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Trees and Shrubs
| | Dodonaea viscosa
(Hop Bush)
|  | Vigorous evergreen shrub with midgreen foliage and winged red-brown capsules in late summer. Height and spread 1-3m. Salt-wind and drought –tolerant. Hardy to about minus 5 degrees C. |
| | Price each - £7.95 | | |
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| | Dodonaea viscosa purpurea
|  | Vigorous small tree or large shrub with elliptical purple-red foliage and pink-purple or yellow capsules in late summer. Height and spread to 3m. Plant in full sun in fertile well-drained soil. Should be hardy to about minus 5 degrees. A good plant for coastal exposure. |
| | Price each - £7.50 | | |
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| | Drimys lanceolata
|  | An evergreen aromatic large shrub with creamy white flowers in April and May. Attractive copper tinted young foliage. Large leathery green leaves. Height and spread 2-3m. Needs some shelter from north and east winds. Plant in full sun in ordinary well drained garden soil. Male plants available. |
| | Price each - £6.95 | | |
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| | Drimys winteri
(Winters bark)
|  | Dense, upright shrub with aromatic bark and leathery leaves, dark green above, blue-white beneath. Large clusters of fragrant ivory white flowers. Max Height 15m. Max Spread 10m. Flowers April to May. Full sun/partial shade. Frost hardy. Back-fill with soil mixed with peat substitute and a suitable fertiliser. |
| | Price each - £8.95 | | |
| | Echium candicans Syn E. fastuosum
(Pride of Madeira)
|  | This beautiful flowering evergreen shrub from Madeira forms a large bush to about 2m high and wide. Covered in long dense spikes of purplish blue flowers from April to June up to 60 cm long. A fast growing plant that needs very well drained soil and full sun. Can also be grown as a large tub plant using John Innes no. 3 with extra grit for drainage. Hardy to about minus 3 degrees C. so cover with fleece on frosty nights. Skin irritant. |
| | Price each - £8.95 | | |
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| | Echium pininana
|  | Evergreen shrub with very large silver-hairy leaves. Seeds freely after flowering, from the very tall spikes of funnel shaped blue flowers, which are produced in the summer. Height 3 to 5m. Needs full sun and a well-drained soil. Can cause skin irritation. Protect from hard frost – it should be able to stand temperatures as low as minus 5 degrees C. A truly exotic looking plant from the Canary Islands. |
| | Price each - £5.95 | | |
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| | Elaeagnus ebbingei
|  | Further details are in our hedging section. |
| | Price each - £5.95 | | |
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| | Elaeagnus x ebbingei Gold Splash
|  | A tough plant with large golden leaves edged with a narrow band of green. Wind hardy and will grow in most ordinary garden soils. Water well for the first season. Height and spread in the region of 2m. Plant in full sun or light shade. |
| | Price each - £6.50 | | |
| | Embothrium coccineum
|  | Chilean Fire Bush ,Flame Flower. An upright tree with narrow mid to deep green leaves. Attractive clusters of scarlet flowers. Height 10m. Spread 5m. Flower colour Scarlet. Flowers from March to May. Evergreen. Foliage colour Green. Frost hardy. Sheltered Site. Planting instructions Back-fill with soil mixed with peat and a suitable fertiliser. |
| | Price each - £12.95 | | |
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| | Embothrium coccineum Inca Flame
(The Chilean Fire Bush)
|  | Hardy evergreen small tree with racemes of red waxy tubular flowers in summer. Height to 10m (30ft) Spread to 5m (15ft) Plant in sun or part-shade in slightly acid rich soil. Best sheltered from strong winds. An ideal plant for woodland gardens or at the back of mixed borders. |
| | Price each - £12.50 | | |
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| | Equisetum hyemale Robustum
(Barred Horsetail)
|  | This is the large form - with a potential to reach 1 to 1.5m tall or more in the right conditions. A stunning plant for shallow water planting. Bright green fleshy stems are barred with black rings. Plant in a medium container using aquatic soil and cover with pea gravel. Planting depth 0-30cms with an overall height in the region of 60-100cms. |
| | Price each - £6.50 | | |
| | Equisiteum hyemale
|  | A stunning plant for shallow water planting. Bright green fleshy stems are barred with black rings. Plant in a medium container using aquatic soil and cover with pea gravel. Planting depth 0-30cms with an overall height in the region of 60-100cms.
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| | Price each - £5.95 | | |
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| | Eucalyptus gunni
(Cider Gum)
|  | Young leaves are rounded. Older leaves are wider and lance shaped. Will grow into a large tree or is best cut back hard each year to encourage young growth, which is very useful for flower arranging. Mature tree has attractive peeling bark. |
| | Price each - £8.95 | | |
| | Eucalyptus johnsonii
(Tasmanian yelllow gum)
|  | This fast growing evergreen tree forms a compact pyramidal shape of attractive foliage and bark with cream flowers when mature. Height up to 10m with a spread of 5-7m. Can be pollarded annually to keep to a smaller size. Plant in deep rich well drained soil in full sun. |
| | Price each - £12.95 | | |
| | Eucalyptus pauciflora
|  | A hardy evergreen shrub or large tree depending on how its pruned, prune down hard every year to keep its size down to less than 3m. As a tree it can grow up to 15m. Fast growing, plant in well-drained soil in full sun, good cut foliage plant. |
| | Price each - £8.95 | | |
| | Eucomis comosa Sparkling Burgundy
|  | A great new herbaceous plant - with just about everything being red. Red leaves, red flower stems and red flowers. The colour is intensified by the sunlight. Height in the region of 50cms. Although hardy it is best to mulch well in the autumn. Plant with silver foliage for great results. |
| | Price each - £3.95 | | |
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| | Eucomis pole evansii
|  | A bulbous perennial from South Africa with unusual green flowers in the summer. Leaves resemble that of a pineapple. Grow in light free draining soil in sun or light shade. Height up to 2m and will take some frost but will need mulching in the autumn. |
| | Price each - £5.95 | | |
| | Eucryphia cordifolia x lucida
|  | A good evergreen shrub with a height in the region of 3m and a spread of up to 2.5m. White flowers are produced in August to September. Plant in sun or partial shade in a moist acid soil. |
| | Price each - £7.50 | | |
| | Eucryphia milliganii
|  | A beautiful evergreen large hardy shrub that forms a slender upright bush with glossy dark green leaves and white cup shaped flowers 2cm across in mid summer. Height 4-6m and a spread of 1.5m or more. Plant in fertile, moist but well drained soil in full sun with some shelter from strong winds. |
| | Price each - £8.95 | | |
| | Eucryphia x intermedia
|  | An evergreen shrub, hardy in Southwest. Height 3m spread 2m. An erect quick growing shrub which has 5cm wide pure white flowers with golden stamens in the centre from August to September. Plant in a sheltered position in sun or partial shade in a light, neutral or acid soil. (Add peat when planting). |
| | Price each - £7.50 | | |
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For further information please contact:
Trevena Cross Nurseries
Breage, Helston, Cornwall, TR13 9PS
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