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Trees - for Coastal Sites
These salt and wind resistant trees are your best choice for a seaside planting. A windbreak of tough trees will provide much desired shelter, while some, like the flowering Hawthorns, can be planted as decorative specimens.
Learn more about how to plant a tree in our advice section and find even more information in our resources.
Bareroot coastal trees | 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 coastal trees | 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).
Alnus x spaethii
Alnus x spaethii
€28.00
Spaeth’s Alder A hybrid between the Japanese and Caucasian alders, bred at the Spaeth Nursery in Berlin, Alnus x spaethii is a medium-sized, fast-growing, deciduous, clear-stem tree with a rather open, broad, pyramidal habit and grey bark. The rather long, elliptical, slightly serrated, cherry-like leaves emerge tinged with purple, and turn brig...
Crataegus laevigata Paul’s Scarlet
€55.00
Ornamental Hawthorn Paul’s Scarlet Closely related to the common Hawthorn, Crataegus laevigata Paul’s Scarlet is a small, thorny, deciduous tree or large shrub, especially suitable for the informal or cottage garden. The growth habit is bushy and rounded. The flowers are fully double and a light, clear red, appearing in May. The deep green, gl...
Eucalyptus gunnii
Eucalyptus gunnii
€5.00
Eucalyptus gunnii - Cider Gum Probably the best known hardy eucalypt in Ireland, Eucalyptus gunnii is a large, very fast-growing evergreen tree with an upright, open habit. Attractively peeling, thin grey bark drops away to reveal yellowish-brown patches which weather beautifully to pinkish- or greenish-grey. The juvenile leaves are almost rou...
Eucalyptus gunnii Blue Ice
€5.00
Cider Gum Blue Ice Tapped by the aboriginal inhabitants of Tasmania to make a cider-like drink, Eucalyptus gunnii is one of the hardiest eucalypts. Eucalyptus gunnii Blue Ice is a tall, fast-growing, evergreen tree with a broad, fairly dense crown and attractively spreading branches. It can also be kept coppiced to make a large shrub. The light...
Eucalyptus gunnii France Bleu
€15.00
Dwarf Cider Gum France Bleu A dwarf cider gum with the lovely colouring and eucalypt aroma of its big cousins, Eucalyptus gunnii France Bleu is a very small, slow-growing, evergreen tree, with an open, bushy habit and attractive, patterned bark. The juvenile leaves are round and silvery-blue, highly aromatic, and very good for cutting. Without p...
Eucalyptus nicholii
Eucalyptus nicholii
€5.00
Willow Peppermint Gum Also known as narrow-leaved black peppermint, Eucalyptus nicholii boasts an amazingly attractive foliage when coppiced regularly, with its exceptionally short narrow leaves, and bright red stems, it is best kept to a smaller size in smaller garden to appreciate its young leaves and stunning scent, though equally at home in ...
Eucalyptus pauciflora subsp. niphophila
€5.00
Snow Gum A smaller tree, Eucalyptus pauciflora subsp. niphophila is a slow-growing, evergreen tree, with a spreading habit and beautiful, flaking cream, green and grey bark; the young shoots have an attractive white bloom. The narrow, aromatic leaves are elliptical, 4”/10cm long, and grey-green. Creamy-white clusters of flowers appear in late sp...
Eucalyptus perriniana
Eucalyptus perriniana
€5.00
Spinning Gum When young, this Eucalyptus bears beautiful small round leaves arranged around each stem - popular among florists - which, when they reach maturity, spin on the stem giving this tree its common name. Its mature leaves are long, thin, drooping and shaped like sickles. Its smooth bark sheds in short ribbons, often gathered and used as...
Ilex aquifolium - Holly
Ilex aquifolium - Holly
€8.00
Ilex aquifolium - Holly A slow-growing native evergreen tree, well known for its spiky leaves and red berries. Holly is tough, robust enough to handle the harshest of environments, from dark valleys to extreme coastal locations - though it thrives best with the protection of other trees around it. It is a very important species for insects and b...
