy-white flowers which turn to dark amethyst red as they age in late summer
£15.00

Juglans nigra 'Laciniata'

Very rare selection of the noble Black Walnut, Juglans nigra 'Laciniata' has long, bright green, deeply incised, pinnate (feather-like) leaves
£60.00

Juglans regia 'Purpurea'

A very rare, purple leaved form! This splendid tree has rich-purple leaves which can be up to 70 - 90 cm long on an established plant
£45.00

Kalopanax septemlobus f.. maximowiczii

A rare and deciduous Japanese tree, Kalopanax septemlobus f maximowiczii has swollen, late winter buds which open into glossy, dark green, maple-like, deeply lobed leaves
£35.00

Lindera benzoin

Available late Summer / Autumn 2012 - 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
£25.00

Liriodendron chinensis

A very rare species of Liriodendron with large, ornamental leaves which was first introduced to the United Kingdom in 1901 from China
£48.00

Lonicera 'Elisae'

Available Autumn / Winter 2012 - An extremely rare and lovely shrub, Lonicera 'Elisae' has a compact, upright habit and masses of delicate pale white, tubular flowers which appear on the branches in late winter
£32.00

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

Magnolia 'Daybreak'

Available late Autumn / Winter 2012 - 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
£48.00

Magnolia x 'Ian's Red'

Sought after for its vibrant early colour, Magnolia x  'Ian's Red' has large, vivid purple-red, saucer shaped flowers in March or April
£75.00

Magnolia x 'Iolanthe'

A stunning and unusual hybrid tree, Magnolia x 'Iolanthe' has masses of large, showy flowers with rounded petals, purple/pink on the outside and white on the inside
£75.00

Magnolia sieboldii 'Colossus'

Available Winter 2012 - 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
£85.00

Magnolia x wieseneri

Available Autumn / Winter 2012 - Very rare selection with sensational 10 - 12 cm wide, ivory-white, cerise-centred flowers and the most wonderful perfume in summer
£48.00

Mahonia gracilipes

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
£17.50

Malus sieboldii

Very rare crab apple native to the hills and mountains of Japan, Malus sieboldii has masses of flower and bright green leaves which turn bright orange or red in autumn before falling
£35.00

Manglietia insignis

Rare in the United Kingdom, this is a small semi-evergreen tree closely related to Magnolia which has long, dark green, glossy leaves and creamy white tinged pink or dark pink flowers
£35.00

Osmanthus yunnanensis

A remarkable large evergreen shrub or small tree with lovely scented flowers that is a native to the Yunnan province of China
£17.50

Populus lasiocarpa

Native to parts of Central China, Populus lasiocarpa is a medium sized tree with huge, heart-shaped leaves up to 30 cm long and 25 cm wide with eye-catching rhubarb red veins and leaf stalks
£27.50

Prunus serrula 'Princess Sturdza'

Available Autumn / Winter 2012 - A rare selection of Tibetan cherry which has exceptionally lovely, tactile, mahogany coloured bark
£35.00

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
£37.50

Quercus x bushii 'Seattle Trident'

Available Autumn / Winter 2012 - A superb rare tree, Quercus x bushii 'Seattle Trident' has huge glossy green leaves which turn an eye-catching bronze in autumn and hang on the branches for some time before falling
£35.00

Quercus cerris 'Curly Head'

An unusual new introduction from Holland, Quercus cerris 'Curly Head' is a dwarf oak with dark green, curly leaves and a distinctive upright habit
£35.00

Quercus dentata 'Pinnatifida'

An exceptionally rare oak, Quercus dentata 'Pinnatifida' has long (up to 30 cm once established), greyish-green leaves which are deeply divided into narrow, pointed lobes
£35.00

Quercus ellipsoidalis 'Hemelrijk'

A handsome tree, Quercus ellipsoidalis 'Hemelrijk' has bright green leaves which turn a brilliant-red in autumn and can last for weeks
£28.00

Quercus ithaburensis subsp. macrolepis 'Hemelrijk Silver'

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

Quercus petraea 'Laciniata Crispa'

Quercus petraea 'Laciniata Crispa' is an extremely rare oak with fascinating narrow, long (up to 25 cm) and sometimes deeply divided leaves
£28.00

Quercus rubra 'Boltes Gold'

A rare selection of red oak, 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
£28.00

Quercus rubra 'Magic Fire'

Available Autumn / Winter 2012 - A fantastic and unusual oak tree, Quercus rubra 'Magic Fire' is known for consistently giving long lasting displays of brilliant, butter-yellow leaf colours each autumn
£28.00

Quercus x schochiana

Available Autumn / Winter 2012 - A vigorous large oak, Quercus x schochiana has attractive long, willow-like, toothed, dark green leaves which turn pretty shades of yellow before falling in autumn
£28.00

Quercus semecarpifolia

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
£35.00

Quercus serrata (glandulifera )

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
£28.00

Sinocalycanthus raulstonii 'Hartlage Wine'

Available Autumn / Winter 2012 - Stunning new introduction from the JC Raulston Arboretum in North Carolina, Sinocalycanthus raulstonii 'Hartlage Wine' has lightly scented, maroon flowers up to 7½ cm across
£35.00

Sorbus folgneri 'Emiel'

Available Autumn / Winter 2012 - 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
£28.00

Sorbus koehneana

An elegant large shrub with white berries which was first discovered in central China in the early twentieth century by the famed plant hunter Ernest Wilson
£17.50

Staphylea holocarpa 'Rosea'

A very rare and lovely plant native to parts of China, Staphylea holocarpa 'Rosea' has beautiful, pendulous clusters of pale-pink flowers in spring and bronze young leaves which darken to green as they age later in the year
£28.50

Stewartia monadelpha

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
£28.00

Styrax americanus
American Snowbell Tree

A fascinating shrub or very small tree native to the south-eastern United States with masses of dainty, white, bell-shaped flowers which hang from the branches in early summer
£25.00

Styrax obassia

A beautiful, unusual species which was awarded a First Class Certificate in 1888, less than ten years after its introduction from Japan
£35.00

Tilia x 'Harold Hillier'

Handsome lime tree with a narrow, conical habit and good butter yellow autumn colour
£32.00

Tilia henryana

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

Tilia japonica 'Ernest Wilson'

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
£35.00

Tilia kiusiana

Native to the southernmost of the main islands of Japan, Tilia kiusiana does not really look like a normal lime tree and instead when mature looks more like an upright, gnarled birch with small, interesting green leaves
£32.00

Tilia tuan var. chinensis (also known as chenmouii)

A very rare and beautiful tree which has only recently been introduced from China, Tilia tuan var chinensis has much more narrow leaves than other limes and when mature develops an attractive, peeling bark
£32.00

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
£25.00