Gift Wrapping Service
Why not make your present even
more special with by using our gift wrapping service. This includes one of our
handmade drawstring 'ecobags' made out of 100% biodegradable materials, a gift
tag with optional gift message and a planting and aftercare booklet. All of this
for just £2.00 per tree.
B/R (Bare Root) - The traditional way to buy deciduous trees and shrubs. Perfect for planting between November and March.
R/B (Root Ball) - The traditional way to buy evergreen trees and shrubs. The plants are kept in their own soil, making them ideal to transplant between November and March.
C/G (Container Grown) - A very convenient way to buy trees and shrubs, already rooted in their pots, they can be planted all year round. Sizes given in litres.
H/S (Half standard) - Half standard trees have a clear stem of 1.25-1.5m with a bushy head of around 1-1.5m. The total height from the ground is approximately 2-2.5m.
Maiden (Feathered tree) - A good, well-defined prominent leader running straight up through the young tree. Perfect for training into a half standard, standard or fan-trained tree. Sizes given in cm's.
Multi-stemmed - A tree with two or more main stems
Betula 'Purpurea' (Purple Leaf Birch Tree)
An upright tree with purple leaves on purplish black branches. (Deciduous)
Common Name: Purple leaf Birch
Latin Name: Betula pendula Purpurea
Soil: Any good garden soil
Position: Full sun or partial shade
Flowering period/ colour: April/ male catkins
Hardiness: Fully hardy
Height and spread in 20 years: 7m/2.5m
Special features: An upright tree with purple leaves on purplish black branches.
The purple birch is an attractive and unusual tree. The spring foliage is red-purple, darkening to deep purple in summer. It is slower growing than its counterparts. At close quarters it looks pretty with its delicate, conical jagged leaves and slender outreaching branches, just slightly pendulous.A very useful tree planted near lightly coloured, modern buildings. Non-evergreen.
This is a feathered tree; the total height from the ground is approximately 1.8-2.2m in a 10 litre container.
All of our trees and shrubs are grown in the UK to the highest standard. Every order comes complete with planting instructions and a guide to looking after your purchase.
Please see our Delivery page for current dispatch times.
Our gift wrapping service is a great way to make your present even more special. Please view basket for more details.
For an even larger selection of trees come back in the Autumn/Winter when all of our trees are available bare root and root balled.
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