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Prunus

Prunus 'The Bride': A large shrub or small tree with dense growth displaying very large single white
flowers with distinctive, striking red anthers. A lovely choice of flowring tree for
the small garden.
Prunus Accolade: This fantastic hyrbid cherry (a cross between P. sargentii and P. subhirtella) is
a treat in early summer with its semi-double rich pink flowers which are bourne
in profusion. Makes a stunning small tree.
Prunus Amanogawa: A small tree often called The Flagpole Cherry which describes it well, a tall
narrow silhouette branches tightly held and sweeping upright, masses of semi
double fragrant pink flowers.
Prunus Armeniaca: Wild Apricot, makes a small round headed tree notable for its very early pink
blossom display.
Prunus avium: Our native Wild Cherry. An outstanding tree with smooth grey bark turning
mahogany red with age. In spring the branches are covered with clusters of
white blossom. Lovely autumnal colour.
Prunus avium Flore Plena: A really lovely double white flowering form of our native Wild Cherry, in spring
the whole of the tree is amassed in white. Long cultivated since the 1700`s.
Prunus avium Star Seedling: Detail to follow.
Prunus Blushing Bride: Detail to follow.
Prunus cerasifera: Deciduous tree bearing bowl shaped white flowers followed by small red and
yellow plum shaped edible fruit. Makes an excellent natural hedge. Well suited
to lighter soils.
Prunus cerasifera Hessei: Detail to follow.
Prunus cerasifera Nigra: Makes a small tree with masses of pink blossom in March and April which is very
effective against the purple foliage and dark blackish-purple branches.
Prunus cerasifera Pissardii: Lovely deep red young foliage which matures to deep plum purple as the season
progresses. Masses of white flowers amongst the earliest of of spring blossom.
Prunus cerasifera Spring Glow: One of the delights of early spring when the large pink flowers cover this tree
before the bronze purple foliage emerges.
Prunus Chantry Surprise: Detail to follow.
Prunus Cheals Weeping: A perfect choice for a small tree, often confused with P. Kiku shidare Sakura.
Produces a wonderful display of deep pink extra double flowers in spring, new
foliage with a bronze sheen.
Prunus Chocolate Ice (Matusmae fuki): A lovely small upright tree. Deep coppery-brown young leaves complement the
single blush-white flowers in April. This flowering cherry was first introduced to
the UK from Japan in 1993.
Prunus cistena: A really useful all round shrub, worth its space in any garden. Grown for its
purple red leaves that can be effectively used as a foil or backdrop to summer
flowering herbaceous plants. An excellent low hedge in light soils.
Prunus Collingwood Ingram: Detail to follow.
Prunus Daikoku: Detail to follow.
Prunus domestica subsp insititia: A much sought after but rarely found tree. The Bullace of our countryside. White
flowers in early spring with a mixture of green yellow and red small plum like
fruits in the autumn. A deciduous, self-fertile tree.
Prunus dulcis: Almond is a small bushy deciduous tree having pretty pink blossoms and highly
prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull.
Prunus Fragrant Cloud: Syn: Shizuka Beautiful when in full flower the fragrant semi double flowers
smother the branches and then fade to slight blush pink.
Prunus Fugenzo: Detail to follow.
Prunus Hokusai: A vigorous strong growing 'Japanese Flowering cherry' one of the earliest to
be introduced. Clusters of large semi double shell pink flowers in late April.
Prunus Horinjii: Small flowering Japanese cherry with soft pink semi double flowers.
Prunus Ichiyo: A mid season Japanese Flowering Cherry with double shell pink flowers set
against the bronxe green new foliage.
Prunus incisa Kojo-no-mai: A particularily lovely form of the Fuji Chery with masses of pale pink small
flowers. Rather slow growing eventually making a small bush.
Prunus Kanzan: A deservedly popular Japanese Flowering Cherry, not overly fussy about situation
and producing a fine display of large double purple pink flowers set of by superb
copper red young foliage. Upright growth.
Prunus Kiku Shidare Sakura: This early flowering Japanese Cherry has slightly drooping branches which are
covered in deep pink double flowers. The young leaves have a lovely bronzey hue.
