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Large Spaces
How we love to be asked for suggestions of trees to grace a large space. So many glorious options! Whether you need a quick grower to block an unsightly view, a collection to create an ornamental woodland, or a dramatic solitary specimen to provide a spectacular feature in an open space, you will find some excellent matches in the pool of candidates below.
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Corylus × colurnoides
Trazel
Sold out178458 Corylus × colurnoides
Trazel
A rare but natural hybrid between common hazel and Turkish hazel developing an upright treSold out -
Fagus sylvatica 'Riversii'
Purple beech
178464 Fagus sylvatica 'Riversii'
Purple beech
The cultivar 'Riversii', part of the Purpurea Group (the purple leaved beeches), was selec -
Populus lasiocarpa
Chinese necklace poplar
178466 Populus lasiocarpa
Chinese necklace poplar
Broadly conical shape when young becoming more rounded as it matures, reaching apx 70ft hi -
Acer × freemanii 'Celebration'
Freeman's maple
178775 Acer × freemanii 'Celebration'
Freeman's maple
Acer x freemanii is a hybrid between Acer rubrum and Acer saccharinum named after the crea -
Halesia monticola
Mountain silverbell
178256 Halesia monticola
Mountain silverbell
A rather challenging species to grow but one which, when mature, is spell-bindingly beauti -
Acer rubrum 'Fairview Flame'
Red maple
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Pterocarya fraxinifolia
Caucasian wing nut
178435 Pterocarya fraxinifolia
Caucasian wing nut
This member of the walnut family is a fast-growing 30m tree with a rounded, broad-spreadin -
Laburnum anagyroides
Common laburnum
178645 Laburnum anagyroides
Common laburnum
A romantic tree with an elegant, vase-like habit and handsome pinnate leaves. In spring to -
Sciadopitys verticillata
Umbrella pine
178819 Sciadopitys verticillata
Umbrella pine
Originally from Japan, this slow-growing evergreen bears intriguing whorls of dark-green n -
Clerodendrum trichotomum
Harlequin glorybower
178751 Clerodendrum trichotomum
Harlequin glorybower
Although sensitive to cold, this tree, with the right position and care is simply magical. -
Malus trilobata
Apple - Crab
178758 Malus trilobata
Apple - Crab
A comparatively rare, erect-branched tree, to about 13m, so distinct that it is sometimes -
Cornus florida
Flowering dogwood
178367 Cornus florida
Flowering dogwood
A large deciduous shrub with leaves turning striking reds and purples throughout autumn. A -
Prunus 'Spire'
Ornamental cherry (syn P. 'Hillieri Spire')
178383 Prunus 'Spire'
Ornamental cherry (syn P. 'Hillieri Spire')
A slender, upright tree, columnar when young but fanning out slightly as it ages. It has s -
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Jelena'
Witch hazel
178711 Hamamelis × intermedia 'Jelena'
Witch hazel
A superb clone of vigorous, spreading habit with large, broad and softly hairy leaves turn -
Rhus typhina
Stag's horn sumach
178736 Rhus typhina
Stag's horn sumach
A very small, quirky, multi-stem tree or large shrub with a Seuss-like character, ideal fo -
Acer pseudoplatanus 'Atropurpureum'
Purple sycamore
178306 Acer pseudoplatanus 'Atropurpureum'
Purple sycamore
Just as impressive and vigorous as our native sycamore, this German selection offers a uni -
Carya ovata
Shagbark hickory
178307 Carya ovata
Shagbark hickory
The shagbark hickory has long been used for tools, curing/smoking meats, and harvested for -
Crataegus × media 'Plena'
Hawthorn
178341 Crataegus × media 'Plena'
Hawthorn
A dense, broadly-rounded hawthorn, celebrated for its profusion of double white flowers in -
Camellia japonica 'Nuccio's Jewel'
Japanese camellia
178595 Camellia japonica 'Nuccio's Jewel'
Japanese camellia
'Nucio's Jewel' puts forth large, formal double to peony-form flowers in a beautifully flu -
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Arnold Promise'
Witch Hazel
178619 Hamamelis × intermedia 'Arnold Promise'
Witch Hazel
'Arnold Promise' is an stunning cultivar with a vigorous, large, wide-spreading habit and