Grasslands Nursery — Press Kit

Pleached Photinia 'Red Robin' — Roof Top

Photinia × fraseri 'Red Robin'

240cm stem · 150 × 150cm frame · evergreen, with bright red new growth in spring

Pleached Hornbeam

Carpinus betulus

12–14cm girth · 180cm stem · 150 × 120cm frame · classic pleached species, holds bronze leaves through winter

Pleached Hornbeam — tall stem

Carpinus betulus

10–12cm girth · 200cm stem · for screening first-floor windows clean

Pleached Elaeagnus — wall frame

Elaeagnus × ebbingei

55L pot · 160 × 110cm wall frame · evergreen, ideal for narrow boundaries against a fence or wall

Pleached Sweet Gum 'Worplesdon'

Liquidambar styraciflua 'Worplesdon'

12–14cm girth · 180cm stem · screens in summer, fires up red/orange/purple in autumn

Pleached Photinia 'Carre Rouge'

Photinia × fraseri 'Carre Rouge'

100 × 50cm wall frame · slimmer, denser version of Red Robin

Pleached Beech

Fagus sylvatica

10–12cm girth · 110–120cm trunk · holds russet leaves all winter

Cherry Laurel — Instant Screen

Prunus laurocerasus

210–225cm tall · mature container-grown unit — full screen the day it's planted

Portuguese Laurel 'Brenelia' — Instant Hedge Unit

Prunus lusitanica 'Brenelia'

1.8m tall × 1m wide · darker, smaller-leafed laurel — elegant alternative to cherry laurel

Cherry Laurel 'Genolia' — Instant Hedge

Prunus laurocerasus 'Genolia'

Upright, narrow growth habit — fits where space is tight

Cherry Laurel Hedging — root-balled

Prunus laurocerasus

150–175cm tall · root-balled · the workhorse fast hedge

Cherry Laurel — Super Size

Prunus laurocerasus

225–250cm tall · root-balled · for full mature-screen impact

Pyracantha 'Orange Sapphire'

Pyracantha

150–175cm · 12L pot · masses of orange berries in autumn and winter, thrushes and blackbirds love it

Holly 'Blue Maid' — specimen

Ilex × meserveae 'Blue Maid'

160–180cm specimen · female form, sets red berries · evergreen cover for nesting birds

Variegated Holly — half-standard

Ilex aquifolium 'Argentea Marginata'

25L pot, half-standard form · cream-edged leaves, statement specimen with bird-feeding berries

Late Cotoneaster

Cotoneaster lacteus

7L pot · long-lasting bunches of red berries into mid-winter when most other food is gone

Rowan — fastigiate standard

Sorbus aucuparia 'Fastigiata'

8–10cm girth standard · narrow upright habit · classic UK bird tree, red berries that blackbirds, thrushes and waxwings strip

Guelder Rose — multi-stem

Viburnum opulus

175–200cm · native · white spring blossom for pollinators, scarlet berries through autumn

Japanese Maple 'Atropurpurea'

Acer palmatum 'Atropurpurea'

100–125cm tall · 12L pot · iconic deep purple-red foliage all season

Japanese Maple — patio size

Acer palmatum 'Atropurpurea'

40–60cm · 4L pot · perfect for small gardens, balconies, courtyards

Specimen Japanese Maple

Acer palmatum 'Atropurpurea'

40L pot · statement-size specimen

Japanese Maple 'Bloodgood'

Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood'

15L pot · the reliable upright red — beginner-friendly

Japanese Maple 'Bi Hoo'

Acer palmatum 'Bi Hoo'

15L pot · yellow-green leaves and coral-orange winter bark

Paperbark Maple

Acer griseum

12L pot · cinnamon peeling bark — three-season value, winter star

Snowy Mespilus — multi-stem

Amelanchier lamarckii

175–200cm · white spring blossom, edible berries, orange/red autumn fire

Amelanchier 'Robin Hill'

Amelanchier arborea 'Robin Hill'

250–300cm tall · 20L pot · upright standard form

Maple 'Autumn Blaze'

Acer × freemanii 'Autumn Blaze'

8–10cm girth standard · long-lasting fiery orange-red autumn display

Field Maple — multi-stem

Acer campestre

175–200cm · native British species, butter-yellow autumn

Field Maple 'Red Shine'

Acer campestre 'Red Shine'

8–10cm girth standard · red-purple leaves on a tough native

Freeman Maple — heavy standard

Acer × freemanii

10–12cm girth · ready-planted statement tree