Prunus Kursar: Beautiful small tree, one of the many Captain Collingwood introductions. Masses
of small pink flowers just before the bronzy red foliage appears.
Prunus laurocerasus: Detail to follow.
Prunus laurocerasus Camelifolia: For the collector. Makes a large shrub with deep green slightly twisted leaves.
Prunus laurocerasus Castlewellan (Marbled White): A relatively slow growing form that will eventually make a large bush, evergreen
foliage heavily marked with white marbling.
Prunus laurocerasus Caucasica: Detail to follow.
Prunus laurocerasus Cherry Brandy: Detail to follow.
Prunus laurocerasus Etna: Detail to follow.
Prunus laurocerasus Gruner Teppich: Detail to follow.
Prunus laurocerasus Latifolia: Detail to follow.
Prunus laurocerasus Novita: Detail to follow.
Prunus laurocerasus Otto Luyken: A very effective low growing evergreen shrub of easy culture. Narrow shiny
green leaves and masses of showy white flowers.
Prunus laurocerasus Rotundifolia: A well known large evergreen shrub, mid green glossy leaves, easy to grow and
extensively planted as an effective screen or hedge.
Prunus laurocerasus Schipkaensis: Detail to follow.
Prunus laurocerasus Van Ness: Detail to follow.
Prunus laurocerasus Zabelliana: A well known tried and trusted low growing evergreen shrub much used by
Landscape designers and architects the entire land over. Evergreen.
Prunus litigiosa: Not often offered, the Tassle Tree is an unusual Cherry of fastigiate conical habit.
A splendid sight in April when it bears drooping clusters of small white flowers
amongst its unfolding leaves.
Prunus lusitanica: The makes a very large evergreen shrub or small tree; deep glossy green foliage
with cherry-red leaf stalks and masses of white scented flowers in June. Makes
a first rate evergreen hedge.
Prunus lusitanica Angustifolia: Detail to follow.
Prunus lusitanica Azorica: Detail to follow.
Prunus lusitanica Myrtifolia: Detail to follow.
Prunus lusitanica Variegata: Very attractive variegated form of the Portuguese Laurel. Makes a splendid
evergreen specimen, forming a large shrub or small tree.
Prunus maackii: Lovely peeling bark showing a shiny golden yellow new growth beneath.
Prunus maackii Amber Beauty: Originates from Holland as a selection of the 'Manchurian Cherry' aptly named
with its shiny amber coloured bark. Makes a small tree with a narrowish crown.
Prunus mume Beni-shidare: This is a wonderful form of the Japanese Apricot, with highly scented, double,
rich pink flowers in late winter. A memorable sight when the flowers are set off
against a clear blue winters sky.
Prunus nipponica Brilliant: Detail to follow.
Prunus Okame: Another very pretty hybrid with masses of deep pink flowers throughout March.
Prunus padus: This Charming native tree produces racemes of white almond scented flowers in
May followed by dark fruits in autumn. This really should be planted more often.
Prunus padus Albertii: Detail to follow.
Prunus padus Colorata: Lovely form of small size pink flowers on purple young foliage which turn to a
deeper green as the season progresses.
Prunus padus Waterii: A wonderful form, selected for its extra long showy racemes of flowers, up to
20cm long.
Prunus Pandora: A stunning site in spring when the beautiful bronze young leaves combine so
effectively with masses of pale pink blossom. Great autumn colour, too.
Prunus Pendula Pendula: The Weeping Cherry Trees elegant branches are clothed in rose pink double
flowers Mar-Apr which fade to white, with green foliage that turns fiery orange
in Autumn. Perfect small tree for container growing.
Prunus Pendula Rubra: Elegant Weeping Cherry with carmine pink single flowers Mar-Apr and mid green
foliage turing fiery orange reds in autumn. Small tree ideal for containers.
Prunus persica: Flowering Peach. An early flowering large shrub or bushy tree its pale pink
flowers following a few weeks after its cousin the common almond.
Prunus Pink Perfection: Suitable for both garden and the grander scale. Foliage a slightly lighter shade
of bronze than many, flowers carmine red in bud opening to large double rosy
pink blossom.
