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Trees and Shrubs
| | Acacia baileyana purpurea
|  | Small evergreen tree with dense pinnate, purple –grey foliage and yellow flowers in late winter or early spring. Height and spread 3-5m. Plant in a sheltered site in full sun and well-drained soil. Hardy to minus 7 C.
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| | Acacia cultriformis
(Knife Leaved Wattle)
|  | A medium to tall shrub from Australia with very distinctive angular leaves which give rise to the common name. The leaves are blue grey in colour. The plant has a very graceful drooping habit and needs to be planted in full sun in a free draining soil. A very useful plant for spring colour from the bright yellow flowers. Believed to be able to stand hard frosts. |
| | Price each - £9.50 | | |
| | Acacia dealbata
(Mimosa)
(Not currently in stock)
|  | Evergreen tree with fern-like silvery-green foliage and fragrant yellow flowers in late winter and spring. Height eventually to 8m with a spread of 6m. Plant in full sun, in neutral to acid, well drained soil. Hardy in all but the most severe winters. |
| | Price each - £9.50 |
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| | Acacia melanoxylon
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|  | An evergreen tree from Australia with an erect to spreading habit with 15cms long lance shaped leaves and cream to pale yellow flowerheads from late winter to late spring. Height 5-25m with a spread of 4-12m. Pruning after flowering will help to maintain a more manageable size. Plant in neutral to acid well drained soil in full sun. Hardy to minus 8 degrees C. |
| | Price each - £23.50 |
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| | Acacia riceana
|  | Evergreen small tree or tall shrub from Australia with pungent pendant foliage and lemon-yellow flowers in spring. Widely cultivated in Europe. Height 3-6m with a spread 2-4m. Plant in full sun. Frost tolerant and able to stand moist conditions. Adaptable to most soil types this is a useful plant for screening and windbreaks. |
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| | Acacia vericillata riverine form
(Not currently in stock)
|  | A stunning evergreen large shrub to small tree from Australia that has yellow catkin like flowers in spring that completely cover the bush. Height 3-4m with a spread in the region of 3m. Plant in well drained soil in full sun. Should be hardy to about minus 8°C. |
| | Price each - £9.50 |
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| | Acca sellowiana Syn. Feijoa
|  | An evergreen South American shrub grown for its attractive shallow cup shaped red flowers, which are produced singly in mid summer. These are complimented by the grey green foliage. Height and spread in the region of 2.5m. Plant in a well drained soil in full sun or grow as a conservatory plant in a large tub where if the temperature does not go below 5 degrees C. you might get the pineapple and strawberry flavoured oblong fruit in the autumn. Outside hardy to minus 7 degrees. |
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| | Agapanthus praecox Purple Cloud
(Purple Cloud)
|  | A strong, tall growing perennial plant with evergreen strap-like foliage and deep purple-violet large rounded flower heads in summer up to 1.5m high, Plant in well drained soil in full sun. Protect from severe frost. A wonderful plant for creating an exotic feel to the garden. |
| | Price each - £7.95 | | |
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| | Agapanthus rosewarne
(Not currently in stock)
|  | African Blue Lily. A clump-forming perennial with strap-shaped deep green leaves. Clusters of open bell-shaped, rich blue flowers. Height 1.2m. Spread 60cm. Flower colour Blue. Flowers from July to August. Herbaceous. Foliage colour Green. Hardy in most conditions but protect in very cold weather. Planting instructions Water thoroughly before planting. |
| | Price each - £6.95 |
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| | Agonis flexuosa
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|  | Bushy evergreen willow-like tree from Australia with clusters of small white flowers in summer. Height and spread 5-6m. Plant in fertile slightly acid moist (but not boggy) soil in full sun. Mature plants will tolerate more dry and shady conditions. Should be hardy to minus 6 degrees C but fresh growth can be burnt back from less severe frosts. |
| | Price each - £7.95 |
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| | Albizia julibrissin
(Silk Tree)
|  | Grow in a sunny situation in a well-drained soil. Fully hardy very exotic looking deciduous shrub with mimosa like foliage and fluffy yellow green flowers in summer. Dome shaped crown when mature. Height 6m spread 4m. Can be grown as a container plant. |
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| | Albizia julibrissin rosea
(silk tree)
|  | Fully hardy very exotic looking deciduous shrub with mimosa like foliage, fluffy pink flowers in summer. Dome shaped crown when mature. Height 6m spread 4m. Can be grown as a container plant. Grow in a sunny situation in a well-drained soil. |
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| | Anigozanthus flavidus
(Kangaroo Paw)
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|  | A vigorous clump forming perennial from Australia with sword shaped leaves and unusual yellow-green tubular flowers on long 2m high stems from late spring to late summer. This exotic looking plant grows 2m high by 1.5m wide in a very well drained sandy, slightly acid soil in full sun. Needs to be kept moist in the summer. Makes a very attractive conservatory plant and useful cut flower. Can be grown outside in mild areas surviving with us to minus 4 degrees so far. |
| | Price each - £7.95 |
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| | Aralia spinosa
(The Devils Walking Stick)
|  | A hardy deciduous tree that gets its common name from the stout spiny stems that form an upright tree up to 10m tall and 5m wide after many years. The two pinnate leaves can be up to 1.5m long with the umbels of white flowers in 60cm long panicles turning to black fruit in the autumn. Plant in fertile humus rich moist soil in sun or partial shade. |
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| | Araucaria bidwilli
|  | A rare evergreen coniferous tree from Australia that forms a conical shape when young becoming rounded with age. A slightly tender plant that is probably best grown as a large patio plant that can be protected from hard frost or grown in very mild areas. Grow in moist but well drained soil in full sun. Withstands mild frosts. |
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| | Arbutus unedo
(Strawberry Tree)
|  | Evergreen fully hardy shrubby tree with pink-white lily of the valley type flowers in the autumn, followed by red strawberry like fruits. Bark is red- brown, rough and shredding. Height and spread up to 8m. Plant in well-drained fertile soil in full sun. An excellent plant for extreme coastal situations. |
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| | Aristea ecklonii
(Not currently in stock)
|  | A South African evergreen clump forming perennial with tufts of linear basal leaves. In summer bears loose spike like panicles of saucer shaped blue flowers. Height to 1m with a spread of 45cms. Grow in full sun in well-drained moderately fertile humus rich soil. Protect from hard frost. |
| | Price each - £6.50 |
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| | Aristea major
(Not currently in stock)
|  | An evergreen clump forming perennial from South Africa with dense spikes of blue/purple flowers 1m tall in the summer. The plant has a spread of about 45cms and has 50cms long lance shaped leaves. Grow in a well-drained humus rich soil in full sun. Hardy to minus 5 degrees C. |
| | Price each - £6.50 |
| | Astelia banksii
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|  | A hardy evergreen, architectural plant from New Zealand with silver – green, Phormium like foliage and panicles of white flowers in the spring, followed by pink fruits in the summer. A wonderful plant for creating an exotic feel either in the garden or in pots. Plant in fertile well-drained soil in a partially shaded spot. |
| | Price each - £9.50 |
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| | Astelia chathamica
(Silver Spear)
|  | A New Zealand plant with beautiful silver foliage. Forms a clump of evergreen sword like leaves, which will reach about 1m high and with a similar spread. Grows very well in damp and mild conditions such as found here in the South West, but is hardy and can be grown in most parts of the UK. Orange berries appear in late summer. Eventually making a very exotic looking plant. |
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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
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