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Quercus Acutissima - Sawtooth Oak
€10.00
Sawtooth Oak A beautiful example of an oak tree, Native to Asia. It bears beautiful light yellow flowers in long clusters before the leaves break bud in the Spring. Growing tall and wide to an eventually large tree, it's best placed in a larger garden. Eventually it will develop unusual looking bristly cupped acorns, which are well sought after ...
Quercus alba - White oak
Quercus alba - White oak
€40.00
Quercus alba - White oak From the north-east US and Canada, Quercus alba is a very large, slow-growing, long-lived, deciduous tree with a wide-spreading, branched habit, rather like that of the common (pedunculate) oak. The bark is pale ash-grey and rugged. The large, deeply lobed leaves emerge pinkish-red, silvery with downy hairs. They turn de...
Quercus Buckleyi - Texas Red Oak
€40.00
Texas red oak Occasionally referred to as Quercus rubra var. texana, this medium growing tree is endemic to the southern great plains of Texas and Oklahoma. It grows well on dry, infertile soil. Highly praised for its shade-casting canopy and beautiful winter silhouette. Site: Tolerates some coastal exposureSoil: Any soil Position: Full sun, par...
Quercus cerris - Turkey Oak
€4.00
Quercus cerris - Turkey Oak Introduced in the 18th century as an ornamental tree, Quercus cerris is a large, fast-growing, deciduous tree with a majestic habit and a broad, rounded crown. The bark is dark grey, deeply fissured and sometimes scaly. The thick, dark green leaves are more deeply lobed than those of English oaks, and the lobes are of...
Quercus coccifera
Quercus coccifera
€22.00
Kermes Oak A Mediterranean species, typical of garrigue vegetation, Quercus coccifera is a small, very slow-growing, suckering, evergreen shrub (rarely, a small tree) with a densely branched habit. The leaves are very small and leathery, rather holly-like, with spines on the lobes. Reddish flowers are borne in spring, followed by small acorns in...
Quercus coccinea Splendens - Scarlet Oak
€32.00
Quercus coccinea Splendens - Scarlet Oak
Quercus Crimson Spire
Quercus Crimson Spire
€15.00
Crimson Spire Oak Fantastic tree- this upright columnar growing tree is a great addition to any garden that lends space. It shows off the best traits from both its parents, Quercus robur x. Q alba 'Crimschmidt'. Tolerant of most conditions, including city pollution, excessively dry soil, footpaths and traffic-heavy areas. Site: Shelter from coa...
Quercus dentata - Japanese Emperor Oak
€15.00
Japanese Emperor Oak This is a stunning large leaved oak, with leaves reaching as much as 1 foot long and 7 inches wide. Known for its hardiness, it grows at a relatively slow rate, ultimately to approx 12+ metres. Quite unusual among European growers, it will become a prized specimen in any mid sized garden. Site: Tolerates some exposureSoil: ...
Quercus palustris - Pin Oak
€4.00
Pin Oak Tall deciduous tree from the Eastern USA, forming a dense crown with elegant slender branches. Deeply lobed leaves, turning magnificent shades of red in autumn. It grows exceptionally well on damp-marshy ground, hence the species name 'palustris' translating from Latin as 'of the marsh'. The acorns take two years to mature and are more t...
Quercus shumardii - Shumard Oak
€8.00
Shumard Oak An American oak, quite rare in Ireland, Quercus shumardii is a tall, long-lived, quite vigorous, deciduous tree, with good autumn colour in acid soils, good for a very large garden, park or woodland planting. When young, the tree grows quite slowly, but becomes more vigorous when established. It has a pyramidal habit, but grows more ...
Sorbus aucuparia Asplenifolia
€18.00
Cut-leaved Rowan A cultivar of the native Irish rowan or mountain ash, Sorbus aucuparia Asplenifolia is a medium-sized tree of symmetrical, upright habit. Umbels of creamy-white flowers appear in April–May, followed by large clusters of orange-red berries, which hold well on the tree, in late summer. The mid-green leaves are heavily cut, almost ...
Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal
€45.00
Ornamental Rowan A cultivar of the native Irish rowan or mountain ash, Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal is a medium-sized tree of particularly upright and symmetrical form, often used in landscape plantings. Probably the fastest growing rowan, good planted in a line for a fast-growing screen. Creamy-white flowers appear in April–May, followed by ...
Sorbus cashmiriana - Kashmir Rowan
€20.00
Kashmir Rowan A beautiful rowan from the Himalayas, Sorbus cashmiriana is a small, spreading deciduous tree or large shrub. Corymbs of scented, pale pink flowers, larger than those of other rowans, appear in spring, followed in late summer by clusters of big white berries, ½”/12mm wide and pink-tinged at first, hanging from crimson stems. The ...
Sorbus Chinese Lace
Sorbus Chinese Lace
€25.00
Rowan Chinese Lace One of the smallest rowans, Sorbus ‘Chinese Lace’ is a small, upright, deciduous tree of misleadingly delicate appearance. Creamy-white flowers flowers appear in May, followed in late summer by long clusters of long-lasting deep red berries. The leaves are very distinctive, dark green, and deeply divided to give a lacy appeara...
Sorbus Copper Kettle
Sorbus Copper Kettle
€32.00
Rowan Copper Kettle Grown for its autumn colour and masses of pale orange berries, Sorbus Copper Kettle is a small, compact, deciduous tree with an upright, branching habit, very suitable for the small garden. Creamy-white flowers appear in May, followed in late summer by masses of long-lasting copper-orange berries. The leaves are deep green, r...
Sorbus discolor
Sorbus discolor
€26.00
Chinese Rowan A lovely tree with outstanding autumn colour, Sorbus discolor is a small, moderately vigorous, deciduous tree with ascending branches and an open, ovoid crown. The leaves are divided into 11-17 serrated leaflets and are deep green, bluish-green on the underside, turning fiery red and orange in autumn. Loose, pink-tinged white flowe...
Sorbus domestica - True Service Tree
€5.00
True Service Tree Once grown for its fruit in orchards, and very occasionally found growing wild in SE Ireland, Sorbus domestica is a long-lived and very slow-growing, deciduous tree which can eventually grow large in good conditions, but is usually found only as a small to medium-sized tree. Can also be grown as part of a fruiting hedge. Creamy...
Sorbus matsumurana
Sorbus matsumurana
€22.00
Japanese Ornamental Rowan One of the Japanese sorbus species, little known in Ireland, Sorbus matsumurana is a small, deciduous tree or a large, multi-stemmed shrub with a rounded habit and attractive mottled bark. Typical white rowan flowers are followed in autumn by heavy crops of bright red berries which persist into winter. Serrated ash-li...
Sorbus prattii
Sorbus prattii
€12.00
Pratt’s Ornamental Rowan A pretty Chinese species of rowan, Sorbus prattii is a large shrub or a small, deciduous tree with a spreading habit, growing as wide as it is tall as it matures. Small heads of white flowers in late spring are followed in autumn by green berries which mature to pearly white as they persist into winter. The leaves are bl...
Sorbus pseudohupehensis Pink Pagoda
€18.00
Rowan Pink Pagoda A beautiful cultivar of a Chinese species of rowan, Sorbus pseudohupehensis Pink Pagoda is a small, deciduous tree with a broadly columnar habit. Creamy-white flowers in late spring are followed in autumn by pretty rose-pink berries which persist into winter. The leaves are of typical rowan shape but blue-green, lovely with the...