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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Juglans nigra (Black Walnut Tree)
A handsome tree with large, pinnate leaves and deeply furrowed bark
Common Name: Black Walnut
Latin Name: Juglans nigra
Soil: Moderately fertile, well-drained
Position: Full sun
Flowering period/ colour: May to June/ greenish yellow male catkins and inconspicuous female flowers.
Hardiness: Fully hardy
Eventual height/ spread: 25m/15m
Fruit Size/colour: The fruit are oval and 3-4 centimetres across, usually in pairs. The outer slightly, soft coat, which is called a husk or shuck, is shiny and green at first. It changes to dark brown when it is ripe. Inside this is one seed, the walnut, which has a white kernel when it is fresh.
A handsome walnut with large, pinnate leaves and deeply furrowed bark, which is brown on a young tree and black on an old one, hence its common name. The leaves are held in handsome sprays and are a good rich shiny green, turning yellow in the autumn, though the colour may not be long-lasting.
This Walnut Tree is supplied root balled in a 10 litre container. The total height of this tree is approximately 1.8-2.1m (6-7ft).
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