Tree Gift Wrapping Service
Why not make your tree gift even
more special 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 are 2-3 years old and have a clear stem of 1.25-1.5m with a bushy head of branches. The total height from the ground is usually 1.8-2.4m (6-8ft).
B (Bush) - Bush trees are 2-3 years old and have a clear stem of 0.8-1m with a bushy head of branches. The total height from the ground is usually 1.5-1.8m (5-6ft).
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
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Cytisus Battandieri (Pineapple Broom Tree)
*Bestseller* Silvery green leaves which are covered by silken hairs. (Semi Evergreen)
Common Name: Pineapple Broom Tree
Latin Name: Cytisus battandieri
Soil: Any soil
Position: Full sun or partial shade
Flowering period/ colour: June to July/ Yellow, erect clusters and are pineapple scented.
Hardiness: Fully hardy
Height and spread in 20 years: 4m/3m
Special features: Silvery green leaves which are covered by silken hairs.
Cytisus battandieri is an interesting semi-evergreen tree native to Morocco, whose three-lobed silvery grey leaves are joined in summer by a mass of upright, densely packed racemes of vivid yellow pea flowers which smell strongly, not of fresh pineapple, but of a cooked pineapple confection. It can be planted as a specimen tree or trained along walls and fences.
This Pineapple Broom Tree is supplied rootballed in a 10 litre container suitable for planting all year round. The total height of this half standard tree is approximately 1.8-2.4m (6-8ft).
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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