Sorbus aria Lutescens - Whitebeam
€55.00
Sorbus aria Lutescens - Whitebeam A popular cultivar of the native or long-established whitebeam, ideal for medium-sized gardens, Sorbus aria Lutescens is a medium-sized, deciduous tree, with an upright habit when young, rounding out as it ages. The oval leaves emerge silver in spring, becoming a distinctive grey-green as the juvenile downiness ...
Acer pseudoplatanus - Sycamore
€1.50
Sycamore Everybody knows Sycamore. Like it or loath it, the first specimens were introduced approximately 900 years ago, and since then it has taken over woodlands, hedgerows, railway lines, cliff sides, and everything from the smallest urban garden to the largest of arboretums. It's feared for its persistence in seeding practically everywhere- ...
Acer pseudoplatanus Worley
Acer pseudoplatanus Worley
€18.00
Golden sycamore Worley An old German cultivar of the native sycamore, Acer pseudoplatanus Worley is distinguished by its foliage colour; the large, toothed, 5-lobed leaves on red leaf-stalks emerge yellow, turning yellowish-green in summer. The young leaves may scorch in strong sunlight. Golden sycamore Worley is a medium-sized, deciduous tree w...
Acer pseudoplatanus ‘Atropurpureum’
€18.00
Spaeth’s sycamore A dark-leaved variant of the native sycamore, Acer pseudoplatanus ‘Atropurpureum’ is also known as Acer pseudoplatanus Spaethii. Like the common sycamore, Spaeth’s sycamore is a large, handsome, vigorous, deciduous tree with a rounded crown and smooth grey bark, which will thrive in almost any soil, and is highly wind-resistant...
Alnus cordata - Italian Alder
€2.00
Italian Alder Native to southern Italy, Alnus cordata is a tall, fast-growing, deciduous tree of conical habit. The flowers appear before the leaves; the yellowish male catkins are long and pendulous, and the reddish female ones much shorter and upright. They are followed by small green cones, larger than those of most alders, which darken and b...
Alnus glutinosa - Common Alder
€1.50
Common Alder (Fearnóg) One of Ireland's most widely distributed trees, often found in damp boggy areas and along river banks. Like most broad-leaved trees, Alnus glutinosa flowers before the leaves are out with attractive long reddish catkins appearing as early as January. The female flowers produce small cones, and these can stay on the tree al...
Arbutus unedo - Strawberry Tree
€8.00
Arbutus unedo - Strawberry Tree - (Caithne) Thought to be native to the south-west of Ireland, and sometimes called the Killarney strawberry tree or caithne, Arbutus unedo is also found in Mediterranean countries. It is mainly found in the wild in Co. Kerry especially in the Killarney district where it forms a large part of the natural forest on...
Arbutus unedo Rubra
Arbutus unedo Rubra
€5.00
Red Strawberry Tree A form of the native Killarney strawberry tree or caithne, Arbutus unedo f. rubra differs from the species only in having deep pink flowers. A small to medium-sized, slow-growing evergreen tree or large shrub, it bears fruit rather like a strawberry to look at, though not in taste. These are borne at the same time as the flow...
Crataegus chinensis syn. pinnatifida
€18.00
Chinese Hawthorn Tree A highly ornamental hawthorn from northern China, Crataegus chinensis syn.pinnatifida is a small to medium-sized, thorny, deciduous tree with strongly cut leaves which turn a rich red in autumn – one of the best for autumn colour. Small white flowers with pink anthers appear in spring. The fruits are like crab apples, brigh...
Crataegus Crimson Cloud
Crataegus Crimson Cloud
€18.00
Ornamental Hawthorn Crimson Cloud A garden form of the Midlands hawthorn, Crataegus laevigata Crimson Cloud is a small, thorny, deciduous tree with glossy, lobed leaves. Showy clusters of small, deep pink flowers with a white eye appear in late spring, covering the branches. These are followed in early autumn by small, bright red haws, which per...
Crataegus monogyna - Hawthorn
€1.00
Hawthorn - ‘Sceach gheal’ Our most common hedgerow species. Hawthorn, Whitethorn, or ‘Sceach gheal’ in Irish, it goes under many names and is one of our most important native hedgerow species. It makes a fantastic neat deciduous hedge as it clips well but can also be left to grow. Crataegus monogyna is easily recognisable in the month of May whe...