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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Eucalyptus Gunnii (Cider Gum Tree)
Silvery blue, rounded, young foliage. (Evergreen)
Common Name: Cider Gum
Latin Name: Eucalyptus gunnii
Soil: neutral to slightly acidic soil that doesn't dry out
Position: Full sun or partial shade
Flowering period/ colour: July to October/ white to cream, but not often seen in Britain
Hardiness: Fully hardy when mature
Height and spread in 20 years: 12m/5m
Special features: silvery blue, rounded, young foliage.
Magnificent tree with flaking bark in shades of grey, cream, green and brown. It has silvery-blue, rounded young leaves which give way to long, glaucous, sickle-shaped adult foliage. It is probably the most well-known gum in this country as it is often seen in milder gardens, where it is completely hardy except in abnormally cold winters.
This Eucalyptus tree is supplied in a 3 container suitable for planting all year round. The total height of this feathered tree is approximately 90-120cm (3-4ft).
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