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
Callistemon Salignus (Willow Bottlebrush)
Perhaps the largest of the Callistemon family. (Evergreen)
Common Name: Willow Bottlebrush
Latin Name: Callistemon Salignus
Soil: Fertile, well-drained soil
Position: Full sun or partial shade
Flowering period/colour: June to July/
Yellowish-white flower spikes.
Hardiness: Fully hardy
Eventual height/ spread: 3m/2m
Special features: Dense medium sized evergreen with long narrow grey leaves.
Willow Bottlebrush is perhaps the largest of the Callistemon family. This Bottlebrush is unique in others ways, the bark is pale in colour and has the look of paper. The flower spikes may be anything from white through yellow, chartreuse or the pink and red tones, paired to small, light green leaves. This evergreen shrub or small tree gets its species name citrinus from the lemony smelling oil glands present in the olive green, lance-shaped leaves.
This shrub is supplied in a 3 litre container for year round planting.
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