This is an evergreen shrub or small tree. A slow growing native of Japan where it could eventually reach 8 metres in height. Excellent for clipping, shaping and topiary. Very hardy, not fussy about soil but does not like to be waterlogged. Happy in sun or some shade. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
Hardiness level Green
A compact evergreen box look-alike. The plants of this selected form are produced by cuttings, so are uniform and therefore perfect for hedges and topiary. Small white flowers in early summer and black berries on female plants.
An easy shrub in sun or partial shade, exposed or sheltered positions on any well drained soil except chalk. Regenerates from old bare wood.
Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
Hardiness level Green
A slow growing, compact evergreen box look-alike from Eastern Asia. It can reach 4metres in height but responds really well to clipping so is perfect for Niwaki. Small white flowers in early summer followed by black berries. Happy in full sun to partial shade. Any aspect in any well drained soil. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
Hardiness level Green
Unclipped this could reach 3.5 x 3.5 over 20 years. A perfect plant for hedging and topiary, the new growth is a luscious light green, maturing to dark, glossy green, slightly pointed oval leaves. The flowers are small and white and are followed by black berries in the autumn.
Position in full sun in any fertile well drained soil, in an exposed or a sheltered position. Tolerates pollution so good in an urban environment.
Hardiness level Green
Hardy and easy to please. This is a broad spreading slow growing evergreen with, as you can guess from the name, convex leaves. An excellent box look-a-like perfect for topiary 1.5m x 2.5m. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
Hardiness level Green
Japanese Holly clipped into Niwaki (‘Garden Tree’ as opposed to Bonsai meaning ‘Pot Plant’) and grown in Japan. Often grown in containers but best in the ground. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
Hardiness level Green
A hardy evergreen originating in the Far East, this is an ideal Box replacement with it’s small leathery leaves and tiny greeny white flowers in May or June, followed by little black berries.
Hardiness level Green
Welcome to Linda’s ‘Niwaki production zone’. Filmed by our friends, HDmoments, Linda is seen here clipping, Ilex crenata ‘Niwaki’ and among some of her other favourites, Myrtus apiculata, Pinus sylvestris and Taxus cuspidata….
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An incredibly hardy small tree that’s suited for almost anywhere, even the most cold and exposed spots. Deeply dark green foliage, very dinky leaves all glossy and sticky-looking and with a naturally dense nature. Combined with elegant but strong and decoratively-barked trunks, it makes Phillyrea a no-brainer choice for training into a variety of architectural forms.
Hardiness level Green
THE BIGGEST COLLECTION OF HOMEGROWN ARCHITECTURAL PLANTS IN THE UK Tripled Homegrown Production Over the past few years, we’ve made significant strides in expanding our Homegrown Production. Out of the 40,000 plants on our nursery, an impressive 20,000 are now homegrown—three times the number we were originally cultivating before 2020. We’ve developed and expanded to…
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