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 Butia capitata (Jelly Palm)
Slow-growing ornamental palm with arching branches of grey-green fronds up to 2m in length. Height and spread 4m. Produces yellow flowers in summer. Plant in sun in well-drained soil. Will stand minus 10 degrees when mature. VARIOUS SIZES AND PRICES AVAILABLE please call
 Price each - £105.00
 
 Chamaerops humilis (Dwarf fan palm)
A very exotic looking slow-growing evergreen palm with a number of stems bearing arching fan- shaped green leaves. May produce small yellow flowers in summer. Height and spread 2m in 10 years. Plant in full sun in well-drained soil. Can be grown in a large container. Suitable for the conservatory or outside as it is able to stand as low as minus 10 degrees C. This palm is one of the best for windy situations but will benefit from shelter. Other sizes available please enquire
 Price each - £35.00
 
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 Chamaerops Var. Cerifera (Blue Chamaerops)
A very exotic looking slow-growing evergreen palm with a number of stems bearing arching fan- shaped blue green leaves. May produce small yellow flowers in summer. Height and spread 2m in 10 years. Plant in full sun or partial shade in well-drained soil. Can be grown in a large container. Suitable for the conservatory or outside as it is able to stand as low as minus 10 degrees C. From the High Atlas mountains of Morocco.
 Price each - £49.50
 
 Cordyline australis
Often known as the Cornish palm or Torbay palm that can tolerate very heavily salt laden winds, making it an ideal plant for seaside gardens. Can grow to 5m and will branch out after flowering when mature. Flowers are in panicles 1m long. Ideal in southwest but protect from the hardest frosts by covering the leaves. Please note that we stock many different larger sizes.
 
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 Cordyline australis Torbay Dazzler
A very attractive, evergreen Palm tree with green variegated cream foliage. Height up to 3m. Plant in well drained soil in full sun. Grows up on one trunk until flowering when it will usually initiate more trunks. Needs protection from hard frosts. An excellent plant for conservatories or warmer gardens.
 Price each - £9.50
 
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 Cordyline jurassic jade
An excellent new introduction from new zealand with soft slightly curled deep dull olive broad leaves, and a growth habit similar to purple tower giving it a distinctive old world look. Height up to 5 m. grow in moisture retentive but free draining soil in full sun. Excellent for tubs and pots.
 Price each - £12.95
 
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 Cordyline red sensation
A stunning exotic Cordyline with purple foliage. Grows on a slender trunk 1.5-3m tall but can be restricted by growing as a container plant. Spread is in the region of 1m. Plant in rich moisture retentive soil in full sun and feed well with Vitax fertilizer. Hardy to about minus 7 degrees C. Protect with fleece in very cold weather
 Price each - £9.50
 
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 Nolina texana
An exotic looking, palm like plant from Texas, for the desert garden with stiff grass like foliage. Very slowly forms a trunk up to 2m in height with a spread of 1-2 m. Hardy to about minus 6 degrees when mature. Plant in very well drained soil in full sun.
 Price each - £9.95
 
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 Phoenix canariensis
A distinctly Mediterranean looking evergreen palm which can be planted in a large container in a rich loamy compost or in very well-drained soil outside in a sunny sheltered site. Needs plenty of moisture and feed during the summer months. Height up to 4 to 6m. When mature able to withstand heavy frosts in the region of minus 10 degrees. Needs protection when young. Specimens available.
 
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 Trachycarpus fortuneii (Chusan Fan Palm)
A hardy palm with large fan-like foliage and yellow flower panicles on mature plants. Produces a single unbranched hairy trunk. Height in the region of 2m after 10 years. If fed well and watered in hot weather can grow Up to 30cms of trunk a year when established. Plant in very well drained soil in full sun. Protection from severe wind will help to prevent leaf damage. Can be container grown.
 
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For further information please contact:
Trevena Cross Nurseries
Breage, Helston, Cornwall, TR13 9PS
Telephone: +(44) 01736 763 880 Fax: +(44) 01736 762 828
Web: www.trevenacross.co.uk
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