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Robinia pseudoacacia ‘Umbraculifera’ (False Acacia)
Very useful tree for poor, dry soil. Fully hardy. Needs a sunny position. Grows in any soil except very waterlogged conditions.
This tree rarely flowers. Pollard the crown in March to maintain shape and keep smaller. Will get to 6m.
N.B. When clipping several plants with the same tool, have a bucket containing a 5% bleach solution and swish your blades around for 30 seconds between plants to sterilise them. This will help avoid the chance of cross contamination of disease.
As with all woody plants, plant high, exposing as much of the taper at the base of the trunk as possible. Allowing soil to accumulate round the base of a tree can be fatal. Keep very well watered when first planted.
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Acacia dealbata (Mimosa)
View this plantFerny evergreen leaves and lots of yellow flowers in spring. Survives most winters anywhere. Reliably hardy in large cities and near the coast. Grows to 25 ft. in less than 10 years. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
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Astelia nervosa (Mountain Astelia)
View this plantSilvery green sword shaped leaves with a darker mid rib. Gets to about 3-4ft. It grows as an epiphyte in N.Z. Would it do the same in Britain? Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
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Arundo donax (Spanish Reed)
View this plantSugar cane lookalike seen in damp spots throughout the Med. Rarely grown in Britain. The leaves need removing in winter. Dramatic yet well behaved. Grows to 12ft. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
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Acer palmatum dissectum (Cut Leaf Maple)
View this plantThe best autumn colour of all the acers. Leaves are green in summer but turn the most brilliant, fiery scarlet in the autumn. Slow growing : 15ft in 25 years. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
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Agave americana ‘Mediopicta Alba’
View this plantThe one with the white stripe down the middle of each leaf. Slow growing, easy plant, grow it in a pot, bung it in a shed for the winter. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
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Aeonium arboreum ‘Schwarzkopf’ (Purple Aeonium)
View this plantPurple leaves as long as they have plenty of light. If shaded, they go green. Easy plant in a pot but only leave it outside for winter in very mild gardens. To about 2ft. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
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Agave americana (Century Plant)
View this plantThe spikemeister. Biggest and toughest of all the spiky plants. Blue fleshy leaves creating a remarkable living sculpture. Keep it in a pot. Shove it in a shed for the winter. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
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Agave salmiana ferox (Vlad the Impaler)
View this plantThe most ferocious plant in a nursery full of fearsome specimens. Brutal, monstrous, beautiful and hurricane resistant. King of all the Vlads. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.