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Prunus 'Pink Parasol' is one of the most beautiful and distinctive of all the Japanese flowering cherries with its graceful spreading habit. The branches become covered in long stemmed, large, pale-pink flowers, packed with petals which surround their green centres. This flowering cherry was first introduced to the UK from Japan in 1993.Common Name: Japanese Cherry TreeDeciduousSoil: tolerates most soil typesPosition: full sunHardiness: fully hardyHeight/spread in 10 years: 4m x 4mPicture image courtesy of Frank P Matthews shows plant when in flowerPicture image full height courtesy HGC LB, height ard. 2m.Sold in a 12 litre pot.
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Picture image courtesy of Frank P Matthews:-Features:-A vase shaped garden tree, impressive for its contrasting rich burgundy leaves and deep rose pink double flowers. The leaves also turn a spectacular scarlet red in autumn.Flowering: April.Deciduous.Award Winning.Best grown in well-drained soil, in full sun to achieve the best flower display and autumn colour. Will tolerate most soil types including chalk and clay.Height and Spread (after 10 years): 5m x 3mSold in a 12 litre pot.
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Striking pinkish-white clusters of blossom during the spring. Cox Self Fertile is a self fertile form of Cox’s Orange Pippin. Heavy, late crop of the best eating apple in the world. The fruit is orange over greenish-yellow with deep cream flesh that has sweet, aromatic flavour and is juicy and crisp. Best when it's picked and eaten straight from the tree or can be made into home-pressed apple juice. Features;-- Self Fertile- M26 Bush Rootstock- Uses: Eating and Juicing- Storing: January- Picking Month: Early October- Good for Container plantingPicture image courtesy of Frank P MatthewsSold in a 12 litre pot.
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Victoria is the most popular plum variety in the world.Produces heavy crops of large, oval-shaped bright red fruits.The flesh is dark yellow with some streaks of red, moderately juicy and sweet, flavour fair. Perfect for eating fresh when they're picked ripe from the tree or can also be cooked into jams and desserts or used for bottling and canning. The stone cleans away from the flesh, freestone. Unfortunately disease prone but tolerable considering the quality and quantity that this variety produces. Beautiful white flowers appear during the spring making this a very attractive tree.Picking Month: Early AugustSold in a 12 litre pot.Picture image courtesy of Frank P Matthews.Web Orders: Due to the nature of this product we are unable to send by post or courier.We deliver to locally, we also offer a click and collect service.
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A popular thorny tree with mid-green, three- to five-lobed leaves and a profusion of double, dark pink flowers in late spring. It is an ideal plant for all conditions, as it is tough enough to stand exposed sites, city pollution and even costal gardens, while also have ornamental value in the garden.Position: full sun, partial shadeSoil: all soils except waterloggedRate of growth: averageFlowering period: March to MayHardiness: fully hardyPicture image courtesy of Frank P Matthews shows plant when in flowerSold in a 12 litre pot.
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Vitax Q4 Multipurpose Compost is a top quality compost based on the finest Irish moss peat. Containing a balanced range of plant foods, nutrients and trace elements, it is a good all-round growing medium. Unlike some composts, Q4 Multipurpose Compost contains a special wetting agent to improve water retention, enabling the peat to soak up water rapidly, even when the compost has dried out.Features:Contains Q4 fertiliserSuitable for seed sowing, pricking out and potting onIdeal for hanging baskets, planters and tubs56 litre bag
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The soft leaves of this delicous perennial are great for making sauces and jellies, which can be used with your roast lamb. Alternatively, use a sprig or while cooking potatoes or peas - or sprinkle it over salads.Position: full sun or part shadeSoil: humus-rich, moisture retentive soilSold in a 9cm pot.