Prunus Royal Burgundy: Makes an excellent small tree of vase shaped outline. Lovely when in flower its
pink blossom contrasting well with the rich red leaves.
Prunus rufa: The Himalayan Cherry, not in the top flight for its spring blossom display of pale
pink flowers but makes up for this lack by its attractive red brown or amber
coloured peeling bark.
Prunus sargentii: This is an absolutely stunning Flowering Cherry. In March or early April when its
pink blossom and coppery red young foliage combine with the dark chestnut
coloured bark it is an exquisite sight.
Prunus sargentii Rancho: One of the first trees to colour up in the autumn, makes a fine tree of upright
habit single pink flowers and bronze tinted foliage in early spring.
Prunus Schmidtii: A narrow tallish tree, not very showy in flower but the shiny polished trunk
always receives attention.
Prunus serrula: Makes a small tree, small white flowers appear with the narrow willow like leaves
in spring. the main attraction is its stunning polished mahogany red peeling bark.
Prunus Shirofugen: A fantastic wide spreading tree full to the brim with large double flowers white
fading to pink set off perfectly by the coppery young foliage.
Prunus Shirotae: A very distinctive clone with slightly drooping branches. In mid spring the
branches are decked with large semi-double fragrant white flowers.
Prunus Shogetsu 'Blushing Bride': Beautiful frilled double pink flowers from late April into May. Makes a small tree
with wide spreading branches. Has been marketed as Blushing Bride.
Prunus Shosar: Raised by the expert of Flowering Cherries Captain Collingwood Ingram. Upright
tree its clear pink flowers appearing in great profusion early in the season.
Prunus Snow Showers: This lovely small weeping tree is ideal for growing in a container. It is awash
with masses of single snowy white flowers in Mar-Apr with mid-green foliage
turning bright shades of orange, yellow and red in the autumn.
Prunus spinosa: Our familiar native blackthorn or sloe. Spiny deciduous shrub growing to 4m
with white flowers, often as early as late winter, followed by edible black fruits.
Prunus Spire: A Hillier nursery introduction makes a small vase shaped tree ideal where space
is limited. Pink blossom followed in autumn by good leaf colouring.
Prunus subhirtella Autumnalis Rosea: A pale pink flower on this form of the Autumn Cherry. Otherwise similar to
'Autumnalis'.
Prunus subhirtella Autumnalis White: The Autumn Cherry actually flowers from November right through to March with
its lovely semi-double white flowers. A wonderful sight in a winter garden.
Prunus subhirtella Fukabana: Detail to follow.
Prunus subhirtella Pendula: A very graceful weeping cherry with tiny pale pink flowers.
Prunus Sunset Boulevard: A very pretty tree. Its young coppery foliage turns green in summer and golden
yellow in autumn and its large, white, single flowers are edged with pink.
Prunus Tai Haku: The Great White Cherry describes this tree perfectly, masses of pure white
blossom and copper red young leaves, thought to have been lost in cultivation
but rediscovered in a Sussex garden in 1923.
Prunus Taoyame: Detail to follow.
Prunus tenella Fire Hill: From the Balkans, the "Dwarf Russian Almond" probably the best of its type,
with superb rose red flowers in early spring. A must for the early flowering
garden.
Prunus triloba Multiplex: A spectacular sight at the end of March early April when covered in masses of
delightful pink flowers cover the bush, makes an excellent wall trained subject.
Introduced in 1855 by Robert Fortune from China.
Prunus Ukon: A good strong growing flowering Cherry, the semi double flowers a pale yellow
with slight green tinge which combine well with the coppery tones of the new
spring leaves.
Prunus Umineko: Detail to follow.
Prunus virginiana Schubert: Makes a delightful small tree of conical form with stunning deep red-purple
mature foliage and small white flowers in May.
Prunus yedoensis: Small graceful small medium sized tree with arching branches wreathed in
spring with slightly scented white flowers with just a hint of pink.
Prunus yedoensis Pendula: A weeping form of the Yoshino Cherry, with exquisite almond scented white-blush
flowers in late March and April.

All our native plants are English grown, English provenance stock