- Home
- Conifers - Coastal
Conifers - Coastal
These tough and salt-resistant coniferous trees are a must for exposed coastal gardens, providing height and shelter for buildings and tender plants.
Learn more about how to plant a tree in our advice section and find even more information in our resources.
Bareroot conifers | mid-November to March
Bareroot trees are only available from mid-November to March. You can learn more about the differences between bareroot and potted plants in our advice section.
Potted conifers | all year round
Potted trees are available all year, but the best selection, and the best time to plant, is in late spring (April to May) and early autumn (September to October).
Pinus mugo Mughus - Mountain Pine
€10.00
Mountain Pine A hardy, mounding large shrub or dwarf tree with upward growing branches, Pinus mugo Mughus carries long needle-like leaves in rich, dark green bunches. The Mountain Pine also produces solitary or small clusters of reddish brown cones. A smaller version of the species with a dense, upright habit of growth, rugged and hardy, excell...
Thuja plicata atrovirens - Western Red Cedar
€10.50
Western red cedar This tree is becoming more and more popular when it comes to coniferous hedges. Thuja plicata atrovirens is a relatively quick growing, easy to prune and shape tree. Its good level of disease resistance coupled with its dark green foliage makes this a good solid choice for a hedge. With high quality resinous timber, it produc...
Cupressus macrocarpa - Monterey Cypresss
€3.00
Monterey Cypress Cupressus macrocarpa is a medium to large sized evergreen conifer, It has become a very common hedging plant and also planted as a specimen tree that can resemble the Lebanese Cedar. When young, It holds a broadly columnar to conical shape, however a mature tree carries a wider spreading crown. The foliage is made up of bright g...
Pinus mugo Krauskopf
Pinus mugo Krauskopf
€26.00
Dwarf Mountain Pine Krauskopf A dwarf pine originating in Germany, Pinus mugo Krauskopf is a small, slow-growing, evergreen shrub with a dense, low, irregular, spreading habit, with a slightly flattened top as it matures. The paired, quite short needles are fresh mid-green all year round, and distinctly curled – Krauskopf means ‘curly head’. Dwa...
Pinus mugo pumilio - Dwarf Mountain Pine
€4.00
Dwarf Mountain Pine A dwarf evergreen conifer, Pinus mugo pumilio is a low growing form of the Mountain Pine that carries upright branches with attractive clusters of male flowers in spring and cones in the summer and autumn. Its dark green foliage forms a good ground cover in a low maintenance garden. Also called the Swiss Mountain Pine, it wor...
Pinus nigra austriaca - Austrian Pine
€3.00
Austrian Pine An excellent, tough growing evergreen conifer, Pinus nigra var. austriaca has dark green foliage forming a dense crown. The Austrian Pine has a greyish-brown to dark brown bark. This medium to large sized hardy conifer is perfect for many situations: it can be utilized in troublesome soils, windy coastal sites, or even as a magnifi...
Pinus nigra nigra - Austrian Black Pine
€5.00
Black Pine An excellent, tough growing evergreen conifer, Pinus nigra var. nigra has dark green foliage forming a dense crown. The Black Pine has a greyish-brown to dark brown bark. This medium to large sized hardy conifer is perfect for many situations - it can be utilized in troublesome soils, windy coastal sites, or even as a magnificent spec...
Pinus pinaster
Pinus pinaster
€10.00
Maritime pine From the western Mediterranean, and long established in these islands, Pinus pinaster is a tall, quite slow-growing, evergreen tree with a long, clear trunk, a round, later fan-shaped, very open crown and reddish-brown, deeply fissured bark. Stiff, glossy, grey-green needle-like leaves, up to 10”/25cm long, are borne in pairs. The ...
Pinus radiata - Monterey Pine
€5.00
Monterey pine A beautiful tree to plant in many situations, Pinus radiata is a medium size, but fast growing tree. Monterey pine has become one of the most planted trees in the world thanks to its growth rate, good quality timber, and its minimal soil requirements. Site: Tolerates exposureSoil: Well drained, prefers acid but lime is good tooPosi...
Pinus thunbergii - Japanese Black Pine
€10.00
Japanese Black Pine A beautiful pine tree native to Japan that has been spreading across the world for hundreds of years, due to its popularity with Bonsai workers. It can be trained to whichever shape you please. Grows up into a beautiful graceful tree, highly prized in Japan for its timber. Site: Tolerates some exposureSoil: Well drained, pref...
Pinus thunbergii Thunderhead
Pinus thunbergii Thunderhead
€26.00
Japanese Black Pine Thunderhead A striking and unusual Japanese black pine, Pinus thunbergii Thunderhead is a medium-sized (eventually), slow-growing, evergreen, coniferous tree with an irregular, cloud-like crown and an open, branching habit. The paired, glossy green needles, formed at the tips of the stems, are 5”/12cm long. It sometimes produ...