Planting new trees and shrubs is not a difficult job, but one to get right, if you want your new plants to have the best start in life. The most important considerations are root establishment and health, weather, soil conditions and aftercare. To support early root establishment, we recommend using farmyard manure to assist root stimulation and healthy growth.
This advice is suitable for all trees and shrubs, whether containerised, bare-root or rootballed:
Planting is best done between October and April. Container-grown plants can be planted any time of year, but are easier to care for if planted in Autumn or Winter, as they need less watering than ones planted in Spring or Summer. Bare-root and rootballed trees and shrubs are only available in Autumn and Winter. They should be planted immediately, but if this is not possible, then they can be heeled in (temporary planting in soil or compost to prevent the roots drying out) until planting is possible.
Problems: Planting too deep is a common cause of tree death. Aim to plant at the same depth that the tree was growing in the nursery. Poor establishment and brown leaves are also sometimes encountered after planting.
Japanese maple. A small tree with deeply lobed purple-red leaves turning bright red in autumn. Height 1m. Spread 1m. Deciduous. Hardy. Sheltered lightly shaded site. Mound forming.
Japanese maple. A tree with deep orange-red leaves keeping its colour well into autumn. Height 3m. Spread 3m. Deciduous. Hardy. Sheltered Site. Planting instructions Back-fill with soil mixed with peat.
Japanese maple. A tree with deeply cut intense purple red that retains the depth of colour in hot summer conditions. Upright habit. Scarlet and crimson autumn shades.
Cork Barked Maple. A tree with deeply cut leaves. turning bright red in autumn. A small, slow growing tree with fine, palmate green leaves that turn red and orange in the Autumn. Ideal for the smaller garden.
The finely dissected foliage of this compact Japanese maple emerges each spring with a distinct pink flush, before becoming bronze-green and then green. In autumn, they change colours again, this time to a vibrant red before they fall. Height 2m, Spread 1m.
The finely dissected foliage of this compact Japanese maple emerges each spring with a distinct pink flush, before becoming bronze-green and then green. In autumn, they change colours again, this time to a vibrant red before they fall. Height 2m, Spread 1m.
Japanese maple. A small tree with yellowish-orange leaves turning bright yellow-orange in autumn. Height 1.4m. Spread 1.4m. Deciduous. Hardy. Sheltered Site.
Japanese maple. Stunning leaf colour of red tinged. Spring growth turning rich golds and yellows in the Autumn. Grow in partial shade for the best leaf colour. Slow growing to 1-5m high by 1m spread in 10 years.
Slow growing Japanese Maple with vivid orange spray foliage turning golden yellow in autumn. Ideal for a small garden. Wonderful autumn colour.
Slow growing Japanese Maple with vivid orange spray foliage turning golden yellow in autumn. Ideal for a small garden. Wonderful autumn colour.
Acer ‘Orido-nishiki’ has pretty cream and pink variegated leaves in spring, which darkens to pink, white and green in summer. It’s well suited to growing in small gardens, and may also be grown in a large pot. 3m x 3m.
Japanese maple. A large tree with bright green deeply lobed leaves turning bright red in autumn. Height 6m. Spread 6m. Deciduous. Hardy. Sheltered Site.
'Phoenix', this is a fantastic small tree, notable for its bright red young stems, giving a highly ornamental look in winter. The bark is white-striped on more mature stems, and the foliage provides a wonderful butter-yellow autumn show. Height 1.50 - 2 m. Full grown width 1 - 1.50 m.
Variegated light and dark pink leaves which can have hints of cream and pale green amongst them. A fairly new introduction it has an open spreading habit ultimately reaching 2 or more metres high. Great as a focal plant either in the ground or container. One of the best pink leafed Acers for summer colour.
Compact, upright, deciduous shrub or small tree with palmate leaves divided into five deeply-cut, dark reddish-purple leaves, reddish-pink in spring and turning bright red in autumn. Insignificant green flowers in spring are followed by winged, red seed pods.
Japanese maple. Upright-growing tree. Young branches and twigs are fiery red providing an excellent winter display. Green foliage goes yellow in autumn. Give some space or prune hard in spring.
'Redwine' is a compact, upright, deciduous shrub or small tree with toothed, deeply lobed leaves, bright orange in spring, turning yellow-green in summer and scarlet in autumn. Insignificant flowers in spring are followed by winged seed pods.
Japanese maple. Coral bark maple. Attractive coral-red stems in winter, deeply lobed green leaves, orange-red in spring then leaves turning a soft yellow in autumn.
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Japanese maple. Coral bark maple. Attractive coral-red stems in winter, deeply lobed green leaves, orange-red in spring then leaves turning a soft yellow in autumn.
Japanese maple for the Patio. Finely cut verdant green leaves. Stunning autumn colour of firey reds and oranges. Later attractive bark to trunk.
Japanese maple for the Patio. A petite, slow growing Japanese maple. Forms a compact globe of small red leaves that turn maroon in the Summer. Height 4 - 5 ft.
Japanese maple for the Patio. A petite, slow growing Japanese maple. Forms a compact globe of small red leaves that turn maroon in the Summer. Height 4 - 5 ft.
Japanese maple for the patio. A petite, slow growing Japanese maple. Forms a compact globe of small red leaves that turn maroon in the summer. Height 4-5ft.
Japanese maple. A small tree with light pink leaves in spring turning light green in summer and red-orange in autumn. Height 2m. Spread 2m. Deciduous. Hardy. Sheltered Site.
The estimated height and spread of this Acer is 4 x 3 metres in 20 years.
New variety of variegated Acer, an unusual and attractive Japanese Maple with foliage of pink, cream and green.
'Skeeter's Broom' is a compact, upright, multi-stemmed, deciduous tree or shrub with deeply divided, palmately lobed foliage that is red in spring and red-maroon in summer and ruby red in autumn.
A graceful weeping tree that tolerates full sun. Bright red spring foliage ages to darker red then burgundy over summer before fiery reds and orange come to the fore in autumn. A small tree 3-5 feet in ten years.
A graceful weeping tree that tolerates full sun. Bright red spring foliage ages to darker red then burgundy over summer before fiery reds and orange come to the fore in autumn. A small tree 3-5 feet in ten years.
Japanese maple. A larger leaved Japanese Maple, red purple in spring becoming bronze green in summer and fiery red in autumn. A small tree 13 feet in ten years.
'Summer Gold' is an upright, rounded, branching, deciduous shrub or very small tree with toothed, deeply lobed leaves, light green in spring, golden-yellow in summer, and yellow in autumn. Insignificant flowers in spring followed by winged seed pods.
Matures to a naturally formal mounded cascading weeper. It can be pruned for a "mushroom cap" appearance, or left unpruned so that its branches weep clear to the ground. It reaches six feet in ten years. Likes moist well-draining acidic peaty soil, never too wet.
'Wilson's Pink Dwarf' is an upright, rounded, deciduous shrub or small tree with deeply lobed and serrated palmate leaves that unfurl pink or pink-red in spring, turn bright green by summer and bright red or orange in autumn. Height 1.5m. Spread 1m
A striking small tree with short branches, forming a dense mop-head shape with dark green leaves turning clear yellow in autumn. Bears small yellow flowers. Height 15m. Spread 10m. Deciduous.
Sycamore. Yellow-green pendent flowers followed by red winged fruit. Height 30m. Spread 25m. Deciduous. Hardy.
Red maple. An upright large tree with glossy dark green leaves turning red in autumn. In spring the bare branches have small red flowers. Height 20m. Spread 10m. Deciduous. Hardy.
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