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aka False Acacia

Do you want something really different to feature in the garden or a container? The twisted contorted branches and lacy foliage of 'Lace Lady' will certainly attract attention. White fragrant flowers may occur in summer and nice yellow autumn foliage. Height will depend on graft. Deciduous.

Flowering is possible but not guaranteed. Ball can reach to 2x2m

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aka Contorted Black Locust

Do you want something really different to feature in the garden or a container? The twisted contorted branches and lacy foliage of 'Lace Lady' will certainly attract attention. White fragrant flowers may occur in summer and nice yellow autumn foliage. Height will depend on graft. Deciduous.

Robinia are generally tolerant of poor soil but they like moisture and protection from strong wind. Flowering is possible but not guaranteed.

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aka Mop Top

"Mop Top" forms a ball of fresh lustrous foliage on a sturdy lollipop stem. Makes a strong statement in any planting scheme especially avenue planting. Equally fabulous in a large container. Hardy

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aka Mop Top 1.7m

'Mop Top' forms a ball of fresh lustrous foliage on a sturdy lollipop stem. Makes a strong statement in any planting scheme especially avenue planting. Equally fabulous in a large container. Hardy and tolerant of most conditions except wet feet. Trim to maintain shape and required size. Deciduous.

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aka Kilmarnock Willow

Here's something just a bit different. The 'Kilmarnock or 'Pussy' Willow has pendulous branches covered in fresh green leaves with a fleecy grey underside. Makes a nice weeping tree for the garden or beside a waterway. Silky catkins in spring before the foliage emerges. Easy to grow. Deciduous.

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aka Sorbus Scarlet King or Rowan

Upright form of Mountain Ash with grey-green foliage contrasting well with the large bunches of scarlet berries through summer and autumn. Berries best in colder districts. This hardy tree can tolerate heat or cold, strong winds and low humidity.

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aka Swamp Cypress

Something just a little different - a deciduous conifer and unlike its other family members happy to grow in swampy wet areas. Attractive soft ferny green foliage in spring, in autumn this turns a warm rusty brown before falling. Fibrous red brown bark and a nice sturdy trunk complete the picture.

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aka Swamp Cypress

Swamp Cypress - Weeping. A unique deciduous conifer that has attractive green ferny foliage that turns golden brown before leaf fall. Interesting fibrous bark and 'knobbly knees' that grow from the roots. This form has pendulous side branches giving the tree a naturally graceful habit.

Taxodium 'McLaren' Falls will grow happily in moist to wet soil but will also tolerate growing in normal garden soil as long as it does not completely dry out in summer. Named for where it was discovered - McLaren Falls in the Kaimai Ranges.

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aka Small-leaved Lime

Large tree with a nice rounded head. Heart shaped leathery leaves, glossy dark green above and pale green beneath. Summer flowers ivory coloured and sweetly scented. A very popular avenue tree in Europe. If you've got the space then this is the tree to adequately fill it! Deciduous.

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aka Broad Leaf Lime

Very large noble tree widely planted in England and Europe. Superb pleached or used in avenue plantings. Will make a fine specimen tree, wherever space permits. Hardy and will grow in all types of soils and situations. Fragrant flowers in summer followed by berries. Deciduous.

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aka Smooth Variegated Elm

A truly beautiful specimen tree with graceful open pyramidal habit. Foliage densely mottled creamy white giving it an overall silvery effect. Hardy and easy to grow. Looks great as an accent plant amongst other green trees or as a single lawn specimen. Deciduous.

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aka Chinese Elm

Chinese Elm. An attractive and easy to grow specimen tree that has rich green summer foliage that turns to glorious shades of burgundy prior to leaf fall. Very hardy and easy to grow with great disease resistance. Would make a nice drive-way tree. Plant in sun or part shade. Deciduous.

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aka Weeping Elm

Weeping Elm. A very special weeping tree with graceful pendulous branches clothed in deep green leaves with 'toothed' edges. The tree matures into a dome headed shape with the branches draping to the ground. Looks good all year round even when bare. Hardy and easy to grow. Deciduous.

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aka Horizontal Elm

Horizontal Elm. A unique tree with a rigid, horizontal branch structure that makes it ideal as a stand alone specimen or as the perfect shade tree with plenty of head room beneath. Fresh green leaves with 'toothed' edges. Hardy, tolerant and easy to grow but oh so special. Deciduous.

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aka Upright Elm

Vigorous hybrid Elm with striking upright growth habit. Bronze new leaves mature deep green, then yellow in autumn. Resistant to Dutch Elm disease. Excellent Avenue tree, happy in exposed areas, coastal and drought conditions. Hardy. Deciduous.

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aka Golden Elm

Golden Elm. Handsome stately tree with golden corrugated and serrated foliage. Superb associated with trees of copper, bronze, purple or rich green foliage. Magnificent shade, specimen or avenue tree. Hardy and will thrive in most soils and situations. Deciduous.

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aka Wych Elm, Scotch Elm, Golden Elm

Golden Elm. An impressive specimen or shade tree with eye catching golden foliage. Well behaved and hardy this tree eventually forms a large broad tree with a rounded crown. Tolerant of pollution and recovers well from trimming. Plant in the sun. Deciduous.

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aka Wych Elm Scotch Elm Golden Elm

Golden Elm. An impressive specimen or shade tree with eye catching golden foliage. Well behaved and hardy this tree eventually forms a large broad tree with a rounded crown. Tolerant of pollution and recovers well from trimming. Plant in the sun. Deciduous.

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aka Wych Elm Scotch Elm Golden Elm

Golden Elm. An impressive specimen or shade tree with eye catching golden foliage. Well behaved and hardy this tree eventually forms a large broad tree with a rounded crown. Tolerant of pollution and recovers well from trimming. Plant in the sun. Deciduous.

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aka Japanese Elm

Forms a graceful, spreading tree ideal for providing shade in larger gardens. Fast growing when young, then growth slows with maturity. Forms a vase shape with a rounded crown. Foliage turns striking shades of yellow, orange and red in autumn. Prefers moist well drained soil and full